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<blockquote data-quote="yasmars" data-source="post: 187604" data-attributes="member: 9431"><p>Hi everyone!</p><p></p><p>I’ve been inspired by a few on this forum to start my own thread on my TC journey.</p><p></p><p>I’m currently working full-time and I’m finding it quite exhausting balancing TC/VS applications with life and work. This is my second application cycle. Last year I passed three app stages but ultimately fell down at the test/vi stages. So I’ve decided to be a little more strategic this year and focus on firms with simpler processes. However, I think I’ll still attempt to apply to some firms with test/VI stages.</p><p></p><p>Applied:</p><p>Linklater’s open day</p><p>Paul, Weiss open day</p><p>Simmons & Simmons WVS</p><p>Fieldfisher TC</p><p>Travers Smith TC</p><p>AG TC</p><p></p><p>Pending:</p><p>Pinsent</p><p>Willkie</p><p>Covington</p><p>Gibson</p><p>Goodwin</p><p>HSF</p><p>Skadden</p><p>Slaughter and May</p><p>White & Case</p><p>Arnold & Porter</p><p>Akin</p><p></p><p>Rejected:</p><p>Taylor Wessing post test</p><p></p><p>I might apply to Sullivan & Cromwell because i like the sound of their generalist approach. However, a lot of their trainees are Oxbridge grads with first class and that’s just not me 😭</p><p></p><p>I want to apply to Hogan Lovells but I find their application questions so longwinded but we’ll see. I also heard that now they review your app before sending the WG? Not sure how accurate that is</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yasmars, post: 187604, member: 9431"] Hi everyone! I’ve been inspired by a few on this forum to start my own thread on my TC journey. I’m currently working full-time and I’m finding it quite exhausting balancing TC/VS applications with life and work. This is my second application cycle. Last year I passed three app stages but ultimately fell down at the test/vi stages. So I’ve decided to be a little more strategic this year and focus on firms with simpler processes. However, I think I’ll still attempt to apply to some firms with test/VI stages. Applied: Linklater’s open day Paul, Weiss open day Simmons & Simmons WVS Fieldfisher TC Travers Smith TC AG TC Pending: Pinsent Willkie Covington Gibson Goodwin HSF Skadden Slaughter and May White & Case Arnold & Porter Akin Rejected: Taylor Wessing post test I might apply to Sullivan & Cromwell because i like the sound of their generalist approach. However, a lot of their trainees are Oxbridge grads with first class and that’s just not me 😭 I want to apply to Hogan Lovells but I find their application questions so longwinded but we’ll see. I also heard that now they review your app before sending the WG? Not sure how accurate that is [/QUOTE]
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