Does anyone have any insights into the Hogan Lovells job simulation assessment? Especially re: what types of video questions to prepare for, I.e. should I prepare for motivational based questions or more skills/situation based?
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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I submitted my HSF Kramer application, and as soon as I submitted it I realised that in one of responses to the application question, I consistently refer to the firm as just "HSF." I honestly have no idea how I missed that, and I’m really gutted about it especially as I think the rest of my application is strong and spent the last week writing it. It's so frustrating to think that this mistake probably means I won’t have a chance of passing the application review. Has anyone made a similar error and got through?
I emailed grad rec a while ago to enquire about reasonable adjustments for the winter vac scheme and they informed me that they weren't running it this year but then sent me a link to the online pre-launch event thingy for the new application process
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While I have not personally been in this situation, I have definitely heard of people misspelling the name of their firm once or twice and still getting through. While it's difficult to say how the firm will react in your situation, given that the HSF-Kramer merger was only completed last year, there are reasons to think you may not be immediately disqualified if the rest of your application is strong.
Firstly, the phenomenon of law firms having huge name-changing mergers is a very new one, and recruiters will be aware that students (and the broader market) may well need some time to adapt and to fully digest it. Essentially, in the case of firms like HSFK their historical branding as HSF may simply be too sticky at the moment for the firm to expect everyone to always refer to them as 'HSFK or HSK Kramer' - over the past few months, I have definitely come across some articles in the legal press that still referred to the firm as HSF. Moreover, in discussions about the firm, most lawyers I have come across still refer to the firm simply as HSF. Thus, they may not take a huge issue with you doing it as well.
Secondly, firms like HSFK will be very used to abbreviations when it comes to their name. Since there is no short firm abbreviation that the market has fully settled on yet for the firm (notice how I used both "HSFK" and "HSF Kramer"), the firm may just assume you are using your own idea of what that abbreviation will be - particularly if you have also referred to the name of the firm in long form in the initial parts of your answers.
Just wanted to share some info I got from an applications workshop with HSF Kramer last week as I see a lot of uncertainty around references to the firm and hopefully this helps everyone still applying to their Spring/Summer Schemes or submitting for their Winter Scheme in the next few hours.
Graduate recruitment specified that HSF Kramer is 100% the preference. No mention of "Levin" in the name and they indicated some apprehension about HSFK, but only further re-emphasised that HSF Kramer is the preference, by far.
Graduate recruitment specified that HSF Kramer is 100% the preference. No mention of "Levin" in the name and they indicated some apprehension about HSFK, but only further re-emphasised that HSF Kramer is the preference, by far.
In the question, they refer to themselves as HSF: Why are you interested in pursuing a career at HSF (300words). So I can't imagine it'd be a problem - they've done it.
Has anyone that has submitted their Mishcon application received anything about the AI interview thing yet?
Also curious about this! I received the invite today saying there would be a mixture of scenario, video and written questions
Does anyone have any tips on writing an Open Day application for Davis Polk?
I normally wouldn't ask but this question has tripped me up a bit as I'm not 100% sure if I can really find 500 words for an Open Day application without waffling.
I normally wouldn't ask but this question has tripped me up a bit as I'm not 100% sure if I can really find 500 words for an Open Day application without waffling.
My interests are very much in finding out about deal origination (US-sourced vs Europe-sourced), proportion of work in certain practice areas (I've seen a video where the previous Training Principal and current Head of Europe talked about their laser focus on corporate finance), exploring the culture in-person, the ratio of on-the-job vs formal training, and how all of these things intertwine. Not sure if I can/should try and personalise every point for an Open Day application either.
Is it still worth applying for HL WVS, as people are already receiving online test invites + the fact that it is rolling?
I think the test is part of the first stage once they assess eligibility from the written application. It’s not selective
There's a second test which has been sent out today - the first one was automatic upon application, and this one seems to have been selective. it seems likely that it's going to be more situational based video answers based on the small amount of info I can find online, so hoping this is the case!
Hello!
I would say that it is absolutely still worth applying if you have a strong application to submit before the deadline. Whilst it is advantageous to submit earlier in the application window when the deadline is rolling, it is definitely not impossible to still progress if you submit later on.
However, if you feel you could use the extra time to really refine your application and build your transferable skills, there's no real harm in waiting and applying for the later vacation schemes
Thank you!Hello!
I would say that it is absolutely still worth applying if you have a strong application to submit before the deadline. Whilst it is advantageous to submit earlier in the application window when the deadline is rolling, it is definitely not impossible to still progress if you submit later on.
However, if you feel you could use the extra time to really refine your application and build your transferable skills, there's no real harm in waiting and applying for the later vacation schemes
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