TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[llblawstudent]

Anyone heard back from slaughters for svs?

 

[Trophy]

Gibson Dunn interview invite - shocked!!! (applied September) Eversheds PFO post app (applied minutes before deadline)

Winner winner chicken dinner 🍽️

Seems as though GD are going through the apps now!! Good luck 🙌

 

[BealMcAlly]

Any more Reed Smith blended assessment invites?

 

[BealMcAlly]

For firms using CVMail with limited work experience entries, do we prioritise paid roles over legal work experience? If they have a box with 'additional work experience or career events' can we signpost multiple ones?

The word limit for this one is 500 words and it allows formatting. I was planning on adding two entries there.

 

[Trophy]

type 67 into google and the screen shakes 🤯 this is how it getting through the days of dry emails 😭

 

[Harvey Specter]

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Quite fond of their rebrand. Shame about Paul.

Seems like Paul forgot to take his , with him for his new position at Paul, Hastings… , Weiss’ reboot is a great marketing move tho!​

 

[ali-k]

type 67 into google and the screen shakes 🤯 this is how it getting through the days of dry emails 😭

our brains have devolved

 

[Rads]

no Latham news today?

 

[lawstudent2]

I’m glad!! Stay calm, used star method, you’re gonna be just fine!! Please let me know if u get a confirmation email post vi tho as I didn’t get one!

thanks

finished about a minute ago (straight back on the forum haha) and so far no confirmation email, if I do get one I'll report back here

 

[TortillaTC]

Any new RS AC invites?? I sound like a broken record atm but very anxiously waiting for an update, i did the SJT+VI first week of December

 

[lawstudent2]

Woo! We got this❤️❤️

hope it went well !!!

 

[Amgrad]

The thing is Gemma championed inclusivity. She was a non RG herself and made a a balanced playing field.
No matter the university, disability or blip in grades Gemma took a very holistic approach. I’m sure many non RG have progressed beyond the application sift and to WE under her management (I didn’t last year). She was also the sole GR person for Willkie therefore stress must’ve been high.

Her approach to recruitment was unmatched. Doing the TCLA open day and the insight evening where people from all background where able to get insight rather than having an open day for 20 people and them all being from an RG background where they look at your grades etc just to get info on the firm. It was based off what you wrote not where you were from.

I applied to Willkie this year because I liked her and her approach and this is coming from someone who on paper has a fairly privileged educational background but I dislike the hate non RG students get.

So moving to rare was a great move for her based off of what should stood by.

Age matters but Paul isn’t near pension age just yet 😭

EDIT: half of my last post was deleted by admin so my point wasn’t solely on money 😅

"Not yet pension age"

- You don't know until you see his post how he became bald after working at law firms, I am laughing seeing that lmao

Apart from those reasons mentioned, I've seen many ppl in their 40s left their dream jobs and travel the world, starting a business, build social media empire, becoming YouTubers, you just don't know how it feels

 

[Disgruntled SQE Student]

type 67 into google and the screen shakes 🤯 this is how it getting through the days of dry emails 😭

I've got to ask. How does one figure this out??

 

[Jaysen]

Xmas came early for me!! A&O TC offer!! still can't believe it

Ahh well done you!

 

[Jessica Pearson]

Any new RS AC invites?? I sound like a broken record atm but very anxiously waiting for an update, i did the SJT+VI first week of December

I completely get the anxiety. Did mine end of Nov and they still haven't got back to me so I think we should take the no news as good news for now.

Also today is the deadline so we should start hearing back from next week, if not then next year💀

 

[Chelsea101]

Any insights into BCLP AC? I have insights for HSFK AC

 

[shadowboxer909]

our brains have devolved

This is magic.

I keep refreshing even though I know it does the exact same thing every time.

 

[oliviabeijing]

omg why is only one minute to speak for VI's so brutal. I need to yap, give me at least two mins

 

[Chelsea101]

For people that got put on hold by Fieldfisher, does that mean they reviewed app but put it in a 'maybe' pile? Or people who applied after a certain date are put into a second phase pile? I applied 5th December

 

[jamieclarke]

For people that got put on hold by Fieldfisher, does that mean they reviewed app but put it in a 'maybe' pile? Or people who applied after a certain date are put into a second phase pile? I applied 5th December

The latter.