TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Bruce Wayne Attorney at Law]

Goodwin rejection 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭

 

[Bruce Wayne Attorney at Law]

HUGE CONGRATS!!! I heard the SJT is rlly tough so pls help a girl out here and share what you found worked best for you (im so desperate)

me three please

 

[Deleted member 43292]

May I ask is this for spring and summer? I applied in October and haven't heard back with anything. Now feel so cooked😂

Spring - so I did think they would be fast on it, but not this fast... (though I do appreciate it)

WOW! so grad rec doesn't read the application questions then, right? Like its just based on the cappfinity?

No clue lol. I submitted my written app at 4:20am, finished the test at like 3:15pm and then received an invite an hour or so later 😂 Tbf they could have read the application in that hour maybe 😭

But I must say, this has been the fastest process ever - all done in one day 🫶


uh once again I would really appreciate if anyone could offer any insights! please please please I have revision to get back to... 😣

 

[legalbeast]

goodwin pfo. oh no, im not going to work at a us law firm and be a slave..

 

[zonnonomo]

Usually the forms won't let you submit if they are closed. The fact it submitted suggests you are fine.

i once submitted bakers at 00:02

 

[stilltrying]

are these goodwin rejections post vi?

 

[ilikelaw]

my thoughts go out to everyone grinding last minute sidley applications 😭 🙏

 

[Shaky_Pete]

People who have received Goodwin PFOs, is this after the VI, or application?

 

[abc124]

are these goodwin rejections post vi?

For me it was post app

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Goodwin PFO post app as expected haha. I sent my app on 07/12 for the Summer VS.

These PFOs are likely to be post app and not post VI for those of yous that are asking.​

 

[lawyersum]

listening to return of the mack while doing last minute applications is something i highly recommend:

 

[Miles Edgeworth]

my thoughts go out to everyone grinding last minute sidley applications 😭 🙏

Honestly yall are brave soldiers, I sacrificed my sleep by staying up until 2 am to finish mine. My anxiety makes me incapable to leave a task for the next day if that's the deadline 💀

 

[legalbeast]

where tf is dentons man. give me something brev

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

my thoughts go out to everyone grinding last minute sidley applications 😭 🙏

I stayed up until 3am to submit mine cos I didn’t want to risk missing their deadline cutoff today. I was sat at my desk like:

 

[abc124]

Is it still worth it to submit Gibson Dunn today/tomorrow?

 

[TCLAAAA]

Goodwin pfo post app, and I haven't heard anything from K&E (Both got vi last year and went to their open days), I guess they did not want to give a second chance

 

[BobThebIlly]

so random but i rlly like the use of gifs in this years thread. i dont recall last years thread to be as quirky it was serious

 

[stilltrying]

Honestly yall are brave soldiers, I sacrificed my sleep by staying up until 2 am to finish mine. My anxiety makes me incapable to leave a task for the next day if that's the deadline 💀

did the exact same now got 5k words due tomorrow for uni 😂

 

[TCLAAAA]

Is it still worth it to submit Gibson Dunn today/tomorrow?

The cliche is: just apply (but given they are rolling & their test is so long and daunting)- maybe invest the time applying to some other similar firms since there are so many ddls coming up and they have an easier app process compared with GD🫡 (just personal thought)

 

[abc124]

The cliche is: just apply (but given they are rolling & their test is so long and daunting)- maybe invest the time applying to some other similar firms since there are so many ddls coming up and they have an easier app process compared with GD🫡 (just personal thought)

Yep I was hoping for some realistic advice so thanks a lot, you're probably right