TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Novaa]

Sat here all day thinking I’d messed up the Clyde & Co test only to realise I had my inbox on a weird setting that wasn’t showing new emails, VI invite at 10:30 this morning

Congrats!!! Please can we get a tutorial on what setting you toggled?

Feeling: Hopeful

 

[radssss]

I love firms like vwv I wish all firms had 5 mins short tests like them especially the ones that make you do a vi after anyways

 

[Gottagetthroughthis101]

Sat here all day thinking I’d messed up the Clyde & Co test only to realise I had my inbox on a weird setting that wasn’t showing new emails, VI invite at 10:30 this morning

Can confirm, mine is on the right toggle. Just dry as per

 

[trainee4u]

Have not heard back from:
- DLA Piper (post WG)
- Davis Polk
- Sidley Austin
- Dechert
- Gibson Dunn (post SJT)
- Paul Weiss
- Milbank (post stage 1)
- Links (post WG)
- Kirkland
- Jones Day
- MoFo
Who do I expect a PFO from? I'm thinking DLA/Milbank/Kirkland

Edit: All for Summer.

For me: DLAP - didn't apply. GD haven't applied. Links; JD got PFOed in autumn. Milbank: got the PFO today

Others I assume I will be PFOed from all of them, but still waiting.

 

[Novaa]

WAIT NOT ME BEING A LEGENDARY MEMBER NOW??

Firms may not want me (for now…), but at least I know I’m loved at TCLA

 

[Sophia L]

Mayer Brown PFO got 33 on the amberjack pillars so I was hopeful

 

[radssss]

Has anyone who applied to birketts on the deadline day or a day before that received the assessment? Is it fair for me to assume a pfo atp or do they send assessments in batches (I don’t think so because their website states interviews will happen end Jan - start Feb).

 

[summersun]

I love firms like vwv I wish all firms had 5 mins short tests like them especially the ones that make you do a vi after anyways

I know it was so quick and I can understand ly results based on the answers I gave!
Btw do you know if it is automatic?

 

[trainee4u]

I love firms like vwv I wish all firms had 5 mins short tests like them especially the ones that make you do a vi after anyways

What was this? I got the invite today and I was like Neurosight!?

So I've put off doing it. Is it a SJT?!

 

[kukubird]

Hi sorry to hear this was this post application, stage 1 or stage 2? I haven't heard back post stage 2 yet

Stage 1

 

[sbbusybee]

I didn't even apply for Latham and I've noticed people doing this (as well as for Bakers).

I think as a matter of courtesy, if people ask for AC insights re a particular firm on this public forum (as opposed to a private message), they could inform the forum of the scheme they applied for and ideally a brief timeline of the correspondence they received up to AC, as this would help to appease the stress other applicants may experience as a result of their post. Just a thought!

Agreed! It doesn’t hurt anyone to say which scheme the AC is for

 

[radssss]

I know it was so quick and I can understand ly results based on the answers I gave!
Btw do you know if it is automatic?

I don’t think it’s automatic, email says -
Thank you for submitting your application to join VWV. After reviewing your application, we’re delighted to invite you to the next stage of the process - our online assessment.

Also can I ask how long did Shepard wedderburn take to get back to u post test?

 

[radssss]

What was this? I got the invite today and I was like Neurosight!?

So I've put off doing it. Is it a SJT?!

@summersun may be able to advise - I am yet to take it tonight but I’m gonna assume it’s like the test Fieldfisher used last year (I’m on waitlist this year so am unsure if they used that same test this year too)

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

What is Milbank's contact email?

 

[summersun]

What was this? I got the invite today and I was like Neurosight!?

So I've put off doing it. Is it a SJT?!

Not really it's very quick and kind of like the sliders in SJT so you just say what you prefer

 

[summersun]

I don’t think it’s automatic, email says -
Thank you for submitting your application to join VWV. After reviewing your application, we’re delighted to invite you to the next stage of the process - our online assessment.

Also can I ask how long did Shepard wedderburn take to get back to u post test?

Hi
it took them 3 days to reply (including the weekend) so they were very quick.

 

[radssss]

Hi
it took them 3 days to reply (including the weekend) so they were very quick.

Been 3 days for me today including weekend so hoping for the best! Thank you for letting me know!

 

[summersun]

Been 3 days for me today including weekend so hoping for the best! Thank you for letting me know!

hope you receive good news soon !!!

 

[boots pharmacy]

A really dumb question, I would like to know if people have progressed to next stages when they did video interview at night (with lights on). For some reasons I always think that it's unprofessional to do video interviews without natural day light, but I don't have any time when the natural day light is there

Yes, all progressions I have so far were from VI's I did at night.