TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[zonnonomo]

my inbox today: 4 submitted apps, 3 pfos, 2 sjt/capp, 1 vi, 1 holding email

 

[ADhillon01]

Latham PFO

My feedback:
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Did anyone get the same lol

 

[Ijustwanttobealawyer]

Has anyone who applied to Latham spring not heard either a PFO or AC? It seems like they’re sending them out randomly

 

[Bruce Wayne Attorney at Law]

my inbox today: 4 submitted apps, 3 pfos, 2 sjt/capp, 1 vi, 1 holding email

 

[user55998384]

Has anyone who applied to Latham spring not heard either a PFO or AC? It seems like they’re sending them out randomly

i havent and i have been refreshing my inbox every second like a maniac

 

[doodllaw29]

i havent and i have been refreshing my inbox every second like a maniac

literally same! like my expectations are really all over the place, and it wasn't even the main firm i was checking for today!

 

[ArthurWeasleyLaw]

has anyone else heard nothing from Mayer Brown today?

 

[Hopeful applicant]

Has anyone who applied to Latham spring not heard either a PFO or AC? It seems like they’re sending them out randomly

Applied for summer and have not heard anything either. However, it is possible they are not sending them randomly - some firms rank their candidates and gradually invite them in that order.

 

[Misty Meanor]

Anyone know if Milbanks a pfo if you haven't heard post stage 2?

 

[Donna Paulsen]

Milbank, why don't you go ahead and PFO me considering you didn't invite me to Stage 2 I sat Stage 1 on the 31st of December likeeeeeee just reject me already

Idk how I flopped the SJT #kindaembarrassing #kindafunny

 

[user55998384]

can someone tell me what time ish firms stop replying so i can stop refreshing my emails and revise for my exam

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

@Afraz Akhtar How would you answer the question "What motivates you?" in strength-based interviews? It seems very broad to me and I don't have a clue what to include in the answer. Any insights would be highly appreciated

 

[Donna Paulsen]

can someone tell me what time ish firms stop replying so i can stop refreshing my emails and revise for my exam

I thought I'd be safe after 5-6pm but I have been PFOd by a UK firm at 12:30am before xxx

 

[user55998384]

I thought I'd be safe after 5-6pm but I have been PFOd by a UK firm at 12:30am before xxx

thats insane.

 

[Madison Pinewall]

Milbank, why don't you go ahead and PFO me considering you didn't invite me to Stage 2 I sat Stage 1 on the 23rd of December likeeeeeee just reject me already

Idk how I flopped the SJT #kindaembarrassing #kindafunny

i feel the same, completed ages ago and it will be a rejection... i thought it was easy and my written responses ate

 

[Novaa]

I really hope MDR test still doesn’t take hours to do because…

 

[abc124]

i feel the same, completed ages ago and it will be a rejection... i thought it was easy and my written responses ate

SAME HAHA i don’t think they read the written responses at this stage so we must have flopped the sjt

 

[Donna Paulsen]

I feel this way too. Like i thought it was a simple SJT.... and my written app qs lowkey ate

My written answers were good too but people are saying that they are reviewed after Stage 2 or something so apparently it's just my SJT... but the SJT wasn't even hard maybe the timing played a role? I took like 3/4 of the time allocated on some questions, I was pretty quick for most of them tho

 

[Madison Pinewall]

My written answers were good too but people are saying that they are reviewed after Stage 2 or something so apparently it's just my SJT... but the SJT wasn't even hard maybe the timing played a role? I took like 3/4 of the time allocated on some questions, I was pretty quick for most of them tho

i am a major over thinker so i spend the whole allocated time unless im told otherwise. i find these tests a bit annoying because when it comes to the skills needed for a law firm i feel like ive demonstrated those through work experience or academic stuff

 

[zara elles]

Milbank, why don't you go ahead and PFO me considering you didn't invite me to Stage 2 I sat Stage 1 on the 23rd of December likeeeeeee just reject me already

Idk how I flopped the SJT #kindaembarrassing #kindafunny

I sat stage 1 on 5th Jan and they havent got back to me either! Just want them to put me out of my misery atp