TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[DoNotRedeem]

bates wells rejection post app but cooley WG invite! i’ll take it

Congrats! When did you apply?

 

[jamieclarke]

Im looking at the dates of all the ones I've applied and lovely Simmons² does. Now waiting for law firms is even more annoying cause I may be making decisions based off a potential PFO 😭

Yes this how I feel with booking holidays.

 

[aspiringtrainee1]

hi! has anyone heard from dla post ac? rejection or acceptance? like a definite answer? been given a holding email post ac :’( not sure how to take it

 

[trainee4u]

Does anyone know how to get a better mark for the applied intellect part of amberjack? I got 9319 and it just seems farcical that I got such highs with such lows.

I would actively consider which answer had the best 'two skills' since thats what they use, but even then this score is just something out there.

Anyone have any advice?

Maybe try being more collaborative, less "I'm going to solve the problem myself"? Might not be the issue, but I think it worked for me.

 

[TCLAuser2002]

Milbank PFO post stage 1 nooo kind of knew this since stage 2 is automatic if I pass the benchmark in stage 1

 

[nicoledm]

Anyone heard from AG post TI or DLA Manchester for an AC?

 

[user123987]

Anyone heard from AG post TI or DLA Manchester for an AC?

When did u receive TI for AG Manchester?

 

[nicoledm]

When did u receive TI for AG Manchester?

19th of December

 

[dannyp123]

Hi everyone, I just wanted some advice on my Osborne Clarke application. Im applying for the Bristol office. I wanted to talk about the firm's tier 1 AI practice but have realised that this is in London, would it be best to focus on work that the Bristol office does specifically when talking about motivations? Thanks!

 

[spamelinazoid]

Milbank PFO post stage 1 nooo kind of knew this since stage 2 is automatic if I pass the benchmark

Sorry to hear! Is this after the SJT and 2 250 word tests or after app?

 

[yasmars]

Does OC just have two application questions ?

 

[sooae]

Any fellow legal ARMYs who are now faced with the reality that the London concert is on a weekday and may overlap with a summer scheme 😭 (I may have to go to another country)

Ahaaha send V my looooove

 

[elizabethkate]

Congrats! When did you apply?

24th november

 

[kysharsh]

I wouldn’t lose hope i just got the AC invite 15 mins ago

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

hi! has anyone heard from dla post ac? rejection or acceptance? like a definite answer? been given a holding email post ac :’( not sure how to take it

Hello
Sorry, I don't have an answer to your question but can I ask when you got the holding email?

 

[doodllaw29]

I wouldn’t lose hope i just got the AC invite 15 mins ago

sorry, can I ask which firm this was for? congratulations!!

 

[Rejections PFO]

TAYLOR WESSING AC INVITE I MAY JUST CRY MY FIRST AC OF THE CYCLE 😭

 

[maylawwww]

TW AC 🫨🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

 

[hawkins19]

TW ac (London Spring)!! will be my FIRST ever. Any advice hugely hugely appreciated !!!!!!

 

[Heartofglass]

Everyone needs to stop “assuming PFO”. It’s not beneficial being negative and it’s not over till it’s in your inbox!

I know we should all stay positive, but I like to think of it as "checking myself out early from an uncomfortable hotel room" to protect my energy. This way if the firm actually send a PFO, I can just laugh it off and say "I know, right". But if they progress me to the next stage, I'll have a valid reason to jump around the house.

Might not be related but I think that's why we are all here asking if somebody got a VI or AC. Because if it's possible that I already missed the boat, I'll just tick rejected on my excel sheet and move on.

Anyway, happy Tuesday.