TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Donuttime]

REED SMITH AC!!!!!

YESSSSSS

 

[Dannie]

Cleary AC! So so exciting!

Amazing! when is your AC?

 

[Madison Pinewall]

I was thinking about applying to them but now i'm not so sure...

Is Cleary very very rolling?

I'm not too sure, I applied in December. Would have been around the 10th I think. They got back to me about 3 weeks later regarding the WG and it's only been about a week since I completed it. I applied to Gibson Dunn at a similar time and have had no response yet. I think GD is more rolling with spaces actually filling. The AC is the end of this month if that helps

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

Anyone have the grad rec email for Travers Smith?

 

[llblawstudent]

Hi guys,
Got my AC ever on the 29th!! It's at Freshfields which unfortunately is a firm where i havent had an open day at. To be honest I am so nervous and am unsure with everything. Ik my commercial awareness is good and I can usually interview well but am so nervous nonetheless. If anyone has any advice its really welcome!!

Hey, when did you apply/hear back if you don’t mind me asking?

 

[Madison Pinewall]

Also. They are definitely recruiting for spring/summer so it may be that I could be offered a spring placement instead (should I succeed haha)

 

[EL2003]

I got 32/36 on the pillars for Mayer Brown's amberjack test but medium for Applied Verbal Intellect. Is that likely a PFO because surely that is really important.

Update: It was a PFO! Also sorry to everyone that messaged me privately I forgot my password so just saw them

 

[lawgirIie]

Any DLA Piper Leeds or any other office heard anything back about the vacation scheme?

 

[Bread]

I'm not too sure, I applied in December. Would have been around the 10th I think. They got back to me about 3 weeks later regarding the WG and it's only been about a week since I completed it. I applied to Gibson Dunn at a similar time and have had no response yet. I think GD is more rolling with spaces actually filling. The AC is the end of this month if that helps

Thank you! Very helpful, and best of luck!

 

[applicant457]

WFW AC!! Any tips?

 

[ddalki]

Latham, Cleary, and Jones Day AC invites! I’ve never been to an AC before, so this is mildly terrifying. 😰 Hoping everyone is hearing great things!

 

[Madison Pinewall]

Latham, Cleary, and Jones Day AC invites! I’ve never been to an AC before, so this is mildly terrifying. 😰 Hoping everyone is hearing great things!

Wow!! What a morning!!

 

[Novaa]

THE AC DANCE WORKED, KEEP IT GOING GUYS 😍😍

 

[Dannie]

I'm trying to arouse my inbox so it can send me SOMETHINGGG (Good)

 

[user123987]

Is it just me whose inbox has been so dead 🤣

 

[Chak]

Latham, Cleary, and Jones Day AC invites! I’ve never been to an AC before, so this is mildly terrifying. 😰 Hoping everyone is hearing great things!

This is so impressive! Congratulations!!

 

[Gottagetthroughthis101]

Thank you so much guys for your kind words!!! It is my first ever proper AC as previous ones were just a short proof reading exercise so any tips would be so helpful. It’s exactly in a weeks time and I know some people were offered slots way before me so I need to max out on the prep outside of my 9-5😭😭

 

[legalbanana]

For anyone that did the Dechert WE did you get a confirmation email afterwards? I've just completed mine and I'm terrified something didn't submit 😅😅

 

[llblawstudent]

This is so impressive! Congratulations!!

Hey, how soon after your interview did you hear about JD? And how was the interview?

 

[Eudora]

Latham, Cleary, and Jones Day AC invites! I’ve never been to an AC before, so this is mildly terrifying. 😰 Hoping everyone is hearing great things!

Huge congrats!! 🎉
Just out of interest, was the Latham AC invite from today?