TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[M85672]

That's refreshing; Ropes & Gray have their AC dates explicitly outlined on their website

 

[user397485]

anyone done baker AC yet

 

[londonlawyer]

Hi guys, have an odd questions. Where do you guys usually place your hands in an interview? Google says on the table but I feel like that would make me look like a d***head

 

[q]

Invitation to Ashurst's online written exercise received 15 January.

 

[ilikelaw]

oh my god i strongly dislike video interviews , the timer is always so off putting

 

[qwerty!]

They changed the AC dates. 1 Ac has been held the next is next week. I don’t know if there are more dates to be released but people have been invited. If you’re still waiting maybe you’ll be selected if those at the 2 ACs being held do not meet the benchmark. As of now you’ve not be rejected but you’ve also not been progressed.

I’m sure someone will post on here if they hear back with a VS offer or a rejection.

Ooo okay thanks for letting me know!!

 

[wrloyst]

Are the Latham and Links AC offers we have seen on this thread since January for a mix of summer/spring vs or mostly spring vs rn ? Would appreciate any insight, thanks!

 

[username10341034]

I did the Mishcon de Reya SJT and my score is 7669. I am so confused by the Amberjack system as it’s my first time doing it - can’t seem to see much online either. Does anyone know what the benchmark for passing is? I haven’t heard back from MDR so I am concerned. Thanks!

 

[qwerty!]

Are the Latham and Links AC offers we have seen on this thread since January for a mix of summer/spring vs or mostly spring vs rn ? Would appreciate any insight, thanks!

I went to a Latham AC recently - most people were there for spring but there were 1 or 2 people being assessed for summer

 

[hawkins19]

have all mishcon SJTs so far been for spring?

 

[Eudora]

I went to a Latham AC recently - most people were there for spring but there were 1 or 2 people being assessed for summer

I have a friend who attended an AC last week and she said there were 8 people in total, 4 assessed for Spring and 4 for Summer.

 

[Gottagetthroughthis101]

The Bank of England VI traumatised me so much - I hate VI so much I actually want to curl into a ball.

 

[Gottagetthroughthis101]

On another note, does someone have any insights into Reed Smith's AC from last year?

 

[BubbleTeaFan]

anyone ever feel like they bombed a video interview only to get an ac invite later?
please let me know bc i feel like i did horribly and just killed my chances
(and yes this was the bank of england VI)

 

[Legallywhatever]

oh my god i strongly dislike video interviews , the timer is always so off putting

No one actually prepared me for how strange they are... first time i ever did one i was SO thrown off by it??

 

[lelezb1]

Did people progress with 26/36 in an OA (amberjack) for bakers? (i got 4/9, 7/9, 6/9, 9/9 with high applied verbal)

 

[cb6056]

Will the Forsters VI will be SJT/competency based? Or do we think it will be case study based, why law/why Forsters? Prepping for all, ofc, but just wondered!

 

[Gottagetthroughthis101]

anyone ever feel like they bombed a video interview only to get an ac invite later?
please let me know bc i feel like i did horribly and just killed my chances
(and yes this was the bank of england VI)

I thought I bombed my Reed Smith one and got an AC invite so honestly dont lose hope until a PFO is in your inbox!

 

[EfficientBag123]

Did people progress with 26/36 in an OA (amberjack) for bakers? (i got 4/9, 7/9, 6/9, 9/9 with high applied verbal)

I got substantially lower than that and I progressed. Great job.

I got 6674 and high applied verbal.

 

[Novaa]

oh my god i strongly dislike video interviews , the timer is always so off putting

The concept of rewording a “Why You?” question in such a way that’s it’s now 3 lines long and has marketing words woven in so well that it makes you overthink the whole question! Oh and whilst you’ve been making eye contact with your camera lens you’ve just noticed that the clock has suddenly jumped from 1:07 to 0:22