TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Shiv Lawy]

Has anyone else got an Akin TI this Thursday? Worried that I haven't heard back about a time slot and I know they're being conducted today and Thursday and I couldn't do today as I'm taking a flight

 

[Miles Edgeworth]

is this for the spring summer vs?

It's for the Spring VS

 

[ttso]

Anyone know what my chances may be for links AC?

88th percentile in the WG, and then SJT highest scoring = Motivation, Respect. Lowest Scoring = Resource and Work Management

I don't find it necessarily reflects me as a person at all haha, but will the resource and work management shoot me in the foot a lot here? Am also conscious many have already received their AC invites so the PFO may be incoming...

 

[TheSlapDotCom]

Anxiously watching my inbox with HSFK summer vac scheme PFOs rolling out.... its the only firm I have left on my list that hasn't outright or soft rejected me. Anyone know if they're coming out slowly or if it was a one and done and I can stop obsessively reloading?

im anxiously waiting too😭i THINK they send them out slowly just because i checked last year’s forum and pfos were super spread out💔gl to u tho🙏we got this !!😍(hopefully)

 

[switchingup]

Cooley(Summer VS): applied 31st Dec

• Holding email (application updates will now arrive by 27/1): 8th Jan
• PFO: 20th Jan ❌

 

[user4647464]

Hi all! First ever AC next week for DLA in their London office! Would really appreciate any advice from anyone if they've been through the DLA AC themselves, or even any other AC. Having never actually had to demonstrate commercial awareness outside of VIs I'm pretty terrified of the partner interview / case studies. If anyone had any advice please pm me!

 

[anon78365222111]

Haven’t had good news in over a month just been PFOs what looked like a 100% TC app cycle now is crumbling 🤝

 

[law123456789]

Simmons summer vac scheme offer!!!!!!!

 

[ilikelaw]

Simmons summer vac scheme offer!!!!!!!

YAYAYAYAYA CONGRATS!

 

[solicitor_2028]

I'm this 🤏🏻 close to losing it!!! Been doing so many SJTs and can't seem to improve my scores. All I'm getting on average is a 4466. Any help would be appreciated guys🙏🏻

 

[Eudora]

Just wondering if anyone has had any updates from Hogan Lovells after the VI stage?

 

[user397485]

do hsf do pfos in batches or one go

 

[legallybrunettte]

I just did my skadden interview it’s so over for me

 

[Gottagetthroughthis101]

I sound like a broken record at this point but anything from Perkins? 😂😭

The TI were supposed to start from Yesterday until the 30th…🤷‍♀️

 

[TheSlapDotCom]

I just did my skadden interview it’s so over for me

there’s still hope, ppl who think they’ve done badly in interviews often make it further anyway🫶

 

[legallybrunettte]

I just did my skadden interview it’s so over for me

there’s still hope, ppl who think they’ve done badly in interviews often make it further anyway🫶

Thank you sm! I straight up forgot what was saying in the middle of it… and then the interviewer made me move on 😔

 

[anon78365222111]

I sound like a broken record at this point but anything from Perkins? 😂😭

Idk how no one has posted anything about hearing back. I’m waiting too, some people got PFO at the start and it’s been silence since

 

[radssss]

do hsf do pfos in batches or one go

In batches. Atleast that’s what I’ve noticed on this forum.

 

[TheSlapDotCom]

Thank you sm! I straight up forgot what was saying in the middle of it… and then the interviewer made me move on 😔

aw😭and nws !! if u got to interview it means they already want u and uve done a great job to get that far😝

 

[M_m]

Hi @Afraz Akhtar, if I have 60-90 seconds to answer a VI question on "why X law firm", would it be acceptable to talk about the general type of work that the firm has done in the past, rather than delve into in-depth specifics of a deal? I don't want to name-drop a deal and then not have enough time to connect it to my answer properly.