TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[username10341034]

This is really helpful!!

Was the camera on during it, trying to figure out if I need to dress up and sit at my desk for them LOOL

No

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Just remembered I’m going to have to do maths in an Amberjack soon

Me when I see maths questions in an amberjack test knowing I’m gna spend 20 mins calculating the answer only to get it wrong and be forced to spend another 10 mins to get the right one:

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

@Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner @jamieclarke sorry what are the laugh reacts for?

 

[Donuttime]

Does anyone know how the mishcon consider the SJT? I got a high in numerical and verbal and all 3 competencies but quite low on grit so not sure how I did overall.

hmm we arent sure what the pass mark is, someone got high verbal and numerical and got invited to AC. they got 21/36 for the amberjack pillars aswell

 

[Novaa]

No

YOU’VE MADE MY DAY!

 

[TA04]

May I ask how ling did it take you to hear back from them after the SJT to get proofreading assessment invite?

quite a while

 

[TA04]

anyone who has done the withers proofreading test - did they manage to complete it in time?

 

[whywhy88]

How long is recommended for Cleary cover letter? Can't find a word count or page limit anywhere on the website but I'm a chronic waffler so need something to guide me

 

[TCLAAAA]

How long is recommended for Cleary cover letter? Can't find a word count or page limit anywhere on the website but I'm a chronic waffler so need something to guide me

fyi- i wrote about 750 words & 1.5 page and passed the initial screen

 

[whywhy88]

fyi- i wrote about 750 words & 1.5 page and passed the initial screen

Did you also attach a school transcript to your application? My secondary school didn't offer transcripts so I'm not really sure what to do haha. Thank you for your help btw!

 

[Rosie_Kitten]

Me when I see maths questions in an amberjack test knowing I’m gna spend 20 mins calculating the answer only to get it wrong and be forced to spend another 10 mins to get the right one:

There was one test (I can't remember which, but one of the ones I did (maybe M&R, but I could be mistaken - I took the test a couple weeks back, so it could have been multiple ones), my answers were slightly off - a rounding error, either in the working or in the final answer. It was untimed, so I did them multiple times, getting the same answer (I got good maths grades at GCSE, A-level and Uni modules). In the end, I realised it was a small mistake in the answers (most people would have just clicked through, for some reason, I was stubborn, trying to get the exact answer). But it definitely was a mistake on their end, which I find ironic for a law firm.

 

[fTS3002]

Does anyone know how the mishcon consider the SJT? I got a high in numerical and verbal and all 3 competencies but quite low on grit so not sure how I did overall.

Hey, I recently got invited to their AC. I got a high in numercial and verbal, and got 7,6,6,7 so you should be fine.
Also, the email was worded in a way that suggested the AC invite depended on both the chat-based interview and the SJT.

 

[Donuttime]

Hey, I recently got invited to their AC. I got a high in numercial and verbal, and got 7,6,6,7 so you should be fine.
Also, the email was worded in a way that suggested the AC invite depended on both the chat-based interview and the SJT.

Hey congrats on getting the AC! did you get invited to the Mishcon AC on friday as-well?

 

[Novaa]

FAO Students - Ropes are doing a 250 word AI competition on three factitious deals, might be worth entering if it sounds interesting.

(HATE THAT I’VE DEFFO ACCEPTED COOKIES SOMEWHERE )

 

[safari3]

Hey, I recently got invited to their AC. I got a high in numercial and verbal, and got 7,6,6,7 so you should be fine.
Also, the email was worded in a way that suggested the AC invite depended on both the chat-based interview and the SJT.

Please can I ask what day you completed the SJT? J trying to figure out if they’re releasing in batches or if all invites were sent at once. Thanks!

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

FAO Students - Ropes are doing a 250 word AI competition on three factious deals, might be worth entering if it sounds interesting.

(HATE THAT I’VE DEFFO ACCEPTED COOKIES SOMEWHERE )

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Ropes & Gray’s HR marking everyone’s AI prompts when they all look and sound the exact same:​

 

[Rosie_Kitten]

FAO Students - Ropes are doing a 250 word AI competition on three factitious deals, might be worth entering if it sounds interesting.

(HATE THAT I’VE DEFFO ACCEPTED COOKIES SOMEWHERE )

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I spent like 30 minutes perfecting a prompt before realising it was for students.

 

[Hopeful applicant]

I spent like 30 minutes perfecting a prompt before realising it was for students.

just ask chatGPT to write the prompt

#worksmarternotharder

 

[Rosie_Kitten]

just ask chatGPT to write the prompt

#worksmarternotharder

Then you need to work on the perfect prompt to get chatgpt to write the perfect prompt.... and I don't want to do that, so I'll ask for the prompt for the prompt....

 

[Applicant7874652]

The deadline is Jan 31 and they’re non-rolling so they’ll probs take a few weeks to review all of the apps before sending AC invites out. AC dates are on their website (see below). The first one is early March so invites might be sent by at least the end of Feb maybe?​

I imagine week commencing Feb 23 is when they will send the invites out