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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

Novaa

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Rosie_Kitten

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    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:

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    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

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    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.
     

    safari3

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

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

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    Applicant7874652

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    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
     

    Novaa

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    Friends are trying to plan holidays/birthdays and every VS application seems to clash with a first day or last day…

    I’m not even that far along in the process to know how likely it will be that I’ll be free or not 😭🤣

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    abc124

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    I randomly decided to review my katten app today and noticed i somehow put the wrong date for my internship (2021, when it was actually in 2025 lol). The internship was quite serious and I did it after I graduated, but with the incorrect date it seems like i've got quite a bit of an employment gap after graduation....But it's been a month since I submitted the app, would it be weird to email atp?
     
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