TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Bread]

hahaha brutal. She had no hope with all those grammatical inaccuracies and spelling mistakes as jeff pointed out. On another note, it's honestly nuts how much the industry has changed. A sloppily written cover letter and vibes would get you into some of the top firms itw. Now you have to literally be perfect on paper (grades, work experience, top uni, cover letter) to even get through to the psychometric testing stage, let alone a video interview!

Would you call a connection to Epst*in “vibes”?😂

Also it seems like it wasn’t enough, yikes

 

[elle woods]

hahaha brutal. She had no hope with all those grammatical inaccuracies and spelling mistakes as jeff pointed out. On another note, it's honestly nuts how much the industry has changed. A sloppily written cover letter and vibes would get you into some of the top firms itw. Now you have to literally be perfect on paper (grades, work experience, top uni, cover letter) to even get through to the psychometric testing stage, let alone a video interview!

real! thoughhhh her personal statement did get her into one of the US unis she was vying for (not HLS unfortunately).

I mean with her accreditations I'm sure firms would've been more inclined to let her in back then... but so true that modern times have changed so much!!
.. but tbf, back then it was really all about prestige and connections, so I am quite grateful that the industry has evened out a lot more and opened up to everyone from all backgrounds and experiences now (even if it comes with horrendous video interviews lol).

 

[legal18]

Anyone heard anything from BCLP Summer for those that applied deadline?

Someone PMed me who applied on the deadline and had an interview!

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

hahaha brutal. She had no hope with all those grammatical inaccuracies and spelling mistakes as jeff pointed out. On another note, it's honestly nuts how much the industry has changed. A sloppily written cover letter and vibes would get you into some of the top firms itw. Now you have to literally be perfect on paper (grades, work experience, top uni, cover letter) to even get through to the psychometric testing stage, let alone a video interview!

Grad rec after receiving an app with solid grades (AAA and a 1st), 5 years of work experience, top tier cover letters, extracurriculars, etc., and they send a PFO before the automatic SJT, WG and VI:​

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Director]

Grad rec after receiving an app with solid grades (AAA and a 1st), 5 years of work experience, top tier cover letters, extracurriculars, etc., and they send a PFO before the automatic SJT, WG and VI:​

 

[i-want-a-tc]

hahaha brutal. She had no hope with all those grammatical inaccuracies and spelling mistakes as jeff pointed out. On another note, it's honestly nuts how much the industry has changed. A sloppily written cover letter and vibes would get you into some of the top firms itw. Now you have to literally be perfect on paper (grades, work experience, top uni, cover letter) to even get through to the psychometric testing stage, let alone a video interview!

You chose the hardest cycle to start applying 😂 😂 😂

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

You chose the hardest cycle to start applying 😂 😂 😂

Let’s all just time travel back to the 1990s/2000s when all it took was a phone call and interview and boom the TC was all yours…

Oh, but then we wouldn’t have the shiny £150k+ NQ salaries that draw us to apply to US/MC firms in the first place… Oh well that’s a minor.

I’d rather that than having to go through 80 stages of WG, SJT, VI, WE, AC, 2nd AC, final AC, post VS AC, and whatever else they use smh. ​

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Director]

Let’s all just time travel back to the 1990s/2000s when all it took was a phone call and interview and boom the TC was all yours…

Oh, but then we wouldn’t have the shiny £150k+ NQ salaries that draw us to apply to US/MC firms in the first place… Oh well that’s a minor.

I’d rather that than having to go through 80 stages of WG, SJT, VI, WE, AC, 2nd AC, final AC, post VS AC, and whatever else they use smh. ​

Then you'd probably have to rely on knowing someone who knows someone...

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Then you'd probably have to rely on knowing someone who knows someone...