TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[trainee4u]

Four PFOs by lunchtime:

• post-app Fladgate (did VI last year; not sure if this counts against me)
• Freshfields (post blended assessment)
• WFW (post VI)
• Simmonss (post-app, in effect, as their SJT is automatic)

 

[ArthurWeasleyLaw]

I have confirmed an AC with Goodwin for next Tuesday, and have now been invited for an AC with another firm then too. what do I do?

 

[trainee4u]

People that got rejected from WFW today was that post app, VI or AC?

I did VI

 

[elle woods]

I have confirmed an AC with Goodwin for next Tuesday, and have now been invited for an AC with another firm then too. what do I do?

Ask the new firm for a different date!

congratulations with all the ACs tho! Ur smashing it this cycle!

 

[Fauxfilm_]

Written exercise AC in 3 hours with Trowers…

Not sure how I feel or if I feel prepared at all. Is this how first time AC attendees felt?!!

 

[AryanAgg]

Does anyone know the firms which are willing to give virtual AC's for international candidates?

 

[jojo23]

Freshfields waitlisted me(?)

Im not sure what emotion im meant to feel here🤣

 

[aria_d]

for those who have done the jones day interview, how soon after did you hear for ac or rejection?

My friend heard back in 4 working days! I did the interview on the 3rd and they only have one AC date left so the partners said GradRec will be in touch soon. Hope that helps!

 

[jojo23]

92 days since i last heard from simmons ... day 100 is gonna be sensational.

 

[WiddyJ]

My friend heard back in 4 working days! I did the interview on the 3rd and they only have one AC date left so the partners said GradRec will be in touch soon. Hope that helps!

ty! was your friend progressed to ac? from what i’ve seen those who hear back in one day get progressed, but unsure as to those who receive their outcome later!

 

[summersun]

PFO post VI for WFW and post app for Fladgate (did the VI last year) ... would love some good news this afternoon 😅 😭

 

[kmwizzle]

Anyone heard from AG Manchester yet?

 

[Rosie_Kitten]

Fladgate PFO and HL invitation to assessment! The process gives, and the process takes.

EDIT: Sorry for the confusion, it was an invitation to an online assessment for DTC (was posting here instead of the DTC forum as I was talking about Fladgate)

 

[aria_d]

ty! was your friend progressed to ac? from what i’ve seen those who hear back in one day get progressed, but unsure as to those who receive their outcome later!

Oops no they did not! So if I get nothing today its a rejection </333

 

[Z48]

Hi, thank you so much for this! I understand you cannot share the exact question but I would be grateful if you could tell whether the questions are more competence / motivational based or more like why DAC and firm-based?

1 motivational, the rest are competency

 

[jojo23]

Freshfields waitlisted me(?)

Im not sure what emotion im meant to feel here🤣

I just remembered, freshfields was the vi where my dog wouldnt stop barking during one of the questions and i just kept going 💀

 

[helenaskelton]

I have a clash with akin’s assessment day. Does anyone know if they have multiple?

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Freshfields waitlisted me(?)

Im not sure what emotion im meant to feel here🤣

Same situation here idk what to feel cos it isn’t an AC invite yet it also isn’t a PFO it’s just not now but maybe later lad thanks for applying… 🤷🏾‍♂️​

 

[aria_d]

Any Skadden news?

 

[tarastar]

Hi everyone, I've been applying to US law firms and I notice some brand themselves as being private capital specialists and some focus on asset manager clients so I was wondering what the difference is and how that impacts trainee tasks