TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[nicoledm]

any advice on how to prepare for a written exercise in an AC, when you don’t know what the topic is? last year it was threats about AI

 

[emily12]

for those who got offer for bj telephone interview, how was your amberjack assessment score like?

I was pretty surprised actually I didn’t think I did well enough considering how crazy competitive things are getting

I got high for numerical + verbal
7,7,7 for the other

I was quite happy with my written responses as I spent a lot of time on those.

 

[emily12]

I don’t understand amberjack at all man I feel like I answer in a similar way each time but my scores are just crazy different each time.

I just got 4,7,4,9 and high for applied verbal + numerical
My VI was not the worst but not great


How do people do well consistently in these tests I have no idea anyone got any tips

 

[StudentWP]

I was pretty surprised actually I didn’t think I did well enough considering how crazy competitive things are getting

I got high for numerical + verbal
7,7,7 for the other

I was quite happy with my written responses as I spent a lot of time on those.

I was pretty surprised actually I didn’t think I did well enough considering how crazy competitive things are getting

I got high for numerical + verbal
7,7,7 for the other

I was quite happy with my written responses as I spent a lot of time on those

I got 7,9,5 and high in intellectual and the middle for the numerical, so not too sure what to expect there lol. but well done!

 

[EfficientBag123]

Yeah I'm wondering asw, radio silence on my end. I hope they are lol cus I know some people got WG before others so by that logic.. </3

I didn’t know that. Thanks, just a slither of hope now for my final outgoing application

 

[leungyan]

Me when the third question popped up x

the way i crashed out xxx i even made plans that evening i was so gassed thinking id be out of the house after finishing the second question but then boom xx

 

[AnnaliseK]

Has anyone on the reserve list heard back from shoosmiths?

 

[Donna Paulsen]

the way i crashed out xxx i even made plans that evening i was so gassed thinking id be out of the house after finishing the second question but then boom xx

Not us being stuck in BJ jail xx

 

[johnsmith]

Baker McKenzie Summer VS offer

Oh my god!!!!! I got the baker svs!!! I can’t believe it, I simply can’t believe it!

Congrats to you both! It’s a really great scheme, enjoy!

 

[helpfultea]

They've obviously departed from that and added a written assessment onto the end. To be fair it was only a week or so ago that the WE came out but they've moved fairly quickly so far. I guess it takes a good while to read through a load of written assessment answers though.

can you please share how the VI is like? is it competency/motivational/situation based?? any tips on how to prepare?

 

[helpfultea]

DAC Beachcroft critical thinking test !! Today is the day I discover I have improved in VIs !c

can you share how the vi is like? is it competency/motivational/situation based? any tips on how to prepare?

 

[helpfultea]

Hi everyone, has anyone here done the video interview for DAC Beachcroft? If yes, I would be grateful if you could tell me what the questions are? Need to do mine in next 5 days. Thank you so much!!

can you share what it was like please?

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

can you please share how the VI is like? is it competency/motivational/situation based?? any tips on how to prepare?

can you share how the vi is like? is it competency/motivational/situation based? any tips on how to prepare?

can you share what it was like please?

 

[summersun]

Fox Williams virtual interview !
did the test on the 4th

 

[hmevey]

what would count as one application window. If i applied to ashurst dtc now and didn't get through, could i apply to a vac scheme when it opens later in august? I'd think those are separate ?

 

[Maryam2202]

Has anyone got a response from mishcon for their summer VC?

 

[Erin Brockovich]

Has anyone yet to hear from CRS after the VI for London vac scheme?

 

[AryanAgg]

Has anyone got a response from mishcon for their summer VC?

Think some got last week, all of us should hear back this week according to the date in their email.

 

[Maryam2202]

Think some got last week, all of us should hear back this week according to the date in their email.

Yea they did say 20th I don’t know if I should count not receiving an invite to the AC as a rejection

 

[AryanAgg]

Yea they did say 20th I don’t know if I should count not receiving an invite to the AC as a rejection

Im curious about that as well.