TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[CupOfTea17]

For people who did the Browne Jacobson TI - how was it? Is it mainly motivational questions or commercial questions?

 

[soph107048]

Does anyone have any guidance/examples for how they approached an icebreaker/bio question for a vac scheme asking what informed your motivation for a career in law? Did you guys describe the characteristics ie fast paced/analytical or law more broadly? Asking cause i have to do this in a very limited number of words and want to make them count

 

[Jaysen]

Does anyone have any guidance/examples for how they approached an icebreaker/bio question for a vac scheme asking what informed your motivation for a career in law? Did you guys describe the characteristics ie fast paced/analytical or law more broadly? Asking cause i have to do this in a very limited number of words and want to make them count

I'd probably go for something personal if you can, such as an experience that led you to become a commercial lawyer.

I find when writing without experience, it usually sounds a bit cheesy/generic ('I love the intersection of law and business').

 

[user55998384]

does anyone have anh commercial law academcy discount codes?

 

[XH]

Did any of you do the Macfarlanes Direct TC vid interview? Have any of you heard back? Also how did you guys answer the Ambush marketing q I found it pretty difficult !

 

[choicefox212]

Did any of you do the Macfarlanes Direct TC vid interview? Have any of you heard back? Also how did you guys answer the Ambush marketing q I found it pretty difficult !

Yep, I did it a couple of weeks ago and haven't heard back. Can't remember the marketing Q tbh

 

[Raquelle's Legal Drama]

@Jaysen is it okay for me to DM you with a query? I would do it on the forum but I feel slightly uncomfortable with it!

 

[pleasepleaseplease]

I'll email them now

great! did you email them and have the responded?

 

[Jaysen]

@Jaysen is it okay for me to DM you with a query? I would do it on the forum but I feel slightly uncomfortable with it!

Sure!

 

[CharlieandLola]

great! did you email them and have the responded?

I didn’t!! I chickened out to be honest

 

[bangarangbass39]

Is RPC no longer providng the london DTC

 

[Applicant7874652]

Is RPC no longer providng the london DTC

I did the AC recently - they said they hold 1 AC for the DTC intake. The vac scheme is where most of the future trainees come from.

 

[bangarangbass39]

I did the AC recently - they said they hold 1 AC for the DTC intake. The vac scheme is where most of the future trainees come from.

just realised they changed the dates. Thank you for the update. Im guessing they hold that AC for internals mostly

 

[pleasepleaseplease]

I didn’t!! I chickened out to be honest

ah no worries, lmk if and when you do pls
I don’t want to do it as I only emailed last week