TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2026-27

[jojo23]

Reed smith test finally..

 

[JunoCarpenter]

Did anyone else get the Dechert phone interview - if so what date and how are you preparing?

Congrats! How long was the wait between the phone interview notice and the written exercise?

 

[lawstudent8373829]

Mayer Brown open day invite!

 

[alanshore]

flunked as cac quarter finals lols

 

[icannotbebotheredanymore]

flunked as cac quarter finals lols

how was it? what were the questions like

 

[newcyclesameresponses]

anyone heard for HLC winter post stage 2?

 

[toughluck]

hi does anyone know if the CC open day immersive online test includes video questions about motivations and behaviourals? the email doesn't sound like it would but the prep zone inc a section for that and i'm not sure if it's there bc it's relevant now or if it's also the prep zone for ACs

 

[Trainingcontractinho123]

Question: in the FF and HLC job simulations (stage 3s), our camera switches on during the video interview, but is it on during the actual test? I legit had to change clothes before the video interview question switched on and it'd be weird if they saw me in the background doing this,...

 

[legallybrunetteagain]

Ok, 8896 for Mayer Brown with high verbal and numerical

Felt like the VI mostly went well, I'd prepped for 3/4 questions that came up. But there was one that I sort of half answered (more of a content problem, structure and timing was fine).

How cooked am I

 

[user55998384]

did anyone get 2 mayer brown assessment emails today?

 

[Novaa]

OMG! Sat in Costa this morning before my open day and saw I've got FF Stage 2… I only did Stage 1 on Saturday??

Happy Monday or whatever

 

[itsfearless15]

Has anyone done Milbank online assessment yet? Is it just WG and SJT? They give very little information on their website or in the invitation haha

 

[icannotbebotheredanymore]

Has anyone done Milbank online assessment yet? Is it just WG and SJT? They give very little information on their website or in the invitation haha

I'm a campus ambassador! It's mainly an SJT, along with a written exercise.

 

[soon-to-be trainee]

Mayer brown and Reed smith open day invites

 

[soon-to-be trainee]

Has anyone done Milbank online assessment yet? Is it just WG and SJT? They give very little information on their website or in the invitation haha

Last year it’s SJT and then WG

 

[Elena Gilbert]

Hi guys, applied for the Latham open day and need to sit the online assessment - any advice would be super helpful! Thank you!

 

[FutureAntitrustLawyer]

Hi all what does Freshfields' stage 1 and 2 consist of?

 

[Prudentia]

Hi all what does Freshfields' stage 1 and 2 consist of?

Stage 1 consists of an extended SJT, WG and some personality questions. Most of it is untimed (but they say they factor in the time taken on the WG element when scoring).

 

[QuillandCounsel]

Is there anyone that has already done the Aspirning Solicitors CAC quarter finals, that can shed some light on how they run? I.e., the level of difficulty of the questions

 

[MZJxLadha]

RS test 7,6,6,6. High verbal mid numerical…