• Get Everything You Need to Secure a Training Contract
    Now half the price. Join TCLA Premium for £30/month and get step-by-step application support, daily commercial awareness practice, and 700+ successful examples of past applications and interview experiences. Plus so much more.
    Join Premium →

Recent content by riverywind

  1. R

    Ask Reed Smith Anything! (2025-26)

    Hello, and thank you for taking the time to answer questions today. Regarding work experience sections, do you prefer to only have bullet points about the 'facts/work' and let the skills be implicit? Or do you prefer that the skills are stated explicitly for the bullet points? Also, should I...
  2. R

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Just got rejected post-interview for Slaughters Summer scheme, ggs. Got an open day, so there's that at least. Really should've applied to more than 6 places ☹️, but this cycle's basically done. Guess I have next year.

About Us

The Corporate Law Academy (TCLA) was founded in 2018 because we wanted to improve the legal journey. We wanted more transparency and better training. We wanted to form a community of aspiring lawyers who care about becoming the best version of themselves.

Get Our 2026 Vacation Scheme Guide

Nail your vacation scheme applications this year with our latest guide, with sample answers to law firm questions.