TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[legal18]

Hey @Andrei Radu hope you’re good! Really valued your insights last cycle and was wondering if you had any thoughts on this question:

What is your understanding of how a business generates and maintains a profit? (Please provide examples) (500 words)

 

[legal18]

Anyone heard from Paul, Weiss Winter?

 

[elliece]

Btw if anyone else has an AOS WVS AC, message me and we can prep together 🙂 (teamwork makes the dream work!)

I have one! What day is yours?

 

[e_turbo2]

Hi, does anyone have any insight into pwcs video interview, im usually not the best at these, so any advice would be so greatly appreciated!

Well done on getting to interview stage! Did you apply for PWC recently? I am unable to find the link to apply online... Any help would be great.

 

[lawstudent2]

Has anyone been rejected from a&o winter yet?

 

[floral.tcla]

I have one! What day is yours?

PM'd you!

 

[aspringlawyer25]

Has anyone been able to apply to Weil yet? The website says application opened on October 1 but when I click apply, it doesn't bring up the option to apply for vacation scheme, just insight days.

 

[LRR23]

Has anyone been able to apply to Weil yet? The website says application opened on October 1 but when I click apply, it doesn't bring up the option to apply for vacation scheme, just insight days.

Have you tried contacting them maybe?

 

[Abbie Whitlock]

Has anyone been able to apply to Weil yet? The website says application opened on October 1 but when I click apply, it doesn't bring up the option to apply for vacation scheme, just insight days.

Hello!

From what I've seen on the forum, it doesn't look like anyone has been able to access the application form yet. If this still isn't open after a few days, I would contact the graduate recruitment team

 

[aspringlawyer25]

Have you tried contacting them maybe?

I'll do that, thank you!

 

[Suii]

Hello!

From what I've seen on the forum, it doesn't look like anyone has been able to access the application form yet. If this still isn't open after a few days, I would contact the graduate recruitment team

Just to add on this why don't you ask them at the Legal Cheek law fair today. Or if I can will try to ask them for you. @aspiringlawyer25

 

[aspringlawyer25]

Hello!

From what I've seen on the forum, it doesn't look like anyone has been able to access the application form yet. If this still isn't open after a few days, I would contact the graduate recruitment team

Thanks very much, I'll do that!

 

[s123]

Has anyone heard from Ashurst (post online assessment), Covington or PW?

 

[futuretraineeihope]

Has anybody not got the first test for hogan lovells winter scheme after applying?

Should I email grad rec?

Did you end up e-mailing? I haven't received mine either.

 

[Andrei Radu]

Hey @Andrei Radu hope you’re good! Really valued your insights last cycle and was wondering if you had any thoughts on this question:

What is your understanding of how a business generates and maintains a profit? (Please provide examples) (500 words)

Hi @legal18 thanks a lot for the kind words, I really appreciate it !

As for your question, here is how I would approach it:

• Firstly, explain the concept of profit in simple terms, as earnings minus costs, and exemplify with sources of earnings and sources of costs most businesses have.
• Having explained how generating profits essentially boils down to either increasing earnings, or reducing costs, or both, I would then describe in layman terms the general strategies a business can use to maximize earnings. Things I could mention include increasing market share (perhaps via geographic expansion, increased hiring, or M&A) to improve the total volume of business and therefore the margins of profit; or finding gaps in the market, where you can tap on existing demand no one else is servicing; differentiate your business' brand via effective marketing, invest in talent or research and development of tech products that will result in a better quality offering to your client base. etc. Whatever general strategy point I would choose to mention, I would the illustrate with the best example I could find of a company successfully doing this.
• The second half of the answer would instead be focused on minimizing costs, where I could mention strategies like: creating economies of scale to increase the efficiency of supply and distribution chains and improve market bargaining power; structuring operations and transactions in a tax efficient manner; automating processes (especially now with generative AI), outsourcing, etc. Once again, I would seek to illustrate these strategies with the best examples of companies who have efficiently implemented them.

 

[aspringlawyer25]

Just to add on this why don't you ask them at the Legal Cheek law fair today. Or if I can will try to ask them for you. @aspiringlawyer25

This will be very helpful, thank you. I have not registered for the law fair.

 

[aspringlawyer25]

Has anyone heard from Ashurst (post online assessment), Covington or PW?

I've not heard back from Ashurst but I think some people have. For Covington, they're only going to respond after the deadline which is October 24 I think.

 

[SamiyaJ]

Has anyone heard from Ashurst (post online assessment), Covington or PW?

I haven’t applied to Ashurst, but haven’t heard anything from Covington/PW post app

 

[baj5]

when filling in the work experience section, do people add their uni stuff like treasurer for tennis club etc?

 

[msclm]

did my sidley interview yesterday, if anyone needs advice pls reach out