TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[c.t.tc]

have people heard back from mishcon?

I'm slightly confused too since I haven't received the test but it is supposed to be automatic for everyone

 

[Kakaboo]

What are the questions?

They tell you at the open day

 

[elizabethkate]

I'm slightly confused too since I haven't received the test but it is supposed to be automatic for everyone

yeah confused! i hope i made it through

 

[Kakaboo]

If I haven’t heard back from Ashurst post application is that a rejection?

 

[c.t.tc]

yeah confused! i hope i made it through

It might be to do with when applications were submitted - when did you submit yours?

 

[themilleniumemperor]

Hi guys! Lots of people asked me about the Macfarlanes Simulate assessment, and while I will not breach the intregity guidelines issued, I can give you guys some general advice.
1. If you enjoy problem-solving, this is a great assessment for you! I personally found it quite challenging but quite exciting and rewarding, so you should just go in with your thinking caps on.
2. Be sure to have your commercial awareness READY, get used to using commercial and analytical jargon in your every day life, it WILL really help you.
3. This assessment is AI proof, so if you're trying, don't even. You should not anyway, but seriously don't.
4. This assessment is a great opportunity for you guys to re-evaluate whether commercial law is for you or not, more than the other assessments I've done. So do try to absorb as much as possible from it and come to your own conclusions.

That's basically it! Be proud that you made it to this stage (that's what I'm trying to do, I don't think my assessment went particularly well ) But it did motivate me to continue applying!

Thanks for the insight! Where there any regular motivation questions or questions that had nothing to do with the fictional material that they gave you? Or were all questions based purely in this simulated fictional setting?

 

[johnsmith]

I'm slightly confused too since I haven't received the test but it is supposed to be automatic for everyone

They advised on the open day if you’d applied already that it wouldn’t be automatic but would be coming out imminently!

 

[WS]

I have my Dechert written exercise tomorrow - any insights or advice on how to prepare would be greatly appreciated!

Hey, just wondering when you applied?

 

[Sharkfin]

Think it sounds quite cool! More natural than some of the questions and contextualised to you more.

100%, i think the tailoring part its gonna be pretty cool to see in practice, plus the final recorded video (going off previous examples of Mischon-esqe questions) should be interesting to say the least 😅😅😅

 

[elizabethkate]

It might be to do with when applications were submitted - when did you submit yours?

i think 2nd october but might be very dumb but it says to ‘talent acquisition portal’ not mishcon but they emailed me to say it’s been accepted as talent acquisition portal? confused

 

[c.t.tc]

i think 2nd october but might be very dumb but it says to ‘talent acquisition portal’ not mishcon but they emailed me to say it’s been accepted as talent acquisition portal? confused

I had the same thing on the 1st of october so I reckon it's just chronological and we'll get it soon since everyone gets asked to do it the talent acquisition thingy is just their early careers portal!

 

[elizabethkate]

I had the same thing on the 1st of october so I reckon it's just chronological and we'll get it soon since everyone gets asked to do it the talent acquisition thingy is just their early careers portal!

phew! thank you

 

[johnsmith]

100%, i think the tailoring part its gonna be pretty cool to see in practice, plus the final recorded video (going off previous examples of Mischon-esqe questions) should be interesting to say the least 😅😅😅

There isn’t actually any video at all I don’t think just audio or chat text

 

[lawyersum]

There isn’t actually any video at all I don’t think just audio or chat text

I'm focusing on having my why mishcon answer prepped and ready to go - maybe even practice speaking it out loud from a script bc the prospect of this test is very unpredictable lol - could either go amazing or totally south 😂

 

[SamiyaJ]

I'm focusing on having my why mishcon answer prepped and ready to go - maybe even practice speaking it out loud from a script bc the prospect of this test is very unpredictable lol - could either go amazing or totally south 😂

I think the final element after the main chat based interview is a video recording- 1 question, 1 min to prep and 1 min to answer. I watched the video sent in the link to see what to expect and because it said you’ll have 1 min to record your answer and one take, I’m assuming this bit is VI

 

[Chelsea101]

hey has anyone received an offer for the latham open day on 6th November?

Did you do a VI for this? Just making sure so I don't get my hopes up lol as i still haven't heard post sjt

 

[lawyersum]

I think the final element after the main chat based interview is a video recording- 1 question, 1 min to prep and 1 min to answer. I watched the video sent in the link to see what to expect and because it said you’ll have 1 min to record your answer and one take, I’m assuming this bit is VI

That's good to know, thanks!

 

[bh.sa]

Freshfields Stage 2 assessment invite!

 

[Chelsea101]

That's good to know, thanks!

Yes at the Open Day Grad Rec said there is a video interview element at the end of the chat and you only get one chance to answer if anyone is wondering! 1 question too

 

[futureharveyspecter]

This might sound silly, but does anyone know what Taylor Wessing's cover letter requirements are? I know that it is usually supposed to be one page long, but is there any word/font/text size limit?