TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[bh.sa]

Is there anyone on this forum who has done a Jones Day AC in October? I would love to ask some basic questions...

I did! Feel free to DM me

 

[lawyersum]

So confused about Mishcon, have i missed the assessment invite? Applied last week for the Summer VS and no assessment invite has come to my knowledge☹️

 

[msclm]

Does anyone know when we might hear back from Covington ?

 

[Jennifer2003]

Anybody heard from Cooley about their Meet Cooley event? They said to hear by Monday but was just wondering if anybody had an invite yet!

 

[c.t.tc]

I got an email when I queried about the 2nd test they just advised the email was for everyone in the process regardless of their stage.

I didn't realise there was a second test for Mischon? Are you talking about the sjt before their assessment centre?

 

[johnsmith]

I didn't realise there was a second test for Mischon? Are you talking about the sjt before their assessment centre?

Ignore me, thought it was another post about Latham!

 

[boots pharmacy]

Has anyone with 2.2 modules + mitigating circumstances successfully progressed at a Cleary/HSF-K type firm that traditionally looks for consistent 2.1's?

I have a consistently strong academic profile and graduated with a good 2.1 (64-67%), but scored an overall 2.2 in first year. I have mitigating circumstances, but am unsure of whether or not to invest much time to making an application for these firms.

 

[student101!]

V&E is always rolling, but I would still recommend applying asap in case.

has anyone heard back from them yet?

 

[Trophy]

has anyone heard back from them yet?

I applied for the autumn/winter vacation scheme and have heard nothing.

 

[ali-k]

Is anyone else experiencing issues with Hogan Lovells' online test? None of the content is loading and I cannot complete anything

 

[abc124]

Is W&C's application portal not working for anyone else? I need to do the vi tomorrow and idk if I should message grad recruitment or wait until tomorrow morning?

 

[boots pharmacy]

Is Cappfinity down for anyone else?

 

[boots pharmacy]

Is anyone else experiencing issues with Hogan Lovells' online test? None of the content is loading and I cannot complete anything

Same here. I would advise emailing grad rec in case any timed portions of the test were triggered.

 

[boots pharmacy]

Is W&C's application portal not working for anyone else? I need to do the vi tomorrow and idk if I should message grad recruitment or wait until tomorrow morning?

Am also having issues with Freshfields and HL application portals. Seems like others are too. Would advise you to email grad rec.

 

[ali-k]

Same here. I would advise emailing grad rec in case any timed portions of the test were triggered.

Yeah I'm doing so rn, is your issue with Cappfinnity in general or also with HL?

 

[boots pharmacy]

Yeah I'm doing so rn, is your issue with Cappfinnity in general or also with HL?

HL and FF, which also uses Cappfinity. Is your issue similar? ;

 

[ali-k]

HL and FF, which also uses Cappfinity. Is your issue similar? ;

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Yeah mine does the exact same thing lol, I did FF but this is just with HL

 

[tk.42_]

Is 180 words/250 too little for an application that says max is 250 words

 

[trainee4u]

Hi all, for those who have completed the Hogan Lovells Job Simulation test, I was just wondering whether you wouldn't mind sharing whether the questions were more focused on the situations themselves in the test (i.e., how you would respond in different scenarios), or could be related more to your personal motivation, skills, and competencies? Prepping for possible questions such as Why the firm, why commercial law would take up so much more time. Thank you so much!

fwiw it was just standard VI stuff - three predictable/conventional VI type questions.
As a 'job simulation' I felt it was very weak, in particular there was only one very basic written task, the three VI qs and a few SJT 'rank these best to worst' questions

 

[Lawlawland]

A generic question:

What's the ideal number of law firm applications to make in a cycle if you intend to submit a solid, well researched one?

So many opportunities around the same time, and I'm facing a decision fatique. I wonder if this is limiting my depth of research about each firm. I also feel kinda stressed about not maximizing the count, to maximize the opportunity. But, I also feel a burn out to do the same thing on loop. Struggling to figure out what's enough!

A guidance from people who've already figured this out would help a lot (this is my first cycle, and I'm just figuring out and navigating).

Thanks in advance!