TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[EfficientBag123]

Is it safe to assume a PFO from Baker’s spring VS if I haven’t heard anything post-VI?

That’s what I’m doing icl

 

[StressedByAMountainOfBooks]

Does anybody have any advice for Milbank AC? It’s my first AC and I’m so nervous 😭

@Afraz Akhtar ?

Hi Congrats! - when did you finish stage 2 if you don't mind me asking?

 

[jamsparkle]

another lathamless week 💔💔💔🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀

 

[Novaa]

so random but i rlly like the use of gifs in this years thread. i dont recall last years thread to be as quirky it was serious

Me scrolling through the GIF options when I should actually be doing my MDR bright apply and completing more apps.

 

[BobThebIlly]

Honestly girl, I don't know if you've been here when I kept failing cappfinities, but yea, I'm honestly not the best person to turn to for advice as I literally failed the ones for FF, Latham, Hogan etc. haha

But for this one, I felt the sliders and ranking exercises were pretty obvious in terms of what skill or agility they're testing - I didn't really find it hard to know which answers worked best at the top etc. The only tough bit for me was the critical thinking exercise. I said in an earlier post that they defo picked the toughest ones out of the batch to use haha (I know this because I did a cappfinity for another firm recently and they had the exact same statements, but had the batch of 4 questions per statement, whereas W&C just had 1 question per statement [aka, the hardest one out of the 4]).

Hope that makes sense! So I guess having had practice (I did the Gibson Dunn one yesterday), and having come across some of the WG questions before definitely helped?

Just keep the skills of work ethic, adaptability, taking ownership, credibility, and collaboration in mind when doing the SJT - that's what I did! Hopefully this helps? Best of luck!

THANK YOU SO MUCH! Just wanted to quickly ask if you pushed the slider 100% all the way if it was obviously the correct outcome/skill?

 

[Suii]

Dunno if this is a win or not but Clyde & Co VI invite after been rejected. They said there was an error of scoring my result.

 

[floral.tcla]

Hi TCLA! I was wondering how you might go about structuring a response for this cover letter, please (what to avoid, what to do, ways to stand out)? Should you split the word count evenly or not?


The covering letter is an opportunity for you to tell us about: 1) yourself; 2) why you are interested in a career in law; 3) the office location you are applying for and why; 4) your reasons for applying to [this firm] and why they resonate with you personally. (Max. 500 words)

 

[jamsparkle]

another lathamless week 💔💔💔🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀

you say 'lathamless week', I say 'regular week'... heh

this is my new normal..... just a brief glimpse into my dark and twisted soul............

 

[Winter]

Simmons AC! If you could provide any tips or insights, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[elle woods]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! Just wanted to quickly ask if you pushed the slider 100% all the way if it was obviously the correct outcome/skill?

I never push the slider all the way! There were a few where I went quite extreme, but never 100% - butttttt take this with a grain of salt once again!

 

[NorthernerInLondon]

Do Mishcon not realise the adrenaline spike that they give me every week when they send these?!?!

 

[Novaa]

Dunno if this is a win or not but Clyde & Co VI invite after been rejected. They said there was an error of scoring my result.

WAIT LOVEEE THAT!!

HSF Kramer/CC/FF/CMS and the rest if you’re reading this, I’ll take you back with open arms if you wanted to do the same 😘

 

[EfficientBag123]

Simmons AC! If you could provide any tips or insights, I would greatly appreciate it.

Congrats! Which office?

 

[Winter]

Congrats! Which office?

London

 

[Mikeross750]

@Mikeross750 I wouldn't be too worried. I can't comment for other firms, but where you have application questions and cover letters, the general bulk of graduate recruitment's time when sifting through these is to make a decision based off what you have written in those answers, not how you've formatted your work experience. I am sure they know that everyone writes it out a little differently, and unless they've specified the actual order/rules, I would hope they wouldn't place too much emphasis on this.

Personally, I think you've approached it in a way that most actually prefer, so that comment was probably just their personal preference.

I am sure you'll be fine!

Thanks, Afraz!

 

[Chak]

Clyde & Co VI invite! Could anyone please share any insight into it? Just If it is standard questions or should we expect something unusual... Wonder why they say it should take whole 40-minutes to complete...

 

[EfficientBag123]

London

Congrats bro, I’m still waiting on Bristol.

 

[Bbhu19]

It’s 5pm and sidley is still open, guess I’ll apply

 

[Chelsea101]

Anyone heard from CMS Manchester

 

[User2640]

For those who’ve succeeded at Clyde & CO’s test, can I ask how long did you complete the test?