Hi! Need some insight on this - I have an AC coming up for a vac scheme i really really want. I received an email outlining whats gonna happen but I was wondering if its acceptable for me to email and ask who is going to me interviewing me? I feel a bit hesitant as maybe theres a reason they haven't told me or maybe they dont even know yet!! but...I want to show i'm proactive and thinking about this alot also?? any thoughts??
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
- Thread starter Ram Sabaratnam
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IIRC is non-rolling I believe, so they will only review apps after the 31st Jan deadline
The deadline is Jan 31 and they’re non-rolling so they’ll probs take a few weeks to review all of the apps before sending AC invites out. AC dates are on their website (see below). The first one is early March so invites might be sent by at least the end of Feb maybe?
no, I think they said they will announce results once all the ACs are done.
so either next Friday or the Monday and Tuesday after that
Random question - can anybody explain how TCs work in sector-based firms? Do you cover all practice areas in the same sector, or switch sectors with practice areas? Just curious to understand
It’s probs firm dependant but I’d assume it’s gna look like one of the following scenarios:
1: switch sectors within a practice area e.g., Corporate M&A in tech, life sciences, energy, infrastructure and financial services sectors.
2: sector specific seats covering different kinds of work e.g., sat in life sciences but doing regulatory, advisory and contentious work.
3: specific practice area and sector e.g., finance work in the aviation or maritime sectors. This will be common in the larger MC/SC firms.
4: sector agnostic or non-rotational: no specific sector focuses or rigid TC structures (Jones Day, Gibson Dunn, Vinson & Elkins, Willkie, etc).
I’m sure there’s other combinations but these are the ones that come to mind initially.
1: switch sectors within a practice area e.g., Corporate M&A in tech, life sciences, energy, infrastructure and financial services sectors.
2: sector specific seats covering different kinds of work e.g., sat in life sciences but doing regulatory, advisory and contentious work.
3: specific practice area and sector e.g., finance work in the aviation or maritime sectors. This will be common in the larger MC/SC firms.
4: sector agnostic or non-rotational: no specific sector focuses or rigid TC structures (Jones Day, Gibson Dunn, Vinson & Elkins, Willkie, etc).
I’m sure there’s other combinations but these are the ones that come to mind initially.
which way is the exit?
Has anyone heard back from Linklaters, Gibson Dunn and travers post application?
I'm kind of curious for firms like Clyde & Co etc (It would hypothetically impact how I would prepare for interviews). On some website they list both sector seats and practice seats separately, and I'm struggling to get more precision on their site... but this is applicable question to all of the sector based firms
Hi everyone 😊
I’ve got a Capsticks assessment centre coming up soon and it’s my first AC, so I’m feeling quite nervous and would be really grateful for any insight from anyone who’s done it before (especially last year/recently).
From the guidance, the AC includes:
If anyone is able to share, I’d really appreciate:
Just general guidance would really help.
Thank you so much in advance!! 😊
I’ve got a Capsticks assessment centre coming up soon and it’s my first AC, so I’m feeling quite nervous and would be really grateful for any insight from anyone who’s done it before (especially last year/recently).
From the guidance, the AC includes:
- Group exercise
- Written task (1h30): short report based on a case study pack
- Interview (up to 45 mins): competency + strengths-based
If anyone is able to share, I’d really appreciate:
- What the interview questions were like (themes / examples of questions)
- What the group exercise involved (e.g. prioritising, choosing between options, negotiation, discussion style etc.)
- What the written task/report was like (SWOT? recommendations? client-focused? what structure worked well?)
- Any tips on how to stand out / common mistakes to avoid
Just general guidance would really help.
Thank you so much in advance!! 😊
Hmm thats always something that trips me up. i always thought it worked like this:
Jane is a new trainee and is about to join her first department. Firm X have put her with the Intellectual property team. janes supervisor Walter has a niche in Life sciences so in her first week, Jane gets involved with a lot of life-sciences IP related work. An associate in the team Jesse works in the Consumer brands sector so in her second week Jane receives a lot of IP consumer brands contract work. In her third week, Associate Skyler gives Jane work from her clients in the Food and beverages industry. By the end of her six months, Jane has worked across life-sciences, consumer brands and the Food and beverage sectors and she feels like she has learnt a lot about her firms key sectors. Six months later, Jane joins the banking and Finance sector with an opportunity to work with all these sectors again!
Always thought thats how it worked? would love any further insights.
Also!! I know some firms have specific sector based seats tho like a trainee would sit in "Construction" always saw that as more of a sector than a specific practice area but maybe cause they get a bulk of their work they would cover a wide variety?? like construction disputes, construction advisory, construction compliance ( if thats a thing) anyway further insights appreciated!!!
Samesies but someone on here got theirs a month after SJT so fingers crossed
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