TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Rosie_Kitten]

Me seeing all of these posts about Mishcon as an outsider who didn’t apply so has no idea what yous are talking about re the AI chat and SJT:

I have bad FOMO now from not applying, I wanna make friends with the chatbot

 

[I’m a celebrity get me out of here - VS/TC edn]

Did you apply for the DTC or VS?

My reply was in response to someone asking about GD summer vacation scheme…

 

[summersun]

I applied to it on a whim low key, I did not realise what I'd be signing up to 💀

Same I thought it would be a quick application to make .. clearly not 😂

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Is anyone still waiting for GD for summer, I submitted my app in September. Should I email grad rec?

They’ve made a lot of Spring and Summer offers (not all) since Nov and sent out PFOs, so I would email them to see where your app is.

They’re still conducting first stage interviews and ACs. I’ve got the AC towards the end of Feb so they’re at least doing them until then. ​

 

[dannyp123]

I feel like the SJT was not at all selective.
I mean think about it - this is the first time they used the chatbot stage, so you can't expect they'll judge their entire selection process based off of something experimental like this.

My lack of SJT invite suggests otherwise 🤣

 

[Hopeful applicant]

They’ve made a lot of Spring and Summer offers (not all) since Nov and sent out PFOs, so I would email them to see where your app is.

They’re still conducting first stage interviews and ACs. I’ve got the AC towards the end of Feb so they’re at least doing them until then. ​

Aren't these kinds of messages generally (or possibly) frowned upon?

 

[rohing99]

anyone heard back following bclp spring vs AC london?

 

[Elsie07777]

Has anyone heard back from Ashurst post WE / know when we are supposed to find out?

Hi, I have done it too. And Im still waiting for results. But I think we will hear back this week as they start holding ACs at 4 Feb.

 

[Jennifer2003]

anybody know when covington responded post-app last year for summer vac scheme?

 

[DoNotRedeem]

Has anyone heard back from Goodwin post VI?

 

[FutureLawyer_]

Is anyone still waiting to hear back from Bank of England ?

 

[RowdtoTC2026]

Has anyone that passed DLA Piper's video interview but then not heard back from the firm for an AC emailed graduate recruitment for an update?

I am in the same boat, tho I haven’t emailed them

 

[elle woods]

1.5 days to prepare for 2 ACs - can elle woods do this??? Stay tuned...

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

1.5 days to prepare for 2 ACs - can elle woods do this??? Stay tuned...

 

[Bottega_Veneta]

Any Linklaters ACs today?

 

[HM_faux]

1.5 days to prepare for 2 ACs - can elle woods do this??? Stay tuned...

Congrats! Which AC’s? I have my first coming up in two weeks and I am shaking!!!

 

[FTS2026]

Has anyone heard back from Clyde&Co for ACs post VI? For spring vs

 

[elle woods]

Congrats! Which AC’s? I have my first coming up in two weeks and I am shaking!!!

You'll be fine!! You made it this far for a reason! Best of luck for yours in 2 weeks time!
Anyways, you're in a much better position than I am haha I would kill for 2 weeks to prepare

 

[yasmars]

My lack of SJT invite suggests otherwise 🤣

Sorry to hear. Did you apply for spring or summer?

 

[dannyp123]

Sorry to hear. Did you apply for spring or summer?

Cambridge Scheme (which is in Spring). Not sure what's going on with the recruitment process for that, not sure if it is on a different timescale or otherwise but without the SJT I'm assuming PFO💔