TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[johnsmith]

This is me tomorrow, one in the AM and one in the PM and I’ll need a 5am start to make the AM one 😆 a nice problem to have though 🙏

This was a bit of a savage day in the end but the double AC works ok!

 

[trainee4u]

That's for you Osborne Clarke.

 

[trainee4u]

I am finding it so funny that with every capfinity report I get totally different results answering in a similar way (in terms of strengths & development areas, with development areas on some tests being strengths on another etc). I know they aren't accurate / useful tests, it's just... ?

I posted before that Cappfinity got sued for being discriminatory against neurodiverse people. Hence the feedback is not intended to be useful - it's intended to avoid liability by imparting any useful information whatsoever. to the candidate The real feedback is sent to the law firm, saying you scored 30/100 or 70/100 or whatever.

 

[randomrhino]

Guys has Stephenson Harwood closed vac scheme apps?

Yes last week

 

[aria_d]

Skadden VS OFFER IM GONNA CRY 😭😭😭😭

 

[sooae]

Skadden VS offer! Crying happy tears! It’s been such a tough application cycle. 😭

 

[Isabel709]

View attachment 7903
That's for you Osborne Clarke.

100% should either have "rejection" or "congrats" in the first line of the email

 

[nonlawstudent98]

Are we expecting Forsters response this week?

 

[Rosie_Kitten]

I posted before that Cappfinity got sued for being discriminatory against neurodiverse people. Hence the feedback is not intended to be useful - it's intended to avoid liability by imparting any useful information whatsoever. to the candidate The real feedback is sent to the law firm, saying you scored 30/100 or 70/100 or whatever.

Ahh... as a neurodiverse person, that makes a lot of sense. I'm not sure if it's discriminatory though, rather in general a useless test.

 

[lawcool]

Are we expecting Forsters response this week?

I hope lol. I need more than 7 days for ac notice it’s painful (if it’s not bad news that is😭)

 

[marshall]

Has HSF Kramer even started giving out ACs for Summer?

 

[ADhillon01]

Anyone know the best resource/s to practice for an online assessment via "The Test Partnership"? DM me please.

 

[nalinp]

Hi guys are people still waiting shoosmiths online test - I applied the day before deadline and have seen people who applied on the deadline receive it so feel its not looking good idk oops

 

[sbbusybee]

Has HSF Kramer even started giving out ACs for Summer?

Yes they started a few weeks back, someone got a summer VS offer this week

 

[ttso]

Baker McKenzie AC invite!! (Summer Vac Scheme)

 

[Winter]

Bakers AC!! Summer. If you’ve done the AC please msg me

 

[ilikelaw]

Are we expecting Forsters response this week?

iirc they said in the vi they would get back to us within a month of the application deadline, but idk if that was referring to the VI deadline on the 22nd, as a month from the og deadline wouldve been today... very confusing 😓 especially since the ac dates start at the end of feb so surely they wouldnt leave it until the 22nd to tell us... right....

 

[Bruce Wayne Attorney at Law]

People who got Sidley TIs when did you apply ? Also has anyone heard from Paul Hastings for their VS ?

 

[lawcool]

Hi guys are people still waiting shoosmiths online test - I applied the day before deadline and have seen people who applied on the deadline receive it so feel its not looking good idk oops

Yep I am waiting too im afraid. But also they were handing them out to people who had just applied immediately after it shut so it genuinely could just be taking them a few days🥲

 

[user55998384]

finally got the latham pfo - v confused tho as i saw earlier pfos had like general feedback but the email had nothing??