TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[PrayingforaTC2026]

Does anyone have any insights into Cooley's AC from last year? Trying to prepare but they haven't actually said what we will be doing so feeling quite stressed!

 

[James Wakefield]

Does anyone have any insights into Cooley's AC from last year? Trying to prepare but they haven't actually said what we will be doing so feeling quite stressed!

Last year it was a group exercise on a commercial scenario (an M&A case study) and a competency-based interview.

 

[PrayingforaTC2026]

Last year it was a group exercise on a commercial scenario (an M&A case study) and a competency-based interview.

Would you be willing to send a priv message? Just got a couple of questions re the commercial scenario!

 

[141120]

Hi - does anyone have any SPB VI insights? Can exchange with Macfarlanes AC, Reed Smith AC, CMS VI, B&B VI and BCLP interview.

 

[Ellief]

Hi everyone first timer writing here because after countless rejections I finally have a VI for SPB. Has anyone done one? Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

Does Cleary have any AC's left for Summer?

edit: SOMEONE RESPOND!!!!!

bump !!!

 

[James Wakefield]

Anyone who recently got an HL AC- can you confirm the dates you were offered? Thanks!

 

[Applicant7874652]

No one has heard from Travers yet right?

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

No one has heard from Travers yet right?

I’ve not heard anything and I haven’t seen posts on the forum from anyone that they’ve heard. I think they’ll get back to us between the end of Feb and early March. I looked at the thread for last year and it seems this was the timeline.​

 

[kim wexler]

No one has heard from Travers yet right?

i'm assuming they're gonna get back to us within the next 3 weeks probably, but does anyone know around how many people get offers for a virtual interview for the vacation scheme? i believe they only have around 40 vac scheme spots

 

[username10341034]

Hey, it's only 1 question. No time limit, 3 minutes to answer, and you get two attempts to record. Nothing too crazy, it's about as hard as you make it I think.
Good luck!

You are a legend, thank you!!

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

Any insight into Cleary Assessment Day? Any help would be so appreciated - can help with Akin TI, Gibson Dunn first round interview, Jones Day first round interview, Skadden final round interview, Dechert WE, Freshfields AC, W&C VI.

Hi, congrats on getting the AC! Can you please let us know if there are any other AC dates left for Cleary in February?

 

[Rosie_Kitten]

Hi - specific question here:
"
Please provide details of any additional posts of responsibility that have not been caputured in your Work Experience information (e.g. at school, university, or elsewhere) and your main extra-curricular activities and leisure interests:"

I read this two ways: one which asked me to provide main extra-curricular activities, and one which didn't. The form didn't have space to add extra-curricular activities. I find the punctuation quite ambiguous - it could be asking to provide posts of responsibility that have not been captured in (work experience and extra-curriciulars), or posts of responsibility that have not been captured in work experience in addition to main extra-curricular activities.

(Bevan Brittan)


Unrelated but this was funny af when the sight for LP didn't load:

 

[qwerty!]

WELL DONE!!!! so happy for you!

thank you so much!!!

 

[fTS3002]

Has anyone completed Proskauer’s AC recently? Please dm me

 

[Partcore22]

Anyone heard anything from Browne Jacobson post application?

Nope

 

[kim wexler]

covington PFO on a sunday morning ??? glad its out of the way tho

 

[Ancika]

covington PFO on a sunday morning ??? glad its out of the way tho

Yeah me too! A part of me feels like they feel a sense of enjoyment to schedule it on a Sunday!

 

[t2so]

Covington PFO … mid day Sunday is strange?

 

[rlw123]

Hi does anyone have any tips for Walker Morris AC please?