TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[henry1050]

Gibson Dunn PFO

summer vac scheme?

 

[Ronnie114]

has anyone heard from Bevan Brittan

 

[summersun]

has anyone heard from Bevan Brittan

no but they said early april so not expecting anything anytime soon.

 

[florrrrnnn76]

does anyone know why DACB extended the deadline from 8th March to 15th for the vac scheme

 

[nonliquetagain]

The deadline is 31/7 and they already start progressing candidates!

it's for the vac and the ddl was 31st jan

 

[TCchaser]

faegre drinker video interview!

FD just invited me for a Teams interview. It appears to be a manual email, not an Allhires-type mass spam, so you might still have a hope.

I've already marked Winston & S as PFO due to radio silence where others have interviews (note that I am sure I did well on the W&S test, so I suspect they did a fairly mass spam of WGs, and the rejection is based on the application form.)

Congratulations! May I ask when you applied for FD?

 

[TCchaser]

It's AIUI a brief 15 minute screening 'recruiter' interview, to be followed by 2 further rounds of interviews.

Was this in the interview invite email? I saw someone say that last cycle, it was just 1 interview (though ofc, it's possible they changed it this year)

 

[trainee4u]

Congratulations! May I ask when you applied for FD?

last moment

 

[trainee4u]

Was this in the interview invite email? I saw someone say that last cycle, it was just 1 interview (though ofc, it's possible they changed it this year)

no - based on what I read of previous cycles

 

[Bottega_Veneta]

Any tips on how to answer why this firm during the AC interview? How much detail do they expect? Thanks!

 

[Z48]

Was this in the interview invite email? I saw someone say that last cycle, it was just 1 interview (though ofc, it's possible they changed it this year)

Last year it was just the teams interview for the VS, there were 2 more interviews for the TC but in August/September

 

[DennyCrane]

summer vac scheme?

yes

 

[helenaskelton]

Last year it was just the teams interview for the VS, there were 2 more interviews for the TC but in August/September

So wait, the VS doesn’t automatically lead to a TC?

 

[FutureLawyer_]

does anyone know why DACB extended the deadline from 8th March to 15th for the vac scheme

I thought I was imagining seeing the 8th deadline haha. No clue why though

 

[elizabethkate]

Congratulations! May I ask when you applied for FD?

like day before deadline

 

[Z48]

So wait, the VS doesn’t automatically lead to a TC?

You don’t have to reapply for the TC, but there are only 2 TCs available so they have the extra stages to decide (I think most firms have final interviews after/at the end of the VS? But I guess usually just 1)

 

[Ijustwanttobealawyer]

Does anyone know if GD send out rejection in batches?

 

[kysharsh]

no Slaughters news today either then?

 

[helenaskelton]

You don’t have to reapply for the TC, but there are only 2 TCs available so they have the extra stages to decide (I think most firms have final interviews after/at the end of the VS? But I guess usually just 1)

So you have two separate interviews? I’d like an AC at the end of the scheme with a case study? Is it just two competency interviews? How does it work haha

 

[LH4]

does anyone know why DACB extended the deadline from 8th March to 15th for the vac scheme

I was wondering this too i thought i wrote the date down wrong lol - I'm not sure why they changed it tho