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📅 Vacation Scheme Applications 2025–26
Planning to apply for winter, spring or summer vacation schemes? Join our dedicated threads for support, deadlines, and discussion:
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2025–26 Vacation Scheme Deadlines
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread
Ask questions, share tips, and support each other through the application cycle.
Let’s make this your strongest application season yet 💼
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2025–26 Vacation Scheme Deadlines
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Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition
Honestly, even I’m contemplating whether to attend or not because prepping for QF took a lot of my time that I could have spent studying for uni or on my applications. There is so many other things I could focus on so ..I will be honestly sitting with my friends and actually putting this up for...- Jai C.
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition
Oh they haven’t? I got an email an hour ago saying. That’s porbbaly because my interview was before yours soo they are just probably going through the candidates now ?- Jai C.
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition
Did everyone make it ..? I got through to the semi final- Jai C.
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Hey @yanerlim, i am so sorry to hear that. Shearman is a firm that actually looks at grades a lot more than other firms (except Slaughters)- Jai C.
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition
Mine is on the monday 19th ...and honestly my prep I am not too sure how it is going I All the best brother !! Go out there and smash it !!- Jai C.
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Training Contracts for Beginners
In all honesty, I would suggest that you go through the forums of TCLA...Because all of your questions have been answered in great detail by some of the leading students on this forum. Go through the application forum and general discussion! To find out what practice area you really like - you...- Jai C.
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition
I think some people have done theirs already at the Dechert office ..Mines next week- Jai C.
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Shearman & Sterling Open Day Notes
I was just about to write my answer for their open day coming up in Dec - These notes should be a great help - (Even their vac scheme questions are relatively nice) -- Jai C.
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Which Law firms do not recruit heavily from Vac Schemes?
I should have made it clear I was talking about NRF because I think in the other thread he (AJ) mentioned his NRF application status.- Jai C.
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Which Law firms do not recruit heavily from Vac Schemes?
Dont quote me on this but I remember coming across a thread on TCLA about a guy who had applied for Vac Scheme got rejected and then he submit the same application and he got a TC interview - so its pretty much possible. Many firms won't let you apply again if you had an interview with them for...- Jai C.
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Are you able to apply for HSF training contract or not?- Jai C.
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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How is everybody coping with uni and applications and interviews?
Any tips or 'hacks' that people use to balance their lives .....between app and studying for uni- Jai C.
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Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition
did everyone get the email for the QF topics...Please if you guys find any source useful relating to these topics do share it here. The Topics are The Budget UK High Street Retail Tech Companies UK Legal Industry UK Food and Drink Sector Data Protection.- Jai C.
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Assessment Centre Tips
hey guys, do you think its too late to apply for Jones Day Summer Scheme?- Jai C.
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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News story that interest me Dilemma?
Hey Leke, Thank you so much for your suggestion, I will be looking into this! Cant wait to get kick start my vac scheme summer cycle ! Congrats on getting the TC !! Love it !- Jai C.
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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News story that interest me Dilemma?
I wanted to ask (if its not too personal) what kind of news stories are you guys using in apps that ask for such questions? I was hoping maybe I can get some inspiration from anyone here..... Thank you.- Jai C.
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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DLA Piper
Yep as far as I know DLA and CMS recruit solely through vac scheme.- Jai C.
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Grades
Apologies to everyone. What I meant was, if you dont have mitigation circumstances, and have terrible A-Levels, then getting a First will/may stand you a chance with these firms. I was in no way saying that people with mitigation circumstances have no chance at MC/US without a First. I do...- Jai C.
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Grades
Its crazy man - I know some people that have had terrible A-level results but are at currently Clifford Chance and Freshfields. But the amount of them is extremely low, and you have to think that those people were the best at their universities (non Russell group), so in essence, you have to...- Jai C.
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion