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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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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
This is most likely so - whenever I was applying for both open days and FYS/VS at firms, I had to make two different applications. This is because the open day and VS/TC application forms will generally have different questions and a different application process. Since VS/TC applications are...- Andrei Radu
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
89th percentile is a very good score, and this will definitely not hold back your application. While different firms have different policies for assessing WG scores, anecdotally the highest cut off points do not seem to ever go beyond the 70-75th percentile. However, while your score sits at a...- Andrei Radu
- Post #522
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Commercial Issue Application Question
No worries, and good luck with the application :)!- Andrei Radu
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Commercial Issue Application Question
Hi Alexandra! I do not think you need to find a more unique topic than this. In my successful applications and interviews last year, for basically every commercial news question I discussed the Inflation-High Interest Rates story, and I never received negative feedback for it - despite the fact...- Andrei Radu
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Applying for vac schemes at two offices at the same time
Hi there! I have not personally been in your position, so take everything with a grain of salt, but here's my thoughts on the issue: I am not aware of there being a general policy of either allowing or disallowing this across law firms. Thus, the answer to your questions will depend on a...- Andrei Radu
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hi all!
Hi Mehek, I'm Andrei - it's great to meet you, and welcome to the TCLA community 😄! Wishing you the best of luck in your applications this year, and please feel free to post any and all queries on our forums - we'd love to help!- Andrei Radu
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- Forum: Introduce Yourself Here!
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Could Someone Give me Advice as in What Category Should I Post Into?
Hi there, and welcome to TCLA :)! We're really glad you like our community, and definitely do not worry about posting on the wrong forum! If you have a general application-related questions, you cannot go wrong by posting on the Applications Discussion forum, while if you have a general...- Andrei Radu
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- Forum: Introduce Yourself Here!
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Ask 4 future trainees ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
Hi there, it's nice to meet you too, and thanks for first questions! What did I do differently in my 2nd cycle that led me to success? I would say the biggest differences in my approach between my 1st and 2nd cycle have been the following: Amount of dedicated time: in my first cycle, while I...- Andrei Radu
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask 4 future trainees ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
Hi everyone! My name is Andrei, a current third year law student at UCL and future trainee at Davis Polk. I’m excited to be joining @Ram Sabaratnam, @Kay Aston, and @Amma Usman as one of TCLA’s Community Assistants for this year. I just wanted to introduce myself and share a bit about my...- Andrei Radu
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- Forum: Applications Discussion