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    Winter, Spring and Summer Vacation Scheme Deadlines 2025-26 (with rolling/non rolling checklist!)

    mishcon de reya’s vacation scheme applications open on 29 September and Charles Russell speechlys’s applications open on 1 October (based on conversations with grad rec). also Forsters is traditionally rolling deadlines I believe
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Has anyone heard back post-app for Stephenson Harwood (summer VS) and Harbottle & Lewis (TC)?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Penningtons post-app PFO. Firms that reject everyone post-app after they’ve conducted all their interviews is bad vibes ngl
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Forsters post-AC PFO. This one hurts
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Please put me out of my pain xx
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    CRS VS post-app PFO. I literally went to 7 of their talks and tailored it so much. What more do they want. Sorry I’m just really frustrated
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone heard back from Forsters post-AC?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Withers PFO post test (summer vac scheme) 😍 time to try again with their DTC
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Agree. I applied to PMC on the deadline and I haven’t heard anything either. It’s so frustrating
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hey, sorry to hear that. Did you get a PFO post-test or post-app?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone who got a holding email from CRS heard back post-app? (This is for the VS btw)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I actually heard from a trainee that Mishcon loves rejecting people at least once before they decide to take you on, but oh well
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Mishcon post-app PFO. Actually quite frustrated here as I got to VI last year and my application was way more tailored this year. Onwards and upwards
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I want to know this too—I’m frantically writing my application tonight (I have an essay that’s also due tomorrow that I haven’t finished drafting 😍)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    @Jessica Booker I’m starting a second part time job in retail next week (for financial reasons). For firms where my application is pending, would it be worth emailing grad rec to update them?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you! Unfortunately it is, the application is soul destroying
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    For 600 word answers, should we include introductions and/or conclusions, or get straight to the point?

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