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📅 Vacation Scheme & Open Day Applications 2025–26
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2025–26 Vacation Scheme Deadlines
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Comprehensive list of open day and insight scheme application deadlines across top law firms. -
TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread
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2025–26 Vacation Scheme Deadlines
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
For all you people who will have to leave a 'gap year' between graduating and doing their LPC, or for those of you who are planning to do it, what is everyone planning to do? GR let me know there's no space on the '22 cohort for my TC so I'll be waiting until 2023. I've got a postgrad offer but...- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
It can be - it honestly may be just luck in some cases whether or not a firm gets back to you. If you're sure you don't want to work there in the future you can always try a SAR as well- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I've been to their disability open day! They have multiple partners, associates, trainees and future trainees with a really wide range of disabilities (from physical to mental health). The general consensus was that the firm was incredibly supportive and accommodating, from providing less...- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
The firm that cancelled my VS last year just re-offered it to me?!?! What is this week- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Anyone got any tips for Dechert VI? Think I saw someone say it was quite standard- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
VI invite from Dechert but I literally don't know if I can bring myself to do another interview now I've received an offer I'm so tired 😂- Kablahc
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Hi Jessica! I know this might be firm specific but I was wondering about your opinion on this: I'll be receiving my offer letter for my TC soon, which is due to start in 2023. I'm a final year so I'll be graduating this year. I do have a postgrad offer so something to do during the next year...- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!! *replace Wildcat with TCLA-er- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Yep I didn't apply to Kirkland and this was exactly why!- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
One thing: LUCK ...but also probably preparing a lot for the case study! I come from a law background but my degree has no commercial or corporate content so I basically learned all that beforehand and I think that's what they found most impressive. My interviewers were also the nicest I'd ever...- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you so much! It's Dentons!!- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you so much 😭😭 am still in shock- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I can't believe I'm writing this... After my AC yesterday for a summer VS, the partner who interviewed me just calling me letting me know that they were so impressed THEY'RE OFFERING ME THE TC STRAIGHT AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I literally would not have had even an OUNCE of success without the...- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Definitely agree with the assessment day comments! But if you don't want to buy, I've personally not failed one (yet) and I usually make a 'cheat sheet' with all the definitions of what the questions ask so I know exactly what I'm answering - e.g. for the 'assumptions' questions I have written...- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you for this !! I'll have a look in the Times/FT in that case since they usually link similar articles!- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you all! Just prepping in case they ask me anything - I was interested in property litigation when I made my app but things changed a bit since then so my knowledge isn't very current- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Does anyone know where I can find a rundown of important trends happening right now in property law/real estate? I got my AC tomorrow and turns out almost everyone interviewing me is a commercial real estate practicioner...- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
It's such an annoying feeling isn't it... I would have LOVED to re-apply to the firm I was due to do a vacation scheme with last year, but after finding out this year that they only give a partial loan towards the LPC (not even a grant!) I realised there was no way I could self-fund it on top of...- Kablahc
- Post #17,534
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Also double posting but I FINALLY got my PFOs from Boodle post app and Taylor Wessing post AS 😩- Kablahc
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I don't think this is the same firm because the question was worded differently, but I had a question about 'your most memorable experience while travelling' on an app for a firm which I was successful for after only having travelled abroad 3 times in my life. If it helps I literally just talked...- Kablahc
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