• Get Everything You Need to Secure a Training Contract
    Now half the price. Join TCLA Premium for £30/month and get step-by-step application support, daily commercial awareness practice, and 700+ successful examples of past applications and interview experiences. Plus so much more.
    Join Premium →
  • Office Hours with BCLP (Live Q&A)
    29 Oct 2025 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (UK) Hosted on TCLA TV
    Join Isabel Elsey, Legal Recruitment Manager at BCLP, for a live Q&A session. Get details on secondments, innovation, growth areas, and everything else you’ve wanted to ask about life at BCLP!

    📺 Join Event

Search results

  1. helloj

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone still waiting to hear back from Simmons WVS after test?
  2. helloj

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi guys! Does anyone have any insights or tips into the Sidley Austin interview for the Vacation Scheme? Thank you in advance!
  3. helloj

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I wouldn't stress. Maybe send them an email on when you can expect to hear back. I did this as it had been nearly two months since I submitted my app and they said they would reply by late October and they did! I know there are interviews happening WC 4 Nov so they are probably still deciding...
  4. helloj

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Sidley Austin Winter Interview - I was sure it was a rejection!
  5. helloj

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I submitted my application on the 20th September and got the test on the 30 September and then the VI on the 10 October!
  6. helloj

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I received the VI over a week after my Watson Glaser test but I wouldn't worry if you haven't heard back yet. They usually do ACs in December/ January so they are probably still going over applications! Good luck!
  7. helloj

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has anyone been rejected yet from Sidley Austin? I applied in mid September and am yet to hear back.
  8. helloj

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I completed it and passed! You have around 2-3 minutes to prep and 2 minutes to give a response. There are three questions one around alignment with values and two competency based questions about how you have showcased a certain skill through previous experiences!
  9. helloj

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    On my Cover Letter for White & Case I mentioned that I was applying for the Spring Vacation Scheme however on the choice of options for my preferred scheme I somehow put Winter first and then Spring as my second option. Do you think I should email them stating my preference for the Spring scheme...

About Us

The Corporate Law Academy (TCLA) was founded in 2018 because we wanted to improve the legal journey. We wanted more transparency and better training. We wanted to form a community of aspiring lawyers who care about becoming the best version of themselves.

Newsletter

Discover the most relevant business news, access our law firm analysis, and receive our best advice for aspiring lawyers.