• 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 →
  • Ace Your Vacation Scheme Applications with Reed Smith
    10 Nov 2025 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (UK) Zoom (registration required)
    Join Reed Smith for this practical session on how to write a strong vacation scheme application ahead of key deadlines. Understand what recruiters look for and how to get past the application review stage.
    Register on Zoom →
  • Write Winning Vacation Scheme Applications with Osborne Clarke
    11 Nov 2025 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm (UK) Zoom (registration required)
    Hear from Recruitment Advisor Patrick Fermin Ryan at Osborne Clarke on how to write a successful vacation scheme application. Gain expert advice on what makes applications stand out and how to approach yours with confidence.
    Register on Zoom →

Search results

  1. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    any advice for applying to Linklater's open day?
  2. F

    Open days

    hi, please can you let me know where you found out about this opportunity? was it through an organisation like seo London? thanks!
  3. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Slaughter and May - PFO. Low 2:1 in all Oxbridge modules, banging CV + cover letter. Will improve for next cycle because tbh I know that they focus a lot on grades.
  4. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I was told by grad recruitment that they only look at applicants’ responses to the online questions (thoroughly) if you’ve passed the Watson Glaser, and that one reason they have it is to make their lives easier with less applications to review? Unless you mean something different?
  5. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If a firm gives candidates 5/7 days to sit the WG test, does anyone know whether grad recruitment team considers the day you sat it on?
  6. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    ^^^
  7. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    how long after submitting an app to Hogan Lovell's VC did people receive a watson glaser invite?
  8. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Merry Christmas everyone, if you celebrate! Any recommendations for websites to practice the watson glaser that are genuinely hard/as ambiguous as the real questions are - this forum's course on the WG is great but I'd just like to practice as much as possible. Thank you!
  9. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you! :)
  10. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you so much! :)
  11. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    thanks - sorry just seen this
  12. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    apparently some S&M applicants are getting interviews - if I haven't heard back from slaughters and may does it mean I'm screwed? (doubly since my grades are at oxbridge but a low 2:1)
  13. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    For Mayer Brown's SJT, normally I'm quite cautious in answering questions as I'd be a trainee who's very junior, but on their website it says they really like creativity and innovation. So, should my answers be a bit more geared towards risk/like pursuing novel alternatives if there's a case for...
  14. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    what is there any point in applying for mishcon if I haven't already???
  15. F

    A&O Shearman - Winter Vacation Scheme

    hi! I noticed that the work experience section has 4000 characters per experience - what should you include? should we use the maximum word count because that sounds like a lot for the grad recruitment team to read
  16. F

    Winter, Spring and Summer Vacation Scheme Deadlines 2024-25 (with rolling/non rolling checklist!)

    I'm so confused - as a penultimate non-law student of a 3-year course, is there anything at Slaughter and May that I can apply for (apart from their TC) this year?
  17. F

    A&O Shearman online assessment advice?

    Hi, I'm planning on applying to A&O Shearman's VC. Does anyone know where I can practice the specific test for A&O Shearman (not the Watson Glaser - although resources for those would be helpful too, even if they're paid). Cheers
  18. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    ah I see, thank you so much for your help! :))
  19. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thanks a lot for this - it's really insightful. How would you recommend finding out about these topics, especially unique topics? How long do you need to follow a news story for? What's your definition of a 'unique' news story? Anything that isn't on covid, ai, etc or something that's genuinely...
  20. F

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    thanks for letting me know! that's a shame because I liked their work culture :/ I do have some extenuating circumstances for the exams I got a grade 60 (and I have always been state-educated so I had no idea how to do well in university exams). I heard that employers regard an Oxbridge 2:1 as a...

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.

    Share this page

    Community platform by XenForo® © 2010-2022 XenForo Ltd. | Style and add-ons by ThemeHouse | Community services from Audentio
    XenCarta 2 PRO © Jason Axelrod of 8WAYRUN
    Top Bottom