• 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. A

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Your post reminded me of a famous Denzel Washington quote - “To achieve something you have never achieved, you must do something you have never done before” I also like the idea of a group for direct tc apps. Would be great to exchange ideas and lend a supporting hand to each other in this...
  2. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Love your attitude. It's always nice to come back after a short break. I'm sure you'll soon get there. If I may ask, for W&C are you waiting to hear back post app or post VI and is this for the spring or summer scheme?
  3. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Reed smith PFO. What did u guys make of the VI feedback. I personally found it very confusing. For the ‘what unique qualities would u bring to the role?’ question, they told me to mention the unique qualities and not what I’m good at. Yet if I had just mentioned my unique qualities without any...
  4. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hit the nail on the head with this post. This whole tc process is only inexplicable.
  5. A

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    yup, even i'm waiting and i applied on deadline day
  6. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    TCLA ran a session on how to pass video interviews with Charlotte Lear from Reed Smith and she said that the feedback report has no bearing on the overall outcome of the application. The report’s more a reflection of a candidate’s strengths and nothing else. Besides, if they were to select based...
  7. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Reed Smith just emailed saying they’ll get back by the end of this week. Good luck to all who are waiting!! 🙌
  8. A

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Hey, may I ask when you received the WG? I applied on deadline day and still haven’t got the test link
  9. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    l’ll say assumption not made. Taking the statement to be true, there’s nothing in the proposed assumption which talks about the purpose of having professional development programmes i.e why should they exist? Professional support can be offered in many different ways. I could be totally wrong...
  10. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Baker mckenzie PFO post app. Applied 30 Jan. Disappointed as I put a lot of thought and effort into it
  11. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    for bakers, is this post app or wg?
  12. A

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Thank you! This puts my mind at ease
  13. A

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Just finished with my HL direct TC app. I just found out they don’t have a chambers student page and in the ‘which resource did you find most helpful when researching us’ question I put in chambers student. I’m now worried if this could be a cause for them to bin my application? @Jessica Booker...
  14. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    got a W&C reminder that they're reviewing my application, my heart is literally pounding rn. as soon as i saw that email, i was petrified that it was another pfo 😓
  15. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    has anyone heard back from W&C post app for summer vs? i'm not sure what to make of the complete radio silence from them
  16. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I know many international students who’ve secured TCs, some who studied here and some who completed their undergrad abroad. I even know a few people who applied from abroad and got an offer. Don’t really think sponsorship is too big of an issue for firms in London or even in cities like Bristol...
  17. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    🤚passed app stage thrice in this cycle. how are you doing with your applications? I didn’t pass application stage for any firms in my first cycle
  18. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I can totally relate to your post. In my akin report, collaboration was my strength and amberjack is telling me I’m neither inclusive nor collaborative 🤣 honestly don’t know how test benchmarks are decided as each one of them seem contradictory in their feedback reports
  19. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Congrats on W&C! May I ask if this is for spring or summer as I applied for summer and haven’t heard back?
  20. A

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Summer vs deadline is 31st January

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