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  1. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    omg you're a life saver thank you for sharing!! i can now officially postpone it until tomorrow for no other reason than my chronic procrastination 😂
  2. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    that's good to know! thank you! also, first the email says we have 10 calendar days then if you scroll down it says 5 day deadline. think i should just complete it today to avoid confusion as today is the fifth day since the invitation. firms harking on about attention to detail but don't...
  3. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    is the Simmons test timed/ do they take time into consideration? In the email it says 30 mins but it sounds longer than that…
  4. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anyone heard back post Bristows IP Workshop VI?
  5. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    That's good to know, thanks!
  6. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I'm focusing on having my why mishcon answer prepped and ready to go - maybe even practice speaking it out loud from a script bc the prospect of this test is very unpredictable lol - could either go amazing or totally south 😂
  7. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I've seen this as well. But I take it as my reminder to literally not be so stressed out about joining these firms. Don't get me wrong, have your goals and aspirations as we all do, and commercial law is a very good platform for career development, networking, travel etc, but at the end of the...
  8. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Haven’t clicked on the link yet as I’m not near my laptop atm. But I have clicked the tips for preparation link which took me straight to the firm’s website, specifically the page where they say what skills they look for candidates. I know previously the test was Amberjack, the classic mix of...
  9. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Just received Simmons test invite
  10. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I applied yesterday and have also not received it yet
  11. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I'll email grad rec by the end of today if it doesn't work. Not sure what else to do
  12. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    ffs I've literally been trying to log in to Gowling's application system for four days, but I never get the authentication code in my inbox. So weird.
  13. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Yeah same, the website has been so glitchy the past few weeks.
  14. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    just completed bristows VI, went by so quick!
  15. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    is the Osborne Clarke test only verbal reasoning?
  16. lawyersum

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I wish that firms just sent us our scores instead of a feedback report trying to psychoanalyse our best and worst traits

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