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  1. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    now that I can breath again post tc offer (and am processing saying “whoooo hooo” on my tc call), I just wanted to say thank you so much to everyone on here ❤️ I kinda came into this app cycle blind lmao and you all made it such a welcoming and supportive environment (and I really hope this...
  2. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Sidley tc offer 😭😭😭😭😭
  3. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    When I did speak to gr, they made super clear that their focus was on us on the current scheme (also their grad team is really only 3 people - and for winter they got like 1800 apps so that’s a lot per head lmao). There was so many gr ran assessments that I imagine we kept them busy this week...
  4. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    For the people who have asked me to find out Sidley updates re spring and summer - I don’t really have any lol sorry! The vac was kinda intense so didn’t really get chatting to grad recruitment at all. I know that they are working right up until Christmas, so maybe some movement could happen...
  5. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    What benefit would you have by not mentioning it? Even if you don’t get a seat in it (which is unlikely if you show interest in), IP feeds into a lot more sectors than just the realm of an IP seat. You have to sell yourself, and if you can do so best by talking about IP then you’d be doing...
  6. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    10 days
  7. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Good luck to everyone staring vac schemes over the next few days/weeks :) you got this!
  8. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anyone done the recruitment day for travers smith ?
  9. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I spelt Sidley Austin “Sidney Austin” in my first sentence of my first question. And I still got the vac 💀 one typo isn’t the end of the world
  10. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Their grad recruitment team is small and will be focusing on the wvs now. I can’t imagine they’ll hold interviews in December, while the wvs is going on and both HR and partners are busy. For spring or summer vacs, I would say January is more likely to have updates
  11. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Recruitment day for travers smith :)
  12. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Yeah I think it’s their version of the AC, but they call it recruitment day lol
  13. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Yep :)
  14. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Invited to the travers smith recruitment day (post partner interview)! 😀
  15. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Makes sense lol I’ve only looked at wvs so far 💀
  16. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think one week schemes are kinda rare. The only one I’ve came across is the Sidley wvs.
  17. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    You can presume most (if not all) US firms have additional assessments on the vac!
  18. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I applied an hour before the deadline for the Sidley winter vac scheme … and I’m doing the wvs in a few weeks. They 100% will look at your app.
  19. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I applied the last day (like 15 mins before closing) and I got invited to interview early this week. The next stage (the recruitment day) is in early December (2 days on the first week of dec/1 day second week). They also have a written assessment over a 2 week period. I’d imagine that all...
  20. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think you’ll be fine, you meet the requirements for points

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