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  1. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I only heard back end of last week that I'd moved to interview stage so think you're still well within tolerance levels for applying!
  2. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think generally the advise is prose for nearly all firms but sorry I don’t actually remember their personal feelings on this
  3. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    At this point I’m happy for tests to run into January 😅
  4. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    London or Bristol?
  5. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Yeah, I get you, at the OD, they mentioned up to 8 trainees in Bristol. Perhaps they're expanding it for this year, as Bristol is growing in headcount, and might have more capacity for trainees? Or it's just how it lands between the two offices based on the standard of candidates
  6. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Some spots are for Bristol!
  7. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    24th October
  8. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    They advised January at the OD! Think volume for Bristol like less than London so they focus on that first.
  9. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I didn’t get a rejection but no 2nd test!
  10. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Does anyone have any insights on the BCLP strengths-based interview?
  11. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    If anyone didn’t get involved this year I’d really recommend participating in the Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness competition - there was a phenomenal room of finalists to meet and learn from and the AS team are so slick in how they run it and support everyone. At least one winner is...
  12. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    It really didn’t seem to feed off my application at all, more the responses I gave, not sure on others experiences but it wasn’t quite as clever as I’d though it would be!
  13. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Simmons is like this! They outlined this at a recent OD.
  14. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Calling them is definitely the way forward - the delay could just be because they're trying to look into the technical issue and work out how to address it as the issue was unexpected.
  15. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    December!
  16. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Also just had an AC invite - my first of the season!
  17. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    It’s not coming out until after the closing date!
  18. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    They advised at the OD that you choose your most recent and relevant, but where you may have had multiple jobs, say hospitality, you can group them and cover the skills you picked up that would apply to being a trainee. If you were, say, a career changer, though, you could go last 4 jobs over a...
  19. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think I went with three so I could explain them really well rather than trying to cover too much and too thinly - 500 words is quite a bit of word count though.
  20. J

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Yes, the numerical ones definitely! I know I got one wrong on the A&O S, The same question came up again, and I got it right that time.

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