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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    london
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    omg DLA TI invite after passing the WG on 30/10 🫢
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    first test is not an amberjack- its an ai chat-based interview suuper hard to explain its has written answers on motivation, your work exp, commercial awareness etc. i would say no crazy qs but just give yourself enough time (also ur recorded and there is 1 short VI)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    does anyone remember if you have to select for spring or summer in the AG application form (for ldn office)? I can't remember which I applied for lmao
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    nooo i emailed ab this a couple months ago :( not recruiting for london this cycle boo
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    oh totallyyy they should have added like a word count limit or at least indicated how long they wanted answers to be (it had a little message to keep answers brief but it never said how brief lol)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    has anyone heard anything from mishcon about the SJT? tbf it is probably taking them some timeeee to go through the chat-based interview if everyone wrote as much as me at least lol
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Yes, they definitely were historically non-rolling, but the application has changed a lot this year so ig they have changed the process too! The deadline hasn't passed and they're clearly assessing and progressing candidates already so theyre defo rolling now. However, my AC is not until a week...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    spring!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    milbank ac ! relatedly- when vac schemes clash what are firms’ general response for moving to a scheme later in the year? I know this will vary firm to firm but does anyone have any idea?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    omg that is so cheeky they must have changed their website without announcing it -- i copied into my notes a while ago that they review applications approximately 1 month before the application deadline (ie starting in mid-Dec) but now it says approximately one month after applications open...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    spring!
  13. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thank you!! I did the test on 21/10 :)
  14. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Taylor Wessing WE! :)
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hello! Yes, I received a feedback report just after I took the test-- but it was just a standard Cappfinity report (couple of strengths, 1 weakness) but heard nothing yet about outcomes. I think last year people heard in December at the earliest :)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    They email you to let you know you have passed the benchmark — often the day after you take the WG!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Should I give up ab DLA piper? I have seen people be rejected who took the WG after me which could be a sign I'll be progressed but I passed the WG on the 30th of Oct-- they might have just forgotten ab me lol
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Omg bird & bird virtual AC??? i stg never count yourself out because i have never passed a VI before and i thought that one in particular was a bit of a car crash
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I know this is dependent on the individual but what would you put in an application answer like: "Please set out below any additional information which you feel is relevant to your application. Max 300 words" Especially when there is already a motivational question and an extracurriculars...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Withers says on their website: "Applications close mid-January. We start to review applications approximately one month prior to the application deadline." So while they're rolling, they haven't started to review them yet! Besides, 4 weeks is not insanely long to progress to the next stage. I...

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