TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Partcore22]

Anyone heard anything from Browne Jacobson post application?

Nope

 

[kim wexler]

covington PFO on a sunday morning ??? glad its out of the way tho

 

[Ancika]

covington PFO on a sunday morning ??? glad its out of the way tho

Yeah me too! A part of me feels like they feel a sense of enjoyment to schedule it on a Sunday!

 

[user24710026]

Covington PFO … mid day Sunday is strange?

 

[rlw123]

Hi does anyone have any tips for Walker Morris AC please?

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Partner]

It looks like some people heard back from Dechert - if I haven't, should I be worried? I applied 31/12

 

[oliviabeijing]

Cov PFO on a Sunday lol. At least it wasn't on Valentines day

 

[oliviabeijing]

Anyone from Travers Smith for summer VS?

 

[Mvla]

Covington just PFO'd me on a Sunday??? That's SO disrespectful omg.

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

It looks like some people heard back from Dechert - if I haven't, should I be worried? I applied 31/12

Same, I haven't, applied mid December. I asked LLM and got unexpected responses.

 

[Francis G.]

any more ac invites from covington? dream firm tbh

Is there anyone would like to kindly share the successful application form? pls pm. My real dream firm

 

[ddalki]

I'd really appreciate any insight into the HSF and Jones Day ACs!

 

[Afuturetrainee]

COVINGTON PFO on a Sunday?! WTF they don't take the weekends off there??

 

[kim wexler]

COVINGTON PFO on a Sunday?! WTF they don't take the weekends off there??

maybe its good we got rejected bc i shiver to imagine the culture of a law firm where even the HR is working on sunday lol

 

[Rosie_Kitten]

maybe its good we got rejected bc i shiver to imagine the culture of a law firm where even the HR is working on sunday lol

Nahh they just automatically set it to Sunday to make us even more pissed off (to laugh at us)

 

[kim wexler]

currently the only vac applications i have left waiting are travers smith and shoosmiths... also applied to TC at withers and some other firms but those are very unlikely so.. TRAVERS SMITH AND SHOOSMITHS PLEASEEE PULL THROUGHHH

 

[Donna Paulsen]

I have come to join the Covington Sunday PFO Club x

@Covington, even God took a day of rest you know x

 

[Shiv Lawy]

Anyone else feel that the competition this year must be so high (every PFO mentioning high volumes of qualified candidates) that anyone with mitigating circumstances doesn't stand a chance?

 

[AryanAgg]

Anyone else feel that the competition this year must be so high (every PFO mentioning high volumes of qualified candidates) that anyone with mitigating circumstances doesn't stand a chance?

Im curious if AI supported applications have started reaching critical mass.

 

[Shiv Lawy]

Im curious if AI supported applications have started reaching critical mass.

It's a vicious cycle because every high quality, targeted application to a dream firm that rejects post-app fuels the pressure to apply to two more firms with less tailored applications at the risk of wasting an application cycle