TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[radicaloptimist]

It says on the practice assessment for Browne Jacobson that there are two 500 word written questions to answer as part of the assessment. Does this all have to be answered in one go with the other questions, or can you come back to them another time once you’ve started?

 

[Cece176]

It says on the practice assessment for Browne Jacobson that there are two 500 word written questions to answer as part of the assessment. Does this all have to be answered in one go with the other questions, or can you come back to them another time once you’ve started?

Here I was thinking it would be a normal Amberjack SJT OOF

 

[Arv_329]

Does anyone know if slaughter call to PFO. If anyone has got a slaughter offer pls dm.

 

[kukubird]

"hope to receive an application from you next year" aw hayl naw im not ab to stay stuck in this cycle. they r literally wishing death on us

literally like God forbid!!!

 

[BeanaGoalGetter]

It says on the practice assessment for Browne Jacobson that there are two 500 word written questions to answer as part of the assessment. Does this all have to be answered in one go with the other questions, or can you come back to them another time once you’ve started?

I'm going to assume you can come back to it based on the fact its an amberjack and having done amberjacks before you can always come back (I did the Pinsent Masons assessment which also was an amberjack I believe, and also had written part to it - and I could come back)

 

[lawyerof2030]

Does anyone know if slaughter call to PFO. If anyone has got a slaughter offer pls dm.

they don't call at all

 

[kukubird]

Anyone know how/when Goodwin said they’d get back post-AC?

6th March latest

 

[Diana54]

6th March latest

Is this for spring?

 

[Diana54]

Any other final years secured a spring vac scheme? Super happy obviously but increasingly thinking I should have applied for summer. I was really keen to get a TC before graduating, but now my diss is due like 5 days after the end of the scheme, and it is stressing me outttt

I am in the same boat and I have emailed the firm to see if I can change to summer

 

[user397485]

have some slaughters offers come out for non-law

 

[kukubird]

Is this for spring?

for both

 

[BobThebIlly]

P, W summer PFO. Lowkey pissed at the “We encourage you to apply again in the next cycle, which opens in September.” Like Lizzy why coukdnt u just give me the interview

 

[Diana54]

Thoughts and feelings on this because it's really annoyed me. Certain US law firm is hosting an insight day for a select few of their vacation schemers before the VS begins to encourage them to accept 'potential' TC offers. The remaining VSers have no idea this is happening.

Would you be comfortable sharing which firms? - a big red flag if there was such a thing for a law firm

 

[Diana54]

for both

I guess it’s a pfo for those of us waiting for what back post VI. I had applied for summer

 

[Lissa06]

Thoughts and feelings on this because it's really annoyed me. Certain US law firm is hosting an insight day for a select few of their vacation schemers before the VS begins to encourage them to accept 'potential' TC offers. The remaining VSers have no idea this is happening.

What firm exactly is this? Ngl doesn't sound like someone you want to work for how did they even separate them into groups, like what was the basis for this?

 

[PinkZebra67]

IM rejection rapidly falling out of love with law

 

[user397485]

anything from bakers post ac

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Guysss, I got the WFW vac scheme. CRYINGGGG

 

[V2002]

I saw two people post TC offers for Gibson Dunn. Is this recruitment outside Spring and Summer VS? I am so confused.

 

[helenaskelton]

I'm going to assume you can come back to it based on the fact its an amberjack and having done amberjacks before you can always come back (I did the Pinsent Masons assessment which also was an amberjack I believe, and also had written part to it - and I could come back)

Is the written part motivational??