TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[legallybrunnette]

For people coming from outside London and attending schemes, do you have tips on finding suitable accommodation? (Most of my friends work full-time and have flatmates, so there is no space lol!) The firm which I will be attending the scheme offered some accommodation advice, but most are either very far away or expensive. Genuinely curious as to where people stay during those things!!

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

I’m pleased to announce that 85 days post VI, I’ve finally received a PFO from Freshfields for the DTC. Glad that’s finally over and done with. I think this is my 24th PFO of the cycle…

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Since there have been some changes to this I’ve decided to revive the league table once again:

1st place: Freshfields (79 days) UNDEFEATED CURRENT RECORD HOLDER - waiting post VI…
2nd place: Sidley Austin (78 days) RUNNER UP and finally at last post app outcome - TI invite
3rd place: Milbank (38 days) PFO post SJT
4th place: Travers Smith (37 days) PFO post app
5th place: Covington (30 days) PFO post app
6th place: Faegre Drinker (27 days) PFO post app
7th place: Orrick (24 days) PFO post WG

Unfortunately Faegre didn’t make it past 6th place but I wish them the best of luck for the next app cycle! Now we wait for FF DTC post VI…​

Since there have been some changes to this I’ve decided to revive the league table once again:

1st place: Freshfields (85 days) UNDEFEATED CURRENT RECORD HOLDER - PFO post VI…
2nd place: Sidley Austin (78 days) RUNNER UP and finally at last post app outcome - AC invite
3rd place: Milbank (38 days) PFO post SJT
4th place: Travers Smith (37 days) PFO post app
5th place: Covington (30 days) PFO post app
6th place: Faegre Drinker (27 days) PFO post app
7th place: Orrick (24 days) PFO post WG

This will be the final league table post for a while now, but it’s official: FF are the undefeated record holders for slowest firm of the decade!​

 

[CupOfTea17]

Got an AC for Browne Jacobson London Office this morning!
If anyone has any insights to working at the firm in general I would be super grateful - their website doesn't have much of this!

(for the SVS)

 

[legal world]

Guys today’s the day we will ALL get SH summer VS offers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wait are you manifesting or did you find out from somewhere that they're giving out offers today haha