TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Isobel.liddle]

Hiya - not VS related at all. But I was wondering if anyone else here has applied to the L'Oréal Legal Summer Internship?

 

[WillKitchen]

does anyone know which top law firms don’t use video or telephone interviews in their recruitment process?

I think that Paul Hastings doesn’t. I seem to recall that all their interviews are in person. Sounds great!

 

[WillKitchen]

By the way, I'd take a phone interview over a VI any day! So long as there is a real human there to speak with. Makes all the difference.

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

does anyone know which top law firms don’t use video or telephone interviews in their recruitment process?

Off memory I think none of these firms use video or telephone interviews as part of their process:

Ashurst
Cleary Gottlieb
Covington & Burling
Davis Polk
Debevoise
Dechert
Fried Frank
HSF Kramer
King & Spalding
Linklaters
Morrison Foerster
Orrick
Paul Weiss
Ropes & Gray
Slaughter and May

I’m sure there are some others too but these are the ones off my head that iirc don’t use VI/TI…​

 

[StudentWP]

does anyone know if everyone gets the DACB VI, and when should we expect to hear back?