TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[johnsmith]

I didn't realise there was a second test for Mischon? Are you talking about the sjt before their assessment centre?

Ignore me, thought it was another post about Latham!

 

[boots pharmacy]

Has anyone with 2.2 modules + mitigating circumstances successfully progressed at a Cleary/HSF-K type firm that traditionally looks for consistent 2.1's?

I have a consistently strong academic profile and graduated with a good 2.1 (64-67%), but scored an overall 2.2 in first year. I have mitigating circumstances, but am unsure of whether or not to invest much time to making an application for these firms.

 

[student101!]

V&E is always rolling, but I would still recommend applying asap in case.

has anyone heard back from them yet?

 

[Trophy]

has anyone heard back from them yet?

I applied for the autumn/winter vacation scheme and have heard nothing.

 

[SBD total 1000lbs (and an applicant)]

Is anyone else experiencing issues with Hogan Lovells' online test? None of the content is loading and I cannot complete anything

 

[abc124]

Is W&C's application portal not working for anyone else? I need to do the vi tomorrow and idk if I should message grad recruitment or wait until tomorrow morning?

 

[boots pharmacy]

Is Cappfinity down for anyone else?

 

[boots pharmacy]

Is anyone else experiencing issues with Hogan Lovells' online test? None of the content is loading and I cannot complete anything

Same here. I would advise emailing grad rec in case any timed portions of the test were triggered.

 

[boots pharmacy]

Is W&C's application portal not working for anyone else? I need to do the vi tomorrow and idk if I should message grad recruitment or wait until tomorrow morning?

Am also having issues with Freshfields and HL application portals. Seems like others are too. Would advise you to email grad rec.

 

[SBD total 1000lbs (and an applicant)]

Same here. I would advise emailing grad rec in case any timed portions of the test were triggered.

Yeah I'm doing so rn, is your issue with Cappfinnity in general or also with HL?

 

[boots pharmacy]

Yeah I'm doing so rn, is your issue with Cappfinnity in general or also with HL?

HL and FF, which also uses Cappfinity. Is your issue similar? ;

 

[SBD total 1000lbs (and an applicant)]

HL and FF, which also uses Cappfinity. Is your issue similar? ;

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Yeah mine does the exact same thing lol, I did FF but this is just with HL

 

[tk.42_]

Is 180 words/250 too little for an application that says max is 250 words

 

[trainee4u]

Hi all, for those who have completed the Hogan Lovells Job Simulation test, I was just wondering whether you wouldn't mind sharing whether the questions were more focused on the situations themselves in the test (i.e., how you would respond in different scenarios), or could be related more to your personal motivation, skills, and competencies? Prepping for possible questions such as Why the firm, why commercial law would take up so much more time. Thank you so much!

fwiw it was just standard VI stuff - three predictable/conventional VI type questions.
As a 'job simulation' I felt it was very weak, in particular there was only one very basic written task, the three VI qs and a few SJT 'rank these best to worst' questions

 

[Lawlawland]

A generic question:

What's the ideal number of law firm applications to make in a cycle if you intend to submit a solid, well researched one?

So many opportunities around the same time, and I'm facing a decision fatique. I wonder if this is limiting my depth of research about each firm. I also feel kinda stressed about not maximizing the count, to maximize the opportunity. But, I also feel a burn out to do the same thing on loop. Struggling to figure out what's enough!

A guidance from people who've already figured this out would help a lot (this is my first cycle, and I'm just figuring out and navigating).

Thanks in advance!

 

[WeGotThis!]

Is W&C's application portal not working for anyone else? I need to do the vi tomorrow and idk if I should message grad recruitment or wait until tomorrow morning?

Seems like an AWS issue again as AllHires and Capp is down. I'm thinking of emailing Grad Rec about it but office hours are over too.

 

[londonlawyer]

Is 180 words/250 too little for an application that says max is 250 words

Depends on whether the word count is for work experience section or long-form question. For the work experience section, 180 words is definitely fine (I have progressed with many firms even with around just 100 words for WE section when the word limit was 250). But for long answer question, I would definitely try to get as close to 250 words as possible. I would say 240 words should be the lower limit if the max is 250 for a long answer question.

 

[abc124]

Seems like an AWS issue again as AllHires and Capp is down. I'm thinking of emailing Grad Rec about it but office hours are over too.

I just emailed, worst case they see it first thing in the morning

 

[Amgrad]

Seems like an AWS issue again as AllHires and Capp is down. I'm thinking of emailing Grad Rec about it but office hours are over too.

I just realised! I wanted to fill out my application on all-hires and it can't be loaded. Hopefully it will be back to normal ASAP as the deadline is Friday 31st October.

This AWS issues are frustrating, last week I couldn't attend AAL events as all-day were cancelled. Glad, I had no test coming up as I finished it all on Sunday and Monday.

 

[WeGotThis!]

I just emailed, worst case they see it first thing in the morning

Ya MS Azure and AWS are both down and Grad Rec for all firms is going to be out of office now. I think I'll have to the VI tomorrow morning.