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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
- Thread starter Ram Sabaratnam
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last year was on the friday. calls for offers emails for rejections
What was the first stage btw? A Watson glasser?Milbank stage 2 invitation! Seems selective given the email says ‘your application has been shortlisted for the next stage of the process’. Thought I did awfully at the first test so am quite surprised
I did a standard CV, including module breakdown because the form didn't ask for that info so I assumed we had to include it in the CV.
I've never heard of a legal CV needing an introduction section tbh...
That's also what I did and I was able to progress to the next stage. I think a standard CV is fine tbh!
HSF WVS PFO 
I think the experience will be the same for all but I’m sure they’ll know you were in the 1st batch so if you faced any issues I’m sure they’ll take that in to consideration!So I was a guinea pig… made to suffer?! I better get brownie points aka SJT invite for doing it yesterday and providing honest feedback
SJT + WG style questions. No VI. Quite standard.
It was SJT style multiple choice with two written questions at the end
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Hi @tom-sawyer I do not think there is a right or wrong way to tackle this question vis a vis the number of questions you should mention. I can both see how mentioning 1 question and then providing an 130 word explanation of the background and context of the question, but also the way it ties to your motivations, could be compelling in its show of depth; and how mentioning 3 questions, each with a 30-40 word explanation, could be attractive in terms of showing a breath of interests and research.
In my opinion, the option you go for should just depend on the specific of your interests and the firm; if you have one central interest in the firm that comes before all others, and especially if a question related to it may take a longer while to spell out, it wold make a lot of sense to go for the first approach. If instead you have a variety of reasons for interest, and the questions related to such interests are also easier to explain, it would definitely be sensible to go for the second option.
What I think is central to get this question right is to come up with good questions and clear explanation as to why they matter to you. As such, you should avoid doing the following:
- Asking questions which could also be researched online - a good question is one that you could only get a good answer from at the interview from someone with insider knowledge of the firm;
- Asking too broad or ambiguous questions: seek to be specific in the details of how you frame your question, showing that you know what kinds of aspects can truly differentiate the firm from its competitors;
- Asking questions solely meant to impress: while it is important to ask questions that reflect the depth of your research into the firm and of understanding of the legal market, you should also not ask questions only for asking's sake; instead, I think you should seek to connect each question with a plausibly-held motivation;
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Normally this would mean the last possible time you can submit your application is on the 31st at 23:59 - at 00:00 on the 1st the application form should be already closed. That said, I would advise you to seek to submit yours at least 15-20 minutes before the deadline. Application portals are busiest just before the deadline, and will not infrequently end up having technical issues with uploads and submissions in the last few minutes. As someone who has suffered the pain of having invested tens of hours in an application just to be unable to submit last moment, I would thus urge you to send yours in before that can happen
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