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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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I got invited to the open day with those strengths. Don’t be too quick to write yourself off!! You got this.Received my Latham feedback report and I wanna know if should expect a PFO
Strengths: effective communication and analytical thinking
Weaknesses: professional development and personal responsibility
Man, I really hate SJTs
To be fair, Skadden is one of the few firms that directly and openly communicate outcomes in advance and specific to the day, so I’m confident that no one will hear back before the 16th.
My strengths were effective communication and attention to detailReceived my Latham feedback report and I wanna know if should expect a PFO
Strengths: effective communication and analytical thinking
Weaknesses: professional development and personal responsibility
Man, I really hate SJTs
my only weakness was personal responsibility (despite selecting answers that were about going beyond my comfort zone / taking more responsibility?)
I haven't heard back but I'm not overthinking it, if I were you I wouldn't stress. SJTs seem hit or miss. You never know until you get an email from the firm with a yes or no.
Is it true that Milbank has no app questions/cover letter this year? I haven't taken a look yet as I know they're non-rolling and deadline is 31 Dec so I'm prioritising other firms' apps atm
It’s just personal info, grades and work history. I can’t see any app q’s or space for a cover letter, so assuming the form is relatively simple. I’m going to submit mine in the next week or so.
Is it worth applying for Dentons (TC) if I don't meet their GCSE requirements (seven GCSEs must be 6+). I don't really have any mitigating circumstances around this (except that it was during covid but I don't think that really works)?
My GCSEs are a weird mixture with Maths (8) and English (7) but I dont meet requirements still. A levels are AAA and Uni grades average solid 2:1 from a RS.
Do you think it's an automatic rejection or do they consider things holistically?
My GCSEs are a weird mixture with Maths (8) and English (7) but I dont meet requirements still. A levels are AAA and Uni grades average solid 2:1 from a RS.
Do you think it's an automatic rejection or do they consider things holistically?
Hello!
It's totally fine to answer scenario-based questions hypothetically, especially if you haven't faced that exact situation before. Interviewers will care more about how you think, not whether you have experience in that exact scenario before.
That said, it can strengthen your answer if you can connect the hypothetical scenario to something you have experienced, even if it is only loosely related. It shows that you are grounding your judgment and decisions in real-world behaviour.
For example, if the question is about handling an unethical client request and you've never dealt with anything that extreme, you could still mention a time when you navigated a tricky client interaction, managed conflicting expectations, or upheld a policy. Then you can transition into how you'd apply those principles to the scenario they gave you.
A good structure could look like:
- Explain your approach hypothetically (explaining your reasoning and the steps you'd take)
- Add one short real-life reference (if you can!)
- Finish with the overall outcome you'd aim for based on the situation
I hope that helps
Withers final stage interview for vac scheme! If anyone has any insights it would really be appreciated
Anyone know how Mayer Brown's rolling review works? I've recieved an inv for their online test but im wondering whether putting it off till the deadline day (15th) will hurt my chances as opposed to doing it tomorrow?
exact same for me!Received my Latham feedback report and I wanna know if should expect a PFO
Strengths: effective communication and analytical thinking
Weaknesses: professional development and personal responsibility
Man, I really hate SJTs
flip a coin guys, will i hear back from any law firm tomorrow (good or bad) 
lowkey tho, I've been thinking that applications are very much a gambling game, and the dopamine rush you get from getting a "jackpot" (offer/ next round/email) is very much the same 
is this even healthy LMAO
lowkey tho, I've been thinking that applications are very much a gambling game, and the dopamine rush you get from getting a "jackpot" (offer/ next round/email) is very much the same is this even healthy LMAO
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Gowling PFO after 43334 in the arctic shores?! what more do they want 
I gen dk why the sent some offers/pfo todayGowling PFO after 43334 in the arctic shores?! what more do they want
Didn’t they say they’ll update ppl tmr?
I’m sorry to hear that I’m wishing for some good news for you!!
if you dont mind me asking could you share the timeline of when u received and applied?!
Those GCSE requirements are for their apprenticeships, not for their TC. The reason they have those for the apprenticeship is because they are aimed at year 13 students who won’t even have A level grades yet.
I don’t know of any law firm that has GCSE requirements for training contracts or vac schemes, and I really doubt they’ll care so long as your uni grades are good.
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