TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[AMullin]

NRF VI! Not sure if its automatic but I definitely wasn't expecting this one!

 

[TCLAuser2002]

NRF VI! Not sure if its automatic but I definitely wasn't expecting this one!

Definitely not automatic!

 

[spamelinazoid]

Should I lose hope with Reed Smith? Have they got back to anyone else who applied on the deadline? Or is it just an automatic rejection now.

my experience has always been that if you write a good enough application, applying on the deadline isn't necessarily something that would kill an application (FF, HL and Bakers previous apps all sent minutes before the deadline and still progressed to next stage).

I assume GradRec are currently ploughing through a horde of deadline-day applications, which is why we haven't heard anything since the 24th. Many people leave it until the last day to submit.

 

[Future Trainee 1792]

Hi!! Any insights into W&C Online Test?

 

[Winter]

NRF VI! Not sure if its automatic but I definitely wasn't expecting this one!

Congrats!! when did you complete the test?

 

[AMullin]

Congrats!! when did you complete the test?

Thank you!

I did the test on 17/11 and got 2/4/4/3

 

[applicant457]

Anyone got a VI for NRF? And if yes what do you think the questions might be?

 

[tah579]

Those that got the NRF VI invite today was this for the Winter or Summer VS? I submitted my Summer VS app in early December and have not heard back im assuming thats a rejection then.

 

[baj5]

anyone have any recs on how long the cover letter for Perkins LBA is supposed to be? And are we meant to answer just the two qs? I'm struggling to decide.

 

[jojo23]

DLA AC OMGOMG😭

Caught me so off guard I started crying and laughing in public😭

How do I ask for a different date though?
Also, what do I need to do/learn/prepare for the AC?

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

DLA AC OMGOMG😭

Caught me so off guard I started crying and laughing in public😭

How do I ask for a different date though?
Also, what do I need to do/learn/prepare for the AC?

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

 

[Harvey Specter]

DLA AC OMGOMG😭

Caught me so off guard I started crying and laughing in public😭

How do I ask for a different date though?
Also, what do I need to do/learn/prepare for the AC?

Ayyyy congrats rkid you’ve smashed it frfr! 🥳​

 

[Novaa]

Seeing that MDR email subject line, made me have an out-of-body experience 😭😭😭 I started thinking who’s giving me a PFO now??!

Also why would they send it three times PLSSSS, my storage is full. And I just received a fourth one?? 💀

While on the topic on MDR, any advice to prepare for the AI test?

 

[elle woods]

guessing it's a PFO from NRF for me 💔not surprising given my arctic shores score tho haha

 

[tom-sawyer]

That makes two of us!

guessing it's a PFO from NRF for me 💔not surprising given my arctic shores score tho haha

 

[Leader of the Night Watch of the Contractless]

DLA AC OMGOMG😭

Caught me so off guard I started crying and laughing in public😭

How do I ask for a different date though?
Also, what do I need to do/learn/prepare for the AC?

@Jaysen, we need a flexed bicep emoji to react to posts like this. Or the one with a cat shedding tears of joy.

 

[tball]

Anyone know if White & Case or Milbank offer reasonable adjustments for their tests?
*I know W&C is untimed but do they take into account e.g. neurodivergence

 

[yuhhhh]

That makes two of us!

that makes three of us!

Although I scored 4/4/3/2 for my Arctic Shores

 

[elle woods]

that makes three of us!

Although I scored 4/4/3/2 for my Arctic Shores

that's a really good score! I got a 1 in mine hahah

 

[User2640]

For those who have applied to Birketts before, I was wondering at what stage the firm usually contacts your academic and employment referees? Will they inform you before contacting them? This is the first time I've seen a referee section on an app form, so have no idea how firms typically use this information. Any insights would be very appreciated!