TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[floral.tcla]

happy New Year’s eve eve everyone…

has anyone else completed dla piper’s voice interview?
would really appreciate any advice from mods on answering motivational questions in a voice interview when you’ve already answered them at the written stage - is this essentially the chance to deliver that but while showing your voice and personality?
also for some context in the invite email, it says it’s around 15 mins long but the booking suggestion says 30 mins (and also at this stage they don’t want you to ask questions at the end). This is a lot of extra time lol so unsure what to make of it😅

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[applicant3000]

the goodwin VI is really not that bad tbh. it's fairly standard motivational/competency questions you should prep anyway

 

[Harvey Specter]

the goodwin VI is really not that bad tbh. it's fairly standard motivational/competency questions you should prep anyway

You’re gna have a stampede of people rushing to msg you now for “insights” into Goodwin’s VI like:

 

[ninarosee]

Gibson Dunn AC!

 

[SamiyaJ]

You’re gna have a stampede of people rushing to msg you for “insights” into Goodwin’s VI now like:

I’m about to be one of them 😂😂😂

 

[JasmineM9]

the goodwin VI is really not that bad tbh. it's fairly standard motivational/competency questions you should prep anyway

That is actually really reassuring, I do not like VIs at all! If you don't mind me asking, are there any commercial questions? I am prepping those just in case. Thanks in advance!

 

[BealMcAlly]

White & Case AC!
Also, Linklaters said they filled places for the winter scheme but offered an AC for the spring scheme instead.

Did you apply for the winter one or spring?

 

[Jack Falahee]

does anyone have a list of firms that dont use amberjack? or the Taylor wessing/eversheds type test? im getting tired of these... I almost miss the Watson Glaser.

Other firms with Watson Glaser/Critical Thinking Test (Apps still open):

Milbank
Cooley
Cleary Gottlieb
Addleshaw Goddard

I've made a list for Amberjack before on this thread, worth check it out.
Other firms use Cappfin and SHL (Ashurst, Osborne Clarke, etc). The rest are quite direct either with written exercise or interview.

 

[Mikeross750]

Other firms with Watson Glaser/Critical Thinking Test (Apps still open):

Milbank
Cooley
Cleary Gottlieb
Addleshaw Goddard

I've made a list for Amberjack before on this thread, worth check it out.
Other firms use Cappfin and SHL (Ashurst, Osborne Clarke, etc). The rest are quite direct either with written exercise or interview.

OC's test was designed to cook aspiring solicitors full of energy and dreams.

 

[M85672]

“Insights” are a cover up for asking for the vi questions lowkey but I could be wrong.

I’ve given insights and been fully ignored no thank you or anything as it was not the questions themselves.

Like 9 times out of 10 if the application does not have any motivational questions obviously the vi will.

Most of these vi’s are the same just worded differently. Only vi I think is ludicrous is bakers. As well as W&C and Kirkland for 15 secs prep. Also Reed smith for asking 3 sub questions in 1 question.

That being said I don’t mind a cheeky trade!

White & Case VI was absolutely criminal. I prepped so well and had no idea that the prep time was like 15 seconds lol, it completely threw me off. I spent like half of the response time for one of the questions just reading the question because I didn't even get a chance to fully register it lol

 

[tc2026]

I dont understand why firms dont make whether they are rolling or not clear enough...

 

[Harvey Specter]

I dont understand why firms dont make whether they are rolling or not clear enough...

That’d be extra work for grad rec and they prefer to keep things rly ambiguous. They probs read these forums and see our daily crash-outs over whether they’re rolling or non-rolling and be like:

 

[Wagamamas]

I dont understand why firms dont make whether they are rolling or not clear enough...

I’d say many do make it clear it’s just that they don’t follow their own process and it makes it super confusing. Stating your rolling then then waiting until after the deadline or the opposite.

Cough cough Kirkland and Hogan lovells 👀

 

[Suii]

Do law firms deduct points in VI if you discuss a point that is not relevant to the question even if your first point is really strong. Say your first point is really strong then your second point is not related to the question. Hope that makes sense.

 

[BealMcAlly]

Other firms with Watson Glaser/Critical Thinking Test (Apps still open):

Milbank
Cooley
Cleary Gottlieb
Addleshaw Goddard

I've made a list for Amberjack before on this thread, worth check it out.
Other firms use Cappfin and SHL (Ashurst, Osborne Clarke, etc). The rest are quite direct either with written exercise or interview.

I want to just add on say that Milbank's WG is a stage 2 assessment.

There is an SJT and timed application questions for stage 1!!

 

[floral.tcla]

White & Case VI was absolutely criminal. I prepped so well and had no idea that the prep time was like 15 seconds lol, it completely threw me off. I spent like half of the response time for one of the questions just reading the question because I didn't even get a chance to fully register it lol

Most time-generous US law firm VI:

 

[yasmars]

hi, did you find out please?

No VI

 

[tc2026]

is Cooley rolling?

 

[BealMcAlly]

is Cooley rolling?

Get submitting!! 👏🏼💪🏼😉

 

[CharlesT47]

How many people heard from Kirkland ? Do you think this is all their ACs?