TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Elsie07777]

Got Clyde & Co VI invite just now after being told I did not meet the bench mark for online assessment two months ago. Anyone got insights on that? Would like to exchange with Simmons, Weil, NRF and DLA

 

[sbbusybee]

anyone heard back from p,w for spring

I think someone got an AC for spring earlier today?

 

[alphabravocharlie]

Someone ban me from my emails.

 

[Winter]

Congratulations!!
Can I ask when you did the test and what scores you got?

21st Nov, with a 786. High numerical, mid verbal

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

21st Nov, with a 786. High numerical, mid verbal

Thank you!!
I hope you smash the AC and get all the way to a TC

 

[EfficientBag123]

21st Nov, with a 786. High numerical, mid verbal

Oh wow that’s pretty reassuring. I got 789 and same pillars.

 

[M85672]

lol I applied for Dentons on the 5th of October and didn’t hear back

 

[CuriousTrainee]

Does anyone know roughly how long it takes AG to invite or PFO after WG?

 

[alphabravocharlie]

I honestly can’t bring myself to do the R&G application. I am so tired of the application process and SJTs. I will be done tho

 

[legal18]

Hiiii, for the skills demonstrated part of this question should I link this skill back to a legal career?

Describe the achievement or accomplishment you are most proud.
Use the space below to explain the steps you took, how the process challenged you and the skills demonstrated.
Max 300 words

 

[lawstudent_]

does anyone have insight to Clyde&Co VI?

 

[Afraz Akhtar]

Hiiii, for the skills demonstrated part of this question should I link this skill back to a legal career?

Describe the achievement or accomplishment you are most proud.
Use the space below to explain the steps you took, how the process challenged you and the skills demonstrated.
Max 300 words

Hey @legal18 although you don’t need to, I think it would be beneficial to link it back anyway. Just so that you can solidify your strength as a candidate and show that you understand what it takes to be a trainee. However, save this as a final sentence, so as to not dedicate too much of the word count whilst still being able to tie your answer together.

 

[BealMcAlly]

Can someone clarify if Macfarlanes mostly recruits from their Vac schemes? a friend was telling me about them and now I'm tempted to apply for their DTC.

 

[boots pharmacy]

I actually live for the random usernames. @boots pharmacy is one of my favourites

Thank you. I need medicine after all these apps.

 

[Gottagetthroughthis101]

Can anyone advise if there is a right or wrong way of answering those questions where there is a slider??

 

[AMullin]

Can anyone advise if there is a right or wrong way of answering those questions where there is a slider??

I can definitely confirm there is a wrong way...

 

[R2D2]

Just received my WG report from Linklaters- 72.5% in the test overall and 59% percentile... there goes another PFO

How did you find that out?

 

[shays]

also anyone heard back from. NRF for summer VS post arctic shores? I expect rejection but they could crack on with that

 

[Rosie_Kitten]

Can anyone advise if there is a right or wrong way of answering those questions where there is a slider??

Yes, but from what I understand, it's dependent on the firm and the question. Basically, there are two strategies: 1) wing it, answer honestly and hope that you're a match. 2) figure out exactly what the firm wants by the question and knowledge of the firm, and try figure out where to place it.

I don't have enough experience for 2 (except for obvious questions) so most of the time I just do 1.

 

[trainee4u]

vI think that's still amberjack specific/related, they just expanded the subtraits for each pillar.

Grit: Resilience, hitting your deadlines, completing your work
Creative Force: growth mindset, analysis(I think?) And maybe commercial mindset
Applied intellect: Collaboration and client focused
Digital mindset I'm not sure I can spot it in these subtraits.

Like you say these are a little tailored but the core Amberjack pillars are still there, just more nuanced.

There were 9 questions, and with typically two traits per questions, you'd expect 18 traits total, hence I assume each trait is tested in at least 3 questions, so if you can get 3 correct you get the "good job"

I found:

1: answers were related to collaboration and getting things done.
2. pretty much as question 1.
3: there was a collaborative answer, but I think this was a distractor and this was "problem-solving" (which is the 'digital mindset'), also again GTD.
4. I think this one was business mindset & client-focus
5. client focus & problem solving (digital mindset)
6. client focus & collaboration
7. client-focus & business mindset (I think? the private client was wasting their own money)
8. problem solving (this was a very standard digital mindset question where in any Amberjack you'd get a fail if you didn't breathlessly praise the joys of tech) & collaborate
9. problem-solving & maybe business mindset or collab (how to feedback to your supervisor).


There were LOTS of numerical questions (9), and six verbal ones, so I guess the verbal & numerical is given higher priority than individual SJT answers where you maybe f***ed up one or two ambiguous questions to result in a less-than-perfect score.
I scored numerical - high (IDK how many I got right), verbal ditto, Collab, GTD , APS (digital mindset): high, client-focused: 'some strengths', and business/commercial: 'requires improvement' (I guess this is zero?)