Hi does anyone know if RPC's online assessment has a VI element. They state that they test your motivations so I don't see how they do that apart from a VI unless they mean the traditional SJT motivations like testing whether you like tackling unfamiliar tasks.
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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Hey, when did you receive the test? I submitted my application today but haven’t received any.
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Currently procrastinating so thought I’d go have a quick look.
Went on their LinkedIn and it says “The countdown is on for our 9 January 2026 deadline!
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But across the board it is very vague… everywhere just says “January”
Went on their LinkedIn and it says “The countdown is on for our 9 January 2026 deadline!
“But across the board it is very vague… everywhere just says “January”
Hii, with applications limiting 5 work experiences, is it a good idea to just send your CV to the Grad Rec to explain all the other ones you have?
Hey @Legallylaw if they have limited the experiences to 5 and have not specified the criteria, your best option is to select 5 experiences you feel most sell your ability to navigate the legal world. Whether this be through direct experience or transferrable skills. It's probably limited for efficient screening, so I wouldn't suggesting sending them a CV if they haven't asked for one
Hey,
If it isn’t an application platform which requires you to send your CV. I personally wouldn’t send it to them, and would just choose examples which show a different set of skills I gained.
So if I had 3 retail examples, a University job (Mentoring), my current full time job, and a volunteering experience. I would drop one retail example as the skills I gained were likely similar to the rest of my retail examples.
Hopefully good news this week coming, feeling uber nervous! 
Hi @flower1, I think you've covered the bulk of what could potentially be asked in a written exercise, unless the firm wants to throw in a little curveball and provide another format, but generally what it is assessing will be the same.
We don't have any materials on the structure (from what I can gather at least) but I would say that it is probably wise not to focus too much on the structure, as opposed to the audience/technique in writing. Of course, structure helps, but remember this is more so to make this concise and easy to digest - so ask yourself, if you were the intended audience (in that position) how would you like the information to be presented to you e.g. if I was a client, I would want the overall answer (whether you call that an exec summary or not), then I'd want you to break down the main points, lastly ending on any next steps you may need from me. Understanding your audience will guide your structure.
Everyone's structure will be a little different, so firms will not really have a set template as to how you should have broken down the information, just that you've attempted to do so efficiently.
Yeah this is particularly shoddy given they state
"we review all applications after the closing date which is in January." on their website, they don't give the closing date there, they use their own shitty website which lacks closing dates instead of a site like allhires where the dates are clear and stark.
I always check dates on the corp website as I get nearer the time, but afaics there was never any indication of the closing date
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