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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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I wouldnt worry too much about this, just email your tutor and ask if it is okay but they never really ask more than a confirmation of grades..etc. They usually contact after you get an offer for VC or TC as well (or just before they make the offer). Most tutors are used to students asking and dont mind at all. Mine got fed up of me asking everytime and said i can put her down for all applications she doesnt care LOL
Congrats everyone who got Weil AC!!!! seems like quite a few, wondering if anyone got a rejection LOL i havent heard back yet so waiting..
@rohing99 the decision is largely driven on candidate performance. At this stage, your written application, test performance, academic criteria (and the vast beyond) has done what it needed to do, and that is get you to an AC. The decision after that is made on how you performed in the AC.
The way this tends to happen is that you are scored across each exercise against the metric that they've set. I don't know what grading they use, some grade you like you're sitting high school exams and others grade you out of a number - it really depends on how what works for the firm but the outcome will be the same regardless. All of the marks are provided to graduate recruitment, who then, create a final coalition - whether that's a total or an average and you're placed in a leaderboard.
Typically, at the end of the AC, all the assessors and graduate recruitment will sit in a meeting and talk through that leaderboard, and each assessor will talk through your feedback and what they liked. Essentially, they want to anticipate if the assessors think you should be made an offer. The reason this is important, is that you could have raised some serious concerns in one exercise but your performance in the other two was really strong - so hearing directly from the assessors is important.
Some firms may place a higher emphasis on certain components of the AC over others, but again, this depends on their process and what it is they consider to be most important.
Hi guys!
On the Charles Russell Speechlys application form, there's a "Why this firm" question, which is worded as follows:
"Please outline the reasons you have chosen to apply to Charles Russell Speechlys.
We're interested to understand: your research on the firm, how our work/clients has captured your interest, what excites you about working for an international firm, and the reason for choosing your preferred office location."
Ordinarily, I'd use part of my answer to this question to talk about why private client work interests me (because I can then tie this in with Charles Russell Speechlys' private client expertise). However, I'm thinking that this kind of reasoning is already covered by another question on the application form (relevant text highlighted in bold):
"Please use the space below to describe the reasons you want to be a solicitor.
Outline what first prompted your interest in the profession, your research on the profession and how this informed your decision, and particular areas of law that interest you."
Would a good, joined-up approach to these questions to be, for example, to use the latter to talk about, for example, why private client work interests me, and then talk in the former about Charles Russell Speechlys' emphasis on private client work (whilst alluding to the fact that I have mentioned elsewhere that I'm interested in private client work)?
If anyone has any ideas (no matter how small), I'd be really grateful!
On the Charles Russell Speechlys application form, there's a "Why this firm" question, which is worded as follows:
"Please outline the reasons you have chosen to apply to Charles Russell Speechlys.
We're interested to understand: your research on the firm, how our work/clients has captured your interest, what excites you about working for an international firm, and the reason for choosing your preferred office location."
Ordinarily, I'd use part of my answer to this question to talk about why private client work interests me (because I can then tie this in with Charles Russell Speechlys' private client expertise). However, I'm thinking that this kind of reasoning is already covered by another question on the application form (relevant text highlighted in bold):
"Please use the space below to describe the reasons you want to be a solicitor.
Outline what first prompted your interest in the profession, your research on the profession and how this informed your decision, and particular areas of law that interest you."
Would a good, joined-up approach to these questions to be, for example, to use the latter to talk about, for example, why private client work interests me, and then talk in the former about Charles Russell Speechlys' emphasis on private client work (whilst alluding to the fact that I have mentioned elsewhere that I'm interested in private client work)?
If anyone has any ideas (no matter how small), I'd be really grateful!
I went to OD for CRS - they said you need to literally take each part of the 'Why CRS' question as a question to answer so I would mention private client briefly but they are interested in how you have researched the firm so maybe briefly mention another practice area for balance. They said they don't want people to mention private client alone. So yes mention pc in the first q but then maybe pick another practice area in the latter qHi guys!
On the Charles Russell Speechlys application form, there's a "Why this firm" question, which is worded as follows:
"Please outline the reasons you have chosen to apply to Charles Russell Speechlys.
We're interested to understand: your research on the firm, how our work/clients has captured your interest, what excites you about working for an international firm, and the reason for choosing your preferred office location."
Ordinarily, I'd use part of my answer to this question to talk about why private client work interests me (because I can then tie this in with Charles Russell Speechlys' private client expertise). However, I'm thinking that this kind of reasoning is already covered by another question on the application form (relevant text highlighted in bold):
"Please use the space below to describe the reasons you want to be a solicitor.
Outline what first prompted your interest in the profession, your research on the profession and how this informed your decision, and particular areas of law that interest you."
Would a good, joined-up approach to these questions to be, for example, to use the latter to talk about, for example, why private client work interests me, and then talk in the former about Charles Russell Speechlys' emphasis on private client work (whilst alluding to the fact that I have mentioned elsewhere that I'm interested in private client work)?
If anyone has any ideas (no matter how small), I'd be really grateful!
TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Addleshaw Goddard (AG) Voice Interview invite! First time getting to the third stage, so not sure what to expect - I'd be immensely grateful for any insights. Don't have any VI insights to trade, but will happily send application materials or experience with online tests for any of the various...
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Finally got my PFO
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Congratulations!!! Can I ask how they long they took to get to you after the AC?
Anyone heard from HL post VI? (Summer VS)
Has anyone heard back from the following:
Addleshaw Goddard Manchester post-app
DLA Piper Manchester post-WG
Willkie post-VI
Addleshaw Goddard Manchester post-app
DLA Piper Manchester post-WG
Willkie post-VI
I haven’t received any email😭 does that mean I should assume automatic PFO?
I havent heard back from Dechert either (applied 28 Nov) and tbh am crushed about it. I felt it was my best application by far. Anyone know if there's a teensy tiny possibility they'll continue sending out WEs...?
I'm in the same boat!! Why do they send it to some and not others??!!
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