TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[maymays]

Anyone hear back from NRF post-VI?

 

[TheSaulGoodman]

anyone knows what the OC test is?

If you're talking about stage 1 the provider is SHL

 

[anon78365222111]

Anyone hear back from NRF post-VI?

They emailed saying AC’s are 10-18th Feb so I’m assuming they’ll reply next week or maybe week after

 

[spamelinazoid]

Reed Smith AC OMG!!!! First AC, any tips??

Wooo well done!!!

When did you submit the amberjack?? (And if youre willing to share, for info gathering purposes to sus out the benchmark, what were your scores 🥲)

 

[Lamosophia4]

Still have not heard anything from Weil :/

 

[I’m a celebrity get me out of here - VS/TC edn]

Still have not heard anything from Weil :/

I’m putting together a March;

date: Monday 19th January
time: 9am
meeting point: Chancery Road station

if they won’t tell us we’ll have to go in and get the answers ourselves 😭

 

[Harvey Specter]

I’m putting together a March;

date: Monday 19th January
time: 9am
meeting point: Chancery Road station

if they won’t tell us we’ll have to go in and get the answers ourselves 😭

 

[saj1208]

Bombed RS amberjack, only 17 :/ I'm so confused about this, I did a load of Amberjack practice exams to prep, and all the scenarios in the SJT I've seen in advance. Really feeling defeated. High in both verbal and Maths though which I guess I should be happy about 😂 congrats to everyone who has progressed to the AC!!

 

[Novaa]

I’m putting together a March;

date: Monday 19th January
time: 9am
meeting point: Chancery Road station

if they won’t tell us we’ll have to go in and get the answers ourselves 😭

I’m not even the “us” in question, as I didn’t apply. But I’ll be there in solidarity.

 

[sadlawyer01]

Ashurst WE!
I've never done one of these before, any advice?

hi when did you apply?

 

[sadlawyer01]

does cooley have a VI after WG? or is it straight to AC after WG

 

[spamelinazoid]

Bombed RS amberjack, only 17 :/ I'm so confused about this, I did a load of Amberjack practice exams to prep, and all the scenarios in the SJT I've seen in advance. Really feeling defeated. High in both verbal and Maths though which I guess I should be happy about 😂 congrats to everyone who has progressed to the AC!!

Its so hard honestly, I did 2 amberjacks in the span of a few days and got wildly different scores. We need an anonymous gradrec to drop some tea on how these things are set up and assessed because they are not a standardised test at all and preparing is near impossible

 

[kukubird]

Akin OA! Is it just standard cappfinity?

 

[TheSaulGoodman]

Me @ my inbox rn:

Dying for an update

 

[JasmineM9]

Me looking at my manager after he caught me researching Weil:

 

[Novaa]

Hmm… LOL!

I WAS WRONG AND MADE IT TO 6PM WITH AN EMPTY INBOX!! 😭😭

 

[I’m a celebrity get me out of here - VS/TC edn]

Me looking at my manager after he caught me researching Weil:

Researching now😳 applications closed last month 🤣 or do you have an AC🤝

 

[JasmineM9]

Researching now😳 applications closed last month 🤣 or do you have an AC🤝

Nahh I was trying to find Weil response timelines etc because I still haven’t heard back and I am going insane 😅

 

[Novaa]

Me looking at my manager after he caught me researching Weil:

Me looking at HR when they ask why I’ve suddenly followed 5 law firms on LinkedIn and liked 10 posts about deadlines #LawGradInANonLawRole 😍

 

[TheLegalEdit]

Congratulations to everyone who secured a AC this week! Amazing!!

Just did my RPC test and got Credibility, Commercial Insights and Curiosity as my top and Personal Responsibility as my lowest.

What do you guys think? Good enough for an AC? I believe my application is strong