TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[tball]

Can anyone help with advice or resources for Bird & Bird WG, Linklaters WG, Weil SJT & VI, Freshfields stage 1?
I have autism and struggle with psychometric tests so any advice would be really appreciated

 

[manifestingthetc]

Not sure what to think of the DLA piper WG ..I received my feedback report and I can't tell if I passed or failed it or what the pass rate is.. how soon will we find out?

 

[StressedByAMountainOfBooks]

Ngl could be very famous last words but very manageable:

• Tasks was not overly complicated - some tasks required using multiple different sources of info, so I managed to make several explicit references to them throughout my task's
• People there was not trying to trick you out
• Interview was extremely conversational

In terms of what I learnt

• Learn how to wrap things up - So during the group activity, I did was last presenting my part and I did not really prepare a concluding remark. But oh wells not that deep.
• When listing, remember to use different lingo/ structure like firstly, secondly and etc apart from also this blah blah also blah blah and etc
• Finally remember even though Timekeeper role is bait , remember to still appoint one. We forgot too lool (also none of us did not know how to read analog clock so made tracking time a bit long but is what it is)

 

[JBM]

wnc wvs offer

And gibson dunn offer same day. best day of my life

 

[JBM]

Congrats (also for GD)!! Could I ask whether your AC for W&C was on Monday or Tuesday?

tuesday

 

[Goingtogetatc]

Congrats! When did you apply?

September

 

[GT1205H]

I’m starting to think I will have a bunch of PFO coming into my inbox.

- DLA Piper: I was informed I passed WG on the 29th October but I hadn’t heard back from them since.
- Reed Smith: sent the application on the 7th Nov but haven’t being invited to the test yet (assuming PFO)
- Bird & Bird: I applied on the 11th Nov but I haven’t not received the test invite (I saw someone got it on the same day)
-Hogan Lovells WVS did the Job simulation on the 3rd October I’m 100% sure it is a PFO at this point

 

[jojo23]

My dog wouldn't stop barking the minute I start a video interview question😭😭😭

I didn't even break focus, I just spoke louder
Will this cook me 💀

 

[TCLAUser1]

Hi everyone, I applied to A&O and realised that they want to you link the work experience to law every time and I don't think I did. Should I withdraw my application as it seems quite important to getting to the next step?

 

[yasmars]

My dog wouldn't stop barking the minute I start a video interview question😭😭😭

I didn't even break focus, I just spoke louder
Will this cook me 💀

I think this shows you can work under pressure 😂

 

[user55998384]

Hi everyone, I applied to A&O and realised that they want to you link the work experience to law every time and I don't think I did. Should I withdraw my application as it seems quite important to getting to the next step?

hey, how did you find that out?

 

[Harvey Specter]

Has anyone else received an email from the grad rec team of Eversheds about their open evening next Monday with the reimbursement form sent as an attachment to the email?

I applied for their insight evening, was invited but then that got redacted and instead it was a PFO, so just slightly confused about whether this email is also another error like last time. 😂​

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

I’m starting to think I will have a bunch of PFO coming into my inbox.

- DLA Piper: I was informed I passed WG on the 29th October but I hadn’t heard back from them since.
- Reed Smith: sent the application on the 7th Nov but haven’t being invited to the test yet (assuming PFO)
- Bird & Bird: I applied on the 11th Nov but I haven’t not received the test invite (I saw someone got it on the same day)
-Hogan Lovells WVS did the Job simulation on the 3rd October I’m 100% sure it is a PFO at this point

Hey
Can't speak for the others but last year I got ny test from reed smith after a month

 

[Bread]

Any Davis Polk open day invites/rejections? It's on tuesday...

 

[jojo23]

I think this shows you can work under pressure 😂

As if the Freshfields test isn't enough pressure🤣🤣🤣

 

[lawyersum]

My dog wouldn't stop barking the minute I start a video interview question😭😭😭

I didn't even break focus, I just spoke louder
Will this cook me 💀

Dogs do have a sixth sense of detecting danger...maybe it was tryna protect you against a firm with bad vibes 🤣

 

[johnsmith]

My dog wouldn't stop barking the minute I start a video interview question😭😭😭

I didn't even break focus, I just spoke louder
Will this cook me 💀

Had similar issue with cat meowing repeatedly and it definitely threw me off so kudos to you for staying composed!

 

[DavidJC]

P,W Open Day rejection (but it means I can probably attend an event with a different firm instead!) and I didn't make it to the ASCAC Grand Finals (Go win it for us @johnsmith !), still feeling pumped about my momentum with writing applications though so probably a productive weekend incoming

 

[law123456789]

Anyone heard from A&O today / this week?

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

Hogan Lovells WVS PFO