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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

Afraz Akhtar

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  • Dec 22, 2025
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    Hi everyone, I had an issue with my assessment yesterday and am now losing sleep over it.

    The assessment was timed, and on the very first question, the software moved on to the next one before I clicked “Submit.” After that, during the third and fourth questions, I noticed that the time counter was skipping 3–4 seconds at a time. At this point, I was about to have a heart attack, honestly.

    I reported the issue via the Help Centre link, but then came the worst. They acknowledged the issue and explained that this can occur when using Safari (which was my case) or an outdated version of another browser. They concluded the email by saying: “We are sorry for the problem you have encountered and appreciate your patience in this matter.”

    I am not sure whether I should contact them again or reach out to the firm, or whether it is better to stay quiet and wait for the final result.

    @Abbie Whitlock @Afraz Akhtar @Andrei Radu, any advice, please?
    Hey @TS.Law I would reach out to the firm (flagged as important) and explain the issue that you faced, asking for another opportunity to sit the assessment or rectify the issue. Don't worry yourself with coming across "annoying" you'd be surprised how many technical issues these assessments bring, which is why graduate recruitment have a person manning the inbox to begin with, so that they can rectify any issues that persist during the application process.
     
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    Laurel Lance - Black Canary

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    Anyone heard Taylor Wessing written exercise for Summer Vacs. Said they'd hear send notification on tests by the end of December. So just wondering.
    No, it's quite ambivalent just like spring scheme, everyone being told to hear back mid December when got the test invite, and then end Nov once you completed the test. I'd assume the same for summer, apparently late month is for the rejection post WG, whilst WE invite is by mid of month. Last time ppl got WE invite on Monday 2/12 (earlier than the estimation), I thought we'll be hearing back sooner by today as the first Monday of month if they use the same timeline. Idk maybe it because of holiday so we'll be hearing back in mid Jan like the initial information.
     
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    Afraz Akhtar

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    Sure! So, the written exercise question is 'If you could change any law, which one would you change and why?' I believe it's an opinion piece; however, I am unsure how to structure it for 500 words.
    Ah, an opinion piece @WeGotThis! Although this does not need to be linked back to the firm, I think it's wise to identify a law that's relevant to the firm, its practices or at the very least its clients. Regardless, this question is more about seeing what makes you tick, and your assessment will be based on your commercial understanding of the challenges with certain laws, your ability to analyse the situation, and back up your answer with a detailed explanation. I would therefore suggest the following structure:

    1. Introduce a certain challenge behind a current law catered to a specific demographic, whether that be the wider public, businesses, or if you want brownie points, then a particular industry (preferably one the law firm tend to deal with). Explain what this is, and more importantly what the impact of those challenges are.
    2. Suggest your change to this law - be mindful that you don't come across unrealistic and those changes are tangible
    3. Explain why you think that change would be beneficial to the demographic it is currently presenting challenges for, it would be great if you could go into detail as to how this change mitigates against those specific challenges you previously identified
    4. Think about what other changes may be required to solidify this change in law, sometimes its not just the law change itself, its about education, regulation, observance etc - don't be afraid to highlight some minimal weaknesses in your proposed change, that you can show you've already considered and have presented mitigations for.
     
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    WeGotThis!

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    Ah, an opinion piece @WeGotThis! Although this does not need to be linked back to the firm, I think it's wise to identify a law that's relevant to the firm, its practices or at the very least its clients. Regardless, this question is more about seeing what makes you tick, and your assessment will be based on your commercial understanding of the challenges with certain laws, your ability to analyse the situation, and back up your answer with a detailed explanation. I would therefore suggest the following structure:

    1. Introduce a certain challenge behind a current law catered to a specific demographic, whether that be the wider public, businesses, or if you want brownie points, then a particular industry (preferably one the law firm tend to deal with). Explain what this is, and more importantly what the impact of those challenges are.
    2. Suggest your change to this law - be mindful that you don't come across unrealistic and those changes are tangible
    3. Explain why you think that change would be beneficial to the demographic it is currently presenting challenges for, it would be great if you could go into detail as to how this change mitigates against those specific challenges you previously identified
    4. Think about what other changes may be required to solidify this change in law, sometimes its not just the law change itself, its about education, regulation, observance etc - don't be afraid to highlight some minimal weaknesses in your proposed change, that you can show you've already considered and have presented mitigations for.
    Thank you so much! This is really insightful.
     

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