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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

DavidJC

Legendary Member
Dec 29, 2019
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Mine is dry as ever but I've got exams to focus on this week anyway so hopefully I'll get good news at some point.

Wishing the best for anyone else dealing with January exams and also very best of luck to all those taking the SQE this month too (particularly @Abbie Whitlock and @Andrei Radu whom I think are probably taking it this month and have been so helpful throughout the cycle so far)!
 

Novaa

Distinguished Member
Dec 2, 2022
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Me scrolling through these updates like I don’t have work to do!! LOVE TO SEE IT 😍

Pizza Happy Crying GIF
 

trainee4u

Legendary Member
Sep 7, 2023
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i now understand how people are getting like 60 apps in hahahha. fair play

I did 100 apps last year without using AI. Once you have 2 or 3 "commercial news story" and an answer to "why do you want to be a lawyer" it's not that hard.
However, with AI rather than copying and pasting my "why do you want to be a lawyer" from another app, I can have it edit my answer to better fit the specific firm/wording of the question.
I find the AI creates annoying and obvious verbal tics which I do edit out (it likes to end its last paragraph with Finally, for example, and there are a bunch of unnecessary adverbs and common buzzwords), but it's got a lot better over the last 12 months, so why not use it.
 

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