TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Someoneinlaw]

Pinsent Masons PFO. Alternatively, anyone have any insights/advice for PWC's vacation scheme virtual AC?

Is this post AC or Post Online assessment ?

 

[Unknowncabbage]

Anyone have an idea about Mayer Brown's timelines for getting back/ACs?

 

[c.t.tc]

Does anyone know around what dates TW Spring acs started last year?

 

[TortillaTC]

entirely up to you, but I would email as the stage two invites (in my experience, got sent out relatively soon after). I did my stage two, but then they said I hadn't (wasnt in the system), so I had to do another one. Their system is so unconvincing because it never sent submission receipts to my email. its been a faff but hopefully we'll pull through!

Ahh I see thank you! I emailed their Support Desk address, ([email protected]), do you think they have a UK grad rec one too? I couldn’t find it online

 

[c.t.tc]

The mothballs kicking around my inbox are laughing at me I swear

 

[RowdtoTC2026]

May I ask when did you apply?

9th of December

 

[EfficientBag123]

The mothballs kicking around my inbox are laughing at me I swear

It’s wayyy too quiet

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Stephenson Harwood just made my inbox slightly wet today! Thank you for providing lunch on your selective virtual open day

 

[silonthesofa]

Does anyone know around what dates TW Spring acs started last year?

I think they said end of January, but can't say for certain. Have you heard back post written exercise?

 

[asplawyer100]

Hiya, did you apply to the London Office? I haven't heard back post assessment for Milton Keynes and im starting to think its a PFO.

Hi, no I applied for Milton Keynes. I got the VI interview a few days before Christmas.

 

[TheLegalEdit]

I honestly don’t understand how I can score 9, 9, 7, 7 for Weil Amberjack, and then get 4, 4, 6, 4 for Reed Smith. The gap just doesn’t make sense to me.

It’s so weird the way they do it, not accurate at all

 

[BobThebIlly]

Just did Milbank stage 1 and yh i bombed the second app qs lmfaoooo

 

[Someoneinlaw]

@Harvey Specter Have you recieved your feedback report for Akin online assessment? I did mine early this morning and still waiting to get my feedback report. Thought it was going to be almost instantly as suggested in the invite email.

 

[TCLAuser2002]

@Harvey Specter Have you recieved your feedback report for Akin online assessment? I did mine early this morning and still waiting to get my feedback report. Thought it was going to be almost instantly as suggested in the invite email.

You will receive it after 24hours

 

[c.t.tc]

I think they said end of January, but can't say for certain. Have you heard back post written exercise?

Nope! Last year they did PFOs and AC invites on the same day so I think we’ll know all at once just the wait is killing me ahah

 

[Gottagetthroughthis101]

Just did Milbank stage 1 and yh i bombed the second app qs lmfaoooo

Me too😭 we’re in this together

 

[floral.tcla]

do most ppl pass dla p's TI? just heard that I passed but trying to figure out my odds of being shortlisted which in part depends on how many applicants are left at this stage !

similarly, is the pass benchmark the same regardless of which office you applied to? I'd expect so since all candidates are compared against the same qualities, but London usually has more applicants.

also I really appreciate how quick they are with the process + the timelines they give

 

[radssss]

Has anyone heard from Taylor wessing post test for summer vac scheme? It’s been super quiet for me!

 

[BobThebIlly]

Me too😭 we’re in this together

When I say I waffled…. 😭😭 it wasn’t even a hard qs too sigh

 

[llblawstudent]

Is it worth applying GD at this stage considering they’ve already given out vac schemes?