TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[uraijom]

dechert WE!! would appreciate any insight & advice )

 

[cookedlawstudent]

Freshfields PFO post stage 2. Email said I should have received personalised feedback but it's not in my inbox

 

[Afraz Akhtar]

For Sidley’s extracurricular and interests section, should I avoid mentioning positions of responsibility, such as university society roles, in the experience section and instead include them here?

Hi @BobThebIlly this is exactly how I would approach it! Utilise the extracurricular/interests section to cover your additional experiences which are not traditional work roles, such as society memberships or open access programmes.

 

[DoNotRedeem]

dechert WE!! would appreciate any insight & advice )

Hi is this for spring or summer ?

 

[ttlaw12344]

has anyone heard anything post SJT for spring withers ????

 

[TCComingSoon]

During an amberjack assessment I was blowing my nose on camera don't know if that is bad as if I moved away from the camera was scared they might think I am cheating. Anyone know if this is bad or had any worse situations in amberjack pr VI's.

 

[safari3]

To anyone studying at BPP, be thankful you’re not at Ulaw.

We’ve just been told a Contract exam we sat yesterday has been voided because of Ulaw’s own incompetence.
We now all need to resit next week (and they haven’t even told us the date).

My class representative is emailing a complaint about this, yours should too!

 

[ladyhaleinthehouse]

hey sorry don't know if this has already been answered - does anyone know when sidley application closes today? is it 5pm or 23:59?

 

[TCComingSoon]

To anyone studying at BPP, be thankful you’re not at Ulaw.

We’ve just been told a Contract exam we sat yesterday has been voided because of Ulaw’s own incompetence.
We now all need to resit next week (and they haven’t even told us the date).

A friend of mine did their LLB sat BPP and there stories a lot worse than this at BPP. I think BPP is worse in regards to admin and examinations.

 

[futuretraineeihope]

Anyone heard Dentons or Gowling post VI (Spring VS)

 

[kCbr]

Has anyone heard anything back from Baker Mackenzie ?

 

[sufianwm101]

Anyone got CMS AC tips/advice?

 

[radssss]

To anyone studying at BPP, be thankful you’re not at Ulaw.

We’ve just been told a Contract exam we sat yesterday has been voided because of Ulaw’s own incompetence.
We now all need to resit next week (and they haven’t even told us the date).

I’m so sorry and that’s mad!! If it’s their own incompetence, they should pass everyone based on the paper they’ve submitted and void the incorrect ques or something (ofc idk the exact reason)

I’ve heard bpp teaching is horrible and ulaw teaching is really good tho!

 

[ladyhaleinthehouse]

Has anyone heard anything back from Baker Mackenzie ?

I still haven't heard anything. It seems like they're sending out invites in batches. So fingers crossed for today!

 

[trainee4u]

Hi,
I don't think it's automatic (I've not received).
I posted a comprehensive guide to acing SHL here, it's a "hard" test, but by practice you can do much much better

SHL Test

I think I've done this test twice now - it's not that popular for law firms. Have unfortunately gone down a bit of a rabbit hole and it seems that you can practise a lot and basically guarantee success. I'm not a huge fan of this type of test for that reason. Practice tests are here...

www.thecorporatelawacademy.com

 

[kCbr]

I still haven't heard anything. It seems like they're sending out invites in batches. So fingers crossed for today!

I don't seem to see anyone on this thread that said they have gotten an email yet. Wonder if it'll be next week

 

[BuddyingLawyer744]

Any other PGDL ULaw student's just been wronged by the uni for the contract exam?

 

[uraijom]

Hi is this for spring or summer ?

spring! submitted 17/12

 

[zonnonomo]

Hi,
I don't think it's automatic (I've not received).
I posted a comprehensive guide to acing SHL here, it's a "hard" test, but by practice you can do much much better

SHL Test

I think I've done this test twice now - it's not that popular for law firms. Have unfortunately gone down a bit of a rabbit hole and it seems that you can practise a lot and basically guarantee success. I'm not a huge fan of this type of test for that reason. Practice tests are here...

www.thecorporatelawacademy.com

never tackled this test but fire guide