TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[ADhillon01]

20 ques for critical reasoning - 4 ques per section.
For sjt - 4 blocks - one for each core value, each block had 3 ranking ques and around 10 slider ques.

SJT is untimed - take how much time u need.
Reasoning is not timed but time taken to complete it will affect your score. I took around 25 mins.

this helped big time

Got my VI invite just now! Was literally falling asleep in that reasoning test but managed to speed run to the finish line and did it in about 18 mins after my flight

 

[Madison Pinewall]

My Travers Smith application has been sat ready to submit for so long. I'm so invested in it now. Just need to press the button ahhhh

 

[ilikelaw]

has anyone heard back from bclp svs post test?

 

[WillKitchen]

Email inbox: "Mishcon de Reya: You're Invited" ... to a free online webinar.

That's a marketing strategy that makes prospective trainees sit up!

 

[radssss]

this helped big time

Got my VI invite just now! Was literally falling asleep in that reasoning test but managed to speed run to the finish line and did it in about 18 mins after my flight

yayyy!! I’m so glad
I’ve got my vi just now too (did test on Saturday) and it’s 40 mins long??? That is stressing me out so bad

 

[nbjani]

Has anyone progressed to HFW AC?

I've not even heard back since the app

 

[ADhillon01]

yayyy!! I’m so glad
I’ve got my vi just now too (did test on Saturday) and it’s 40 mins long??? That is stressing me out so bad

40 mins is insanity but atp I am just happy we have time to prepare for it! we got this

 

[LegallyBrunette_]

I would really appreciate any insights anyone may be able to share on the Clyde & Co VI. Happy to help out with insights for other firms I've had experience with.

 

[Bruce Wayne Attorney at Law]

Did not expect to start a Mayer Brown pfo chain, heart goes out to all of us , can we reapply for the DTC in the same cycle ?

 

[Blueberry26]

Hey guys, quick question, when a firm asks in an interview to speak about a recent commercial news story, do you typically pick a deal, a headline showing a wider trend or something else?

Would love some insight!

 

[ADhillon01]

Clyde and Co VI insights needed! Can trade with other firms (Reed Smith, Baker and more) message me

 

[c.t.tc]

Would LOVE for TW to put me out of my misery today

 

[radssss]

Would LOVE for TW to put me out of my misery today

SAME it’s been ages I applied for their summer scheme and haven’t heard back post wgt.

 

[radssss]

Hey guys, quick question, when a firm asks in an interview to speak about a recent commercial news story, do you typically pick a deal, a headline showing a wider trend or something else?

Would love some insight!

Pick whatever u like if the question is broad and they’re not asking you specifically for a news/trend or deal. If you do talk about a deal link it to any news/trend if that’s possible.
Be sure to pick something you have lots of knowledge about and are actually interested in incase the firm asks cross questions (which has happened with me before)

 

[TheLegalEdit]

Ah! Some of my changes didn’t save when I sent my RPC application this morning I emailed them with my receipt and the missing information. I believe it will be fine but will they still consider the missing information? It was just some missing grades and whether I had applied to RPC before.

 

[TheLegalEdit]

Has anyone heard from Baker McKenzie?

 

[Lawlawland]

I sometimes feel like the process to get a TC is just one gigantic humiliation exercise. I bet GR/the training principles are like this when designing the process: View attachment 7631

Whenever I apply and wait to hear back from a firm, I have this mental image of me begging in front of the firm's entrance and the grad rec team laughs at me and the associates and trainees pity me.

 

[Gottagetthroughthis101]

Has anyone that did Milbank Stage 1 received a pfo? I did my test on the 3rd of Jan but not heard back

 

[Lawlawland]

Ah! Some of my changes didn’t save when I sent my RPC application this morning I emailed them with my receipt and the missing information. I believe it will be fine but will they still consider the missing information? It was just some missing grades and whether I had applied to RPC before.

They have grad rec team phone numbers in their website, please reach out to them via call, pretty much super responsive, but takes ages to reply for the mail.

As a matter of urgency, it's better to call them.

 

[studysquirrel]

So the whole thing doesn't take 40 minutes?

1min prep from question (+ 5sec countdown), 2minutes answer.