TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[futuretraineeihope]

Anyone waiting on Gowling?

Yes! I haven’t heard anything since the VI and applied for London. Have you heard anything?

 

[Mara]

Hi,
Does anyone have any tips for in person written exercises and interviews? I'm very nervous!! This is for a vacation scheme interview.

 

[TortillaTC]

Did they come back to you with a PFO or are you still waiting?

Still waiting! How about you?

 

[TCGrad1642]

Hi,
Does anyone have any tips for in person written exercises and interviews? I'm very nervous!! This is for a vacation scheme interview.

I would focus on completing all tasks to a strong standard, rather than perfecting one section and not leaving enough time for another. I spent so long on a spell-checking task (finding the most mistakes out of my AC) but didn’t leave enough time to complete a summarising task to a satisfactory standard. Silly mistake but my advice would be to complete all of the work and then go back to see if improvements can be made!

 

[I’m a celebrity get me out of here - VS/TC edn]

How many are on the ,Weiss vacation scheme? They have offered 4 TCs (maybe more) from their WVS and hire up to 10 a year leaving approximately 6 left between two schemes in the spring and summer, is their VS cohort huge? 10+ or small like 5?

 

[llblawstudent]

How many are on the ,Weiss vacation scheme? They have offered 4 TCs (maybe more) from their WVS and hire up to 10 a year leaving approximately 6 left between two schemes in the spring and summer, is their VS cohort huge? 10+ or small like 5?

Unrelated but do you know what the interview to vs conversion rates tend to be? I get it’s harder for pw because they’ve only done it once

 

[Prudentia]

Unrelated but do you know what the interview to vs conversion rates tend to be? I get it’s harder for pw because they’ve only done it once

No idea what the conversion rate is, but one of the managing partners said they don't cap the number of training contracts offered. This means, in theory, that everyone who does a VS with them could get a training contract.

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

Waiting to hear back after an AC is torture😭😭😭

Nvm, just got rejected

 

[Suii]

Nvm, just got rejected

Was this for DLA

 

[jj238]

Has anyone received a Baker McKenzie AC for the spring vacation scheme?

Hi did you get the AC? If so, congratulations! If not, don't worry you have plenty more opportunities. I wanted to ask though, I'm currently applying for their Summer Vacation Scheme. I just received the link to their 'Online Test'. If you don't mind me asking, what does it entail? Is it a Situational Judgement Test (SJT) and verbal reasoning? Is there a video interview, or anything else? Do they use Watson Glaser?

There's very little public information about it.

Thank you!

 

[Suii]

I got through to the virtual AC last year and for this question I picked two big deals/pieces of work. I linked one to a practice area and linked the other to a sector and spoke about why each interested me and why the firm was strong in these areas. I did not go in depth into the deal that much I focused more on my interests and experiences.

OMG this is so helpful never thought about linking it to practice area or sector that is a good suggestion.

 

[floral.tcla]

Yes! I haven’t heard anything since the VI and applied for London. Have you heard anything?

same!! nope and I kind of waffled in those questions (seriously it was so random!). they said we would hear back by mid-Jan🙏

 

[ttso]

Hi
For people who received the TW WE for summer. Dif you get your allocated slot yet? Just being paranoid that I didn't put my email correctly in the form

Not been allocated yet, no.

 

[ttso]

Hi did you get the AC? If so, congratulations! If not, don't worry you have plenty more opportunities. I wanted to ask though, I'm currently applying for their Summer Vacation Scheme. I just received the link to their 'Online Test'. If you don't mind me asking, what does it entail? Is it a Situational Judgement Test (SJT) and verbal reasoning? Is there a video interview, or anything else? Do they use Watson Glaser?

There's very little public information about it.

Thank you!

It's SJT and Verbal Reasoning, that is all

 

[GKT]

Does anyone know what skills VWV look for in their OA? The test provider is neurosight if it helps

 

[Wanda Maximoff]

Linklaters marketing emails are not it at this time of the year !

 

[universalstudioss]

any insights on Clyde & Co VI? really nervous and Im terrible at VIs

 

[trainee4u]

Does anyone know what skills VWV look for in their OA? The test provider is neurosight if it helps

TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

I love firms like vwv😍😍😍😍😍😍 I wish all firms had 5 mins short tests like them especially the ones that make you do a vi after anyways😡 I know it was so quick and I can understand ly results based on the answers I gave! Btw do you know if it is automatic?

www.thecorporatelawacademy.com

 

[Maria56]

Firms taking 2 months to send PFOs is triggering me so much
If you don’t like me, let me know😭 U have already seen my score if u are sending out ACs
Im so paranoid i need to ban myself from emails or something

 

[Madison Pinewall]

Firm caught stalking my LinkedIn? Is this normal haha