TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Partner]

I have quite a few offers for vac schemes in summer but a few clash - does anyone know if they are flexible at moving - or i may ask if they can put me on the DTC route. One firm did agree to the DTC route but they were bottom of my favourites

Wish I will have that problem.
It may depend on the firm - some have multiple rounds of VC. Maybe even move to Spring? But if they are competitive, you may end up having to choose.
There are worse problems to have so good luck!

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

Wait those who got Links AC what were your WG scores out of 40 and the percentile

Also capp scores... lets give some insight with the celebrations

bump!

 

[spamelinazoid]

Genuinely though replying and reacting fraudulently to posts asking genuine questions about various stages of the application cycle is awful. This career is already stressful enough and breaking into it is one of the most difficult things you can do in your 20s. This forum is pretty much the only outlet applicants have to support each other short of “knowing the right people”. Sabotaging its integrity is sad behavior

 

[floral.tcla]

Hi I personally do this unvoluntarily and usually having a glass of water and actually drinking from it helps me take a break, calm my nerves and start my next sentence with my normal voice. Definitely changed voice betwen saying hello to my interviewers and drinking water but did not seem to be an issue .

Cheers I’ll try that

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

ok i think we've discussed rulebritannia enough actually

 

[Donuttime]

ok i think we've discussed rulebritannia enough actually

I thought Rulebritania left the forum how come they liked this post T-T

 

[maxro]

Weil and Skadden

Wait there’s an AC for Skadden ?!

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Partner]

Anyway... I have not heard from any firms today I feel left out

Me neither

 

[M85672]

A confidentiality agreement for an Amberjack is crazy Guess the whole forum is getting sued

Law firms are seeing this thread and preparing a dispute scenario their next cycle's case study exercise as we speak

 

[ArthurWeasleyLaw]

Why have Cooley still not told some of us whether we are through to WG!!!

 

[Dannie]

still no links spring ac ahhhh

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

for links spring - did acs come out in batches or in one go?

for links summer i had a 99 percentile and sjt was resilience + working w others as strengths, work/resource management as weakness so i'm unsure if i should look forward to hearing from links still

 

[maxro]

interview with 2 partners

Ahhh good I thought there was an AC as well as the interview or something good luck!!

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Partner]

Any news from Schweikart & Cokely?

I actually had to look up that firm. Thought I was having some kind of stroke

 

[M123]

Has anyone heard back from either-
Addleshaw Goddard Manchester Post-app
DLA Piper Manchester Post-WG

 

[law123456789]

still no links spring ac ahhhh

snapppp

 

[whywhy88]

still no links spring ac ahhhh

Me either lol but my WG was in like the 57% percentile (even though I got 30/40) so I'm not holding out much hope Fingers crossed for you though!!

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

Rulebritania seeing this getting ready to like and claim they have ACs for both AG and DLA:

hey have u considered dropping it x

 

[Dannie]

for links i got 83rd percentile, my strength was critical thinking and resilience, weakness = resource and work management. i know everything else was strong, but no ac for spring yet!!! #ok

 

[whywhy88]

Praying that this is the week we hear more from Mayer Brown