TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

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

While I think the sense of community is cute and wholesome I would really appreciate being able to see information on the forum.

The jokes and support messages are very nice and that’s why I think there should be a dedicated space for that kind of discussion

If people’s posts get deleted for “derailing the forum” when they discuss eg the fairness of contextual offers, they should also be deleted when people make 20 posts on fake law firms. For consistency’s sake.

10000% agree

But let me just blend in as I don’t want to be hit with 10+ gifs of passiveness or people implying I hate those with disabilities again

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Partner]

I don't go for any specific thing just because firms are different. One obvious one is AI. Another is transatlantic mergers. Look at sites the The Lawyer and Non-Billable - those might be helpful

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Partner]

I don't go for any specific thing just because firms are different. One obvious one is AI. Another is transatlantic mergers. Look at sites the The Lawyer and Non-Billable - those might be helpful

From AI to PE: Major UK Legal Trends for 2026

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You can also start here

 

[IWillGetATC]

how long did OC test take?? not sure if i have time to do it now or later

 

[Leader of the Night Watch of the Contractless]

how long did OC test take?? not sure if i have time to do it now or later

It is timed. One test lasts 30 minutes and the other 23minutes.

 

[IWillGetATC]

It is timed. One test lasts 30 minutes and the other 23minutes.

and can I do them separately? like not back to back

 

[zonnonomo]

and can I do them separately? like not back to back

yes!

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

Totally get your point but you were joining in with the rulebritannia nonsense so I think it’s a bit hypocritical from you…

tu quoque fallacy x! regardless, point stands! and i hope some people/admins/jaysen consider this for the rest of us.

 

[Bread]

Totally get your point but you were joining in with the rulebritannia nonsense so I think it’s a bit hypocritical from you…

No one is saying that the nonsense shouldn’t happen, just that it shouldn’t happen here

 

[TheSaulGoodman]

to all those who got the pfo from cooley today, may i ask did you apply to spring or summer?

Spring applied around Dec 29th

I applied to Dechert in late December, and I have not heard anything yet. Not even WE. Have people been rejected from Dechert outright yet post-app or is there still a chance with this firm?

im the same!

 

[Donna Paulsen]

tu quoque fallacy x! regardless, point stands! and i hope some people/admins/jaysen consider this for the rest of us.

Well it only became a problem for you when it was people jumping on you and not someone else…

 

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

Totally get your point but you were joining in with the rulebritannia nonsense so I think it’s a bit hypocritical from you…

I made 3 posts and I @ Jaysen so he himself could see the evidence. I left it at that. Be so fr rn and go attack someone else. There are many instigators on here who consistently use gifs to shame people. If your opinion is different or against the 5 running this thread you’re a joke and laughing stock for a good 3 pages of the thread.

You can all like this message of someone calling me out but can’t like the message of the people calling you out. Hilarious.

 

[Hopeful applicant]

tu quoque fallacy x! regardless, point stands! and i hope some people/admins/jaysen consider this for the rest of us.

If we are being pedantic, not a tu quoque fallacy - Donna acknowledged that the point is correct, while separately (appriopriately or not) pointing out hypocrisy

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

Well it only became a problem when it was people jumping on you and not someone else…

on me? are you sure you have the right user?

i also wanna add this convo is probably doing the same thing we're trying to avoid - derailing the convos that are supposed to actually take place in this forum. all arguments have already been made and i don't think anything constructive can be added.

 

[Willgetatc]

I see why people say ACs are so ‘interesting’ sometimes, being on this forum

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

If we are being pedantic, not a tu quoque fallacy - Donna acknowledged that the point is correct, while separately (appriopriately or not) pointing out hypocrisy

no - you can acknowledge the correctness, still deflect from the substance of the argument, and imply the user wasn't in a position to criticise, so the fallacy stands. saying "the point is correct" doesn't magically exempt the fallacy because logical fallacies are about function, not polite disclaimers.

 

[trainee4u]

I'm going to second this. The argument for allowing applicants to "relieve stress" in the same forum is a bit overused when you look at how many posts are actually just GIFs and jokes more recently, to the point where it became genuinely difficult to find the information I had been looking for.

the search function works pretty well, although sometimes abbreviations can create ambiguity.
As i posted last year, you can do

In Chrome enter chrome://settings/searchEngines into the URL bar, then click 'add' under site search, then give it a name and shortcut (can be both the same, I chose tclavs), then the search URL is:

https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/search/1987654321/?q=%s&t=post&c[thread]=9717&o=date

If you want to add one for the TC thread, the URL would be

https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/search/1987654321/?q=%s&t=post&c[thread]=9718&o=date
so then if you type tclavs skadden into the Chrome URL bar, and hit enter, it will directly take you the date-sorted search results for the VS thread, and similarly if you've set up the other as tclatc you can do likewise for the TC thread.

The volume of posts in these threads has never made it particularly practical to read every page.

 

[SamiyaJ]

 

[trainee4u]

tu quoque fallacy

IDK what that is, but it sounds kinda obscene.

 

[Donna Paulsen]

on me? are you sure you have the right user?

i also wanna add this convo is probably doing the same thing we're trying to avoid - derailing the convos that are supposed to actually take place in this forum. all arguments have already been made and i don't think anything constructive can be added.

Sorry I meant someone else x