TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[sagekensuke]

Is Cleary WG selective or automatic?

 

[Deleted member 43346]

Guildford

 

[yuhhhh]

Just want to clarify all Kirkland rejections are for the VS application post app?

Seems like it, i’m still waiting on any updates (VI/AC) post DTC application

 

[Deleted member 43346]

Hi, congratulations! what office is this for? at the open day we were told that VIs would not be sent out until mid February!

Guildford! That’s surprising- I applied on the 19th December

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Is Cleary WG selective or automatic?

Selective, I got a PFO yesterday

 

[V2002]

Has anyone done baker ac please message me! I can help with other firms.

 

[TheSlapDotCom]

has anyone heard back from any of these firms (all summer):
- hl post job sim
- hsf kramer post passing benchmark
- bclp post oa

thanks !!

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Partner]

Cooley said they should be back next week. Gave me a heart attack cause I thought it was a PFO.

 

[sbbusybee]

has anyone heard back from any of these firms (all summer):
- hl post job sim
- hsf kramer post passing benchmark
- bclp post oa

thanks !!

No to HSF Kramer, people got PFO’d this week and last I believe for summer.

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Cooley said they should be back next week. Gave me a heart attack cause I thought it was a PFO.

Same, I also emailed Rachel and she said hold on, we still consider applicants based outside of the UK. I'm tired waiting, I need to move on with Orrick, its direct competitor and offer TC route lol

 

[Prudentia]

Hi everyone!

Just a random question- how does everyone view “work-life balance” once you get a TC? And yes I’m saying “once” cos we’re all going to get there!!!

Do you care about it? Do you think it depends on age? Are you picking firms based on their work-life culture? By age I mean someone in their early 20s/fresh out of uni vs 30s for example. But of course it depends on personal circumstances/responsibilities too

I’m 29 and WLB doesn’t bother me at all. I’m a workaholic by nature. I figured if I’m going to work stupid hours I might as well get paid extremely well for it. There are plenty of professions that require more hours than law but get paid a fraction of the money. Besides, it’s not forever. If you go into Big Law you can easily set yourself up for life after a decade or less of working and move into a firm/in-house that has a better WLB. That being said, I’m not in a relationship and I’m not planning on having kids.

 

[Chelsea101]

How long does it usually take to hear back after AC? I know some people tend to hear back day after / same day for some firms - the wait is so agonising!

 

[Kenomy]

Got the invite for the RPC Assessment centre. Exciting!

 

[Dannie]

Really hoping that Freshfields release more ACs for DTC

they already started? how do we know?

 

[elizabethkate]

cooley holding email! but some people got PFOs after Wg? so is there still hope?

 

[Deleted member 43292]

🥸 when I misread Trainline for Trainee (aka. Trainee Recruitment) in my email notifications

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

🥸 when I misread Trainline for Trainee (aka. Trainee Recruitment) in my email notifications

Me when I misread Travelodge for Travers Smith or Reed.co.uk for Reed Smith. The hold all these firms have on us needs to be studied asap…

 

[M_m]

Anyone else heard back from CRS?

 

[TS.Law]

cooley holding email! but some people got PFOs after Wg? so is there still hope?

Yes, ME 2 - Cooley is still on the game

 

[trainee4u]

I'm joining the chorus of PFOs on Birketts and DP.

I've also gone through marking off all the firms where others have heard back as PFOs in my spreadsheet. In the vanishingly unlikely event that they eventually don't PFO me, I can always change it back.