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.
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
- Thread starter Ram Sabaratnam
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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!
Got the invite for the RPC Assessment centre. Exciting!
People posted it in the Direct TC thread that they received DTC AC invites from Freshfields. It seems they all did their stage 2 in Nov. So if yous did it later in Dec/Jan maybe we will hear slightly later in a separate batch? Idk for sure just hoping it’s not a definite PFO for now lmao.
🥸 when I misread Trainline for Trainee (aka. Trainee Recruitment) in my email notifications
🥸 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…
Anyone else heard back from CRS?
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.
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.
Okay I think I bombed that Bristows VI 😀
But got a Reed Smith email in the middle, thought for sure a rejection since it was an email but no, vac scheme offer! Win some you lose some.
But got a Reed Smith email in the middle, thought for sure a rejection since it was an email but no, vac scheme offer! Win some you lose some.
Initially posted this in the wrong thread accidentally 
Anyways... another week without news 😅 (personally not promising). It would be a pretty bad nightmare to end up getting an AC that I wouldn't be able to attend, and if most firms give 2 weeks' notice to their first AC that will pretty much be the case 🤷♂️🫠.
Anyways... another week without news 😅 (personally not promising). It would be a pretty bad nightmare to end up getting an AC that I wouldn't be able to attend, and if most firms give 2 weeks' notice to their first AC that will pretty much be the case 🤷♂️🫠.
Have you had no updates at all so far?Initially posted this in the wrong thread accidentally
Anyways... another week without news 😅 (personally not promising). It would be a pretty bad nightmare to end up getting an AC that I wouldn't be able to attend, and if most firms give 2 weeks' notice to their first AC that will pretty much be the case 🤷♂️🫠.
Last week I had a couple PFO's, but I haven't had any updates this week (I guess nobody has had updates yet for those firms). I know not to expect every week, but there are a few that I made to 1st/2nd stage of testing (but ACs are usually scheduled early Feb for these firms.)
EDIT: Just looked back into past forums, and most have AC's that run nearer the end of February as well? (Specifically clyde & co, white & case, osborne clarke etc?) Can anybody who has applied in previous rounds comment?
Hi! Congrats on securing an AC with them and good luck!! If you don't mind me asking, when did you apply?
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