TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Dannie]

have links ACs for spring all finished?

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Partner]

Guys...I'm actually freaking out rn. I am so stressed, my levels of anxiety are so high. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

 

[kelsworking]

Bombed 2 VIs in one go! Bet grad rec can see the sky slowly getting dark as I record myself lol

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Guys...I'm actually freaking out rn. I am so stressed, my levels of anxiety are so high. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

You’re THE Jessica Pearson (Managing Director of Pearson Specter Litt)! You got this in the bag it only takes one yes from a firm remember that!

This is a tough process so it’s not always the case you’re doing something wrong. Keep pushing and you’ll reach that finish line soon champ. ​

 

[kelsworking]

Guys...I'm actually freaking out rn. I am so stressed, my levels of anxiety are so high. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Hey queen it's ok and there's nothing wrong at all! Although I haven't got my one yes as well but we will eventually get there.
Maybe take a break and do something you like this evening, watch a fun show, take a nice bath and relax a bit

 

[TS.Law]

Cooley VS Spring - post WG (10 days ago)

That's fine - I didn't want it

 

[LawAspirer]

Damn you the home office or smth

I don’t think it’s a disadvantage being an international candidate! I have lots of friends who are not from the UK or EU and have TCs.

Im asking because they said they put international students on hold ?

 

[LawAspirer]

Guys...I'm actually freaking out rn. I am so stressed, my levels of anxiety are so high. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

This Cooley pfo also just kills me, it’s esp disheartening knowing how well the Watson glaser went

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Damn you the home office or smth

I don’t think it’s a disadvantage being an international candidate! I have lots of friends who are not from the UK or EU and have TCs.

Cooley is one of the strictest firms in terms of visa as they only prioritise international students who are currently study in the UK and/or graduate with visa as they solely recruit from vac scheme.

 

[LawAspirer]

Cooley is one of the strictest firms in terms of visa as they only prioritise international students who are currently study in the UK and/or graduate with visa as they solely recruit from vac scheme.

Why tf shortlist in the first place then

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Partner]

This Cooley pfo also just kills me, it’s esp disheartening knowing how well the Watson glaser went

Its weird cause I felt strangely confident. To fall apart here is a lot right now. And the last week has been back to back PFOs or just silence.

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Why tf shortlist in the first place then

At the open day they said still consider international if the locals were not fit (eg failed AC, did messy interview, or poor WG) in case if you got invite the WG and you got PFO definitely they will choose local as maybe your result/score came out similarly with new invites, so if someone invited imminently after you got the WG, that's the case of you are replaceable after in the pile of reserve list. They aren't going to reveal your score tbh which is irksome at some point, but yes that's how they approach.

 

[James Wakefield]

Goodwin AC! For Spring

 

[stilltrying]

does anyone have experience at a goodwin ac?

 

[Donna Paulsen]

Osborne Clarke AC!!!! Wtf I absolutely BOMBED the tests…

Office: Bristol
Applied: 2 October
Did I do well on the tests: probably not

 

[Novaa]

OC AC!!!! Wtf I absolutely BOMBED the tests…

OH DONNA!!!

 

[LawAspirer]

At the open day they said still consider international if the locals were not fit (eg failed AC, did messy interview, or poor WG) in case if you got invite the WG and you got PFO definitely they will choose local as maybe your result/score came out similarly with new invites, so if someone invited imminently after you got the WG, that's the case of you are replaceable after in the pile of reserve list. They aren't going to reveal your score tbh which is irksome at some point, but yes that's how they approach.

Wow. Thanks for this. Very disheartening nevertheless

 

[Donna Paulsen]

OH DONNA!!!

I am gobsmacked rn… I totally wrote off OC because the tests were AWFUL

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Wow. Thanks for this. Very disheartening nevertheless

Yh lol ikr. Their retention is only 80% as locals tend to leave for bigger firms and better salary and they're easy to brag if got NQ. Consider a firm which value international more, like those which open TC route. If you still wants Cooley def you can reapply to 20% left once qualified lol (many did this, esp the associates who presented VC at the open day)