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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
- Thread starter Ram Sabaratnam
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Post-AC wait is so gutwrenching I am swimming around like a zombie - fins and teeth crossed for everyone 
Last year mine was a client bulletin summarising news articles about private equity for a variety of clients in the sector. Can’t really remember what the articles were about but they were quite recent to the time of me doing the WE.
I didn’t get the VS due to my interview but I was told my WE was exactly what they were looking for. I used subheadings and bullet points, I’m pretty sure I explained the impacts of the articles on the types of clients, and I brought in some of my commercial knowledge (I somehow remember Elon Musk’s Twitter debt being relevant?)
I knew nothing about private equity and struggled so much lol. Somehow did well.
ugh i get youPost-AC wait is so gutwrenching I am swimming around like a zombie - fins and teeth crossed for everyone
fins and teeth crossed!
Me this cycle discovering a firm which I thought was British is actually American, and a firm I thought was French is British.anyone else feel like such an imposter during the application cycle, like a year and a half ago i lowkey didn't know commercial law firms were a thing
I applied for them last year and they said I needed to go further in my legal studies (I was doing my PGDL). Might do so again this year but I think I might reach out first.
anticipating PFO from W&C
Sending positive vibes and hope an offer is coming your way!!
Post-AC wait is so gutwrenching I am swimming around like a zombie - fins and teeth crossed for everyone
I feel this one ngl! Fins and teeth crossed for all of us waiting to hear back post AC!
If I don't have a watch I can use during an AC, am I allowed to keep time on my phone for group exercises? Or will the firm somehow show us the time left for the prep/speaking period?
Usually the way to go is to ask whoever does have a watch to time keep, or ask the grad rec/partners during the exercise.
I've not seen anyone use their phones, and frankly I think it might be slightly frowned upon - but that is up to the firm also!
Edit: sorry I just saw that this was indicating to the prep/presentation time - at a firm a few weeks ago, we each had 1 min to present - usually the grad rec/partner would just stop you once you passed 1.10, but most people were able to gauge, without looking at any time, how much to say. Otherwise, you can ask beforehand whether quickly checking your phone for the time while prepping is acceptable. At another firm the grad rec directly told us that if we wanted to use our phones to keep an eye on the case study prep time, we were welcome to.
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Damn... I was planning on applying to them (I'm currently doing my PGDL) but now I am wondering whether it is worth it :/
DLA Piper Manc pfo did my ti early December. Actually so done with this process so many PFOs and only got 2 firms to hear back from
Application limbo is so weird… like is an AC coming? Am I getting the VI? Will I hear back next month??
Looks like it’s time to finalise my DTC application list.
Looks like it’s time to finalise my DTC application list.
I've started researching very local, almost unknown firms, just to see what obscure applications I can make that I haven't already made to keep my mind off the applications ive madeApplication limbo is so weird… like is an AC coming? Am I getting the VI? Will I hear back next month??
Looks like it’s time to finalise my DTC application list.
"we will only consider applicants to have graduated and attained a 2.1 degree in Law OR graduated and attained a 2.1 degree in another subject and completed the law conversion (GDL or the equivalent) by time of joining."
im also doing pgdl and going to apply
Anyone heard back from FF, MdR or Stephenson Harwood re AC?
Good idea. I plan to sit SQE 1 in July, so they might look more favourably on me if I pass that first.
Best of luck!
Nothing from Mishcon so far. I'm currently at stage 3.
I completely get you! I did the DLA TI on 20/12 and just heard back today about not being invited to AC ???
I dont understand why its so hard for firms to just give a PFO and move on rather than keep applicants waiting for 2 months. I appreciate firms who give a definite timeline stating by when exactly they will reply, it helps manage nerves and like atleast I dont have to monitor my inbox like a hound every single minute of everyday lolol
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