TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[wrpark]

Paul Hastings in the Epstein files 😂

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Paul Hastings in the Epstein files 😂

 

[elle woods]

Paul Hastings in the Epstein files 😂

haha did you read the ones on CC? Super entertaining lol

 

[Zimpakos]

If I am yet to hear from Mishcon is there any hope?

 

[radssss]

If I am yet to hear from Mishcon is there any hope?

Don’t think anyone who applied for summer vacation scheme has heard back yet post sjt.

 

[1stCycleApplicant]

haha did you read the ones on CC? Super entertaining lol

"see how we keep ourselves busy at clifford chance, huh? " - Genuinely crazy lol

 

[Legallylaw]

Hi, anyone applied to Shoosmiths on deadline and received the test?

I applied at 11:56 and got the confirmation email. But havent received the test! Should i be worried

 

[radssss]

Hi, anyone applied to Shoosmiths on deadline and received the test?

I applied at 11:56 and got the confirmation email. But havent received the test! Should i be worried

I submitted an hour before the deadline too and haven’t gotten it. Don’t worry!

 

[Legallylaw]

I submitted an hour before the deadline too and haven’t gotten it. Don’t worry!

Ahh! Thats some consolation! My friend applied 2/3 days prior and received the test today! So was kinda assuming PFO

 

[Novaa]

Paul Hastings in the Epstein files 😂

Not this being firm #8 which I’ve seen referenced by people… I know the journalists at RollOnFriday are having the time of their life compiling that list of firms mentioned 💀

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Not this being firm #8 which I’ve seen referenced… I know the journalists at RollOnFriday are having the time of their life compiling that list of firms mentioned 💀

The journalists at RollOnFriday right now:

 

[elle woods]

"see how we keep ourselves busy at clifford chance, huh? " - Genuinely crazy lol

yea fr LMAOOO to think she was only an intern too... I don't understand why she thought emailing with her work email was a good idea lol...

 

[Dannie]

Any more cleary ac invites?

 

[Dannie]

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.

thank you thank you thank you bless you!!!!! taking it tomorrow morning

 

[elle woods]

thank you thank you thank you bless you!!!!! taking it tomorrow morning

best of luckkk!!

 

[Ernesto]

Anyone heard anything from BCLP Summer for those that applied deadline?

 

[1stCycleApplicant]

yea fr LMAOOO to think she was only an intern too... I don't understand why she thought emailing with her work email was a good idea lol...

I wonder what she's up to now...

 

[elle woods]

I wonder what she's up to now...

She's no longer in the legal industry - working in PR and marketing now I think

Quite sad given how hard she seemed to have been working towards that clerkship at Bakers lol
(tho she did qualify as a lawyer at Gowling before switching careers)

 

[LegallyBrunette_]

Anyone heard anything from BCLP Summer for those that applied deadline?

I applied the week of the deadline and have yet to hear back post completing their test. I've not heard of anybody else who has been brought to the next stage yet either but that's not to say they haven't.

 

[1stCycleApplicant]

She's no longer in the legal industry - working in PR and marketing now I think

Quite sad given how hard she seemed to have been working towards that clerkship at Bakers lol

hahaha brutal. She had no hope with all those grammatical inaccuracies and spelling mistakes as jeff pointed out. On another note, it's honestly nuts how much the industry has changed. A sloppily written cover letter and vibes would get you into some of the top firms itw. Now you have to literally be perfect on paper (grades, work experience, top uni, cover letter) to even get through to the psychometric testing stage, let alone a video interview!