TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[DoNotRedeem]

Clyde’s and Morgan Lewis pfo received within about 10 mins of eachother… just knew that was gonna happen !

Sorry to hear this, was ML post TI or post app?

 

[Byebye bye]

Hi! Has anyone received a VS offer from Birketts?

yess and u??

 

[Miles Edgeworth]

Simmons² PFO for London
Just annoyed they took this long, just honestly disrespectful of my time.

 

[amelialbm]

Clyde & Co PFO post VI. I thought we could ask for feedback but they said no?? Can I ask anyway??

 

[PinkZebra67]

Sorry to hear this, was ML post TI or post app?

Post app ahahah applied a couple days before the deadline

 

[Novaa]

Our offers are coming. I CAN FEEL ITTTTT!

Moments like this, I wish there was a secret order behind the scenes laying out the path for us to get TCs 😭😭😭😭😭😭

#Dune #BeneGessiret

 

[trainee4u]

SPB rejection Manchester lmao they’ve not progressed me once past application stage in 4 cycles

just received mine now for London.
I guess they stagger them, for the sheer volume of FU they are sending out in one go.

 

[TCLAuser2002]

3 PFOs today (Simmons, Pwc (both long overdue from October), and SPB.

 

[Madison Pinewall]

hahahah that's what my friends have been telling me too 😂 I think they're right though, sometimes you're just being guided by life/God, but the process can feel rough - but I trust your moment will come!

my only response is like: why cant life let me get some offers from other firms ANYWaY when people around me are getting like 7 offers. im waiting for slaughters post ac and for travers to respond in general and I DO love those firms but surely if I was gonna get one id have gotten some others....

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Has anyone heard anything from these firms who applied on or around these dates:

Sidley Spring or Summer post app (applied on or around the deadline so 8/9 Jan).
Orrick Summer post app (applied on deadline)
Freshfields DTC (post stage 2 sat in Dec/Jan).
Covington Summer post app (applied on deadline 16 Jan, seen ACs end of Jan but no PFOs).

I’m also waiting on Ropes and Travers but I think they don’t get back to us until end of Feb… 😀​

 

[Madison Pinewall]

Has anyone heard anything from these firms who applied on or around these dates:

Sidley Spring or Summer post app (applied on or around the deadline so 8/9 Jan).
Orrick Summer post app (applied on deadline)
Freshfields DTC (post stage 2 sat in Dec/Jan).
Covington Summer post app (applied on deadline, seen ACs end of Jan but no PFOs).

I’m also waiting on Ropes and Travers but I think they don’t get back to us until end of Feb… 😀​

nothing from sidley yet!

 

[TCLAuser2002]

Can I ask if anyone has received an AC invite from Akin? If so, What dates are their Acs

 

[Donna Paulsen]

Has anyone heard anything from these firms who applied on or around these dates:

Sidley Spring or Summer post app (applied on or around the deadline so 8/9 Jan).
Orrick Summer post app (applied on deadline)
Freshfields DTC (post stage 2 sat in Dec/Jan).
Covington Summer post app (applied on deadline, seen ACs end of Jan but no PFOs).

I’m also waiting on Ropes and Travers but I think they don’t get back to us until end of Feb… 😀​

No Orrick for me (applied day before deadline), no Ropes and no Covington

 

[PFO Final Boss]

Simmons² PFO for London
Just annoyed they took this long, just honestly disrespectful of my time.

Sorry to hear this, when did you do your SJT+ VI? Just want to see if they are sending PFOs in order of applying

 

[elle woods]

my only response is like: why cant life let me get some offers from other firms ANYWaY when people around me are getting like 7 offers. im waiting for slaughters post ac and for travers to respond in general and I DO love those firms but surely if I was gonna get one id have gotten some others....

😭 I feel you haah

see that's what I feel rn, that surely because I was going to get one, surely I can get another one? but life works in weird ways haha
and I feel like ACs sometimes are not only given to you for success, but for practice or to teach you a lesson also

I'm just consoling myself thinking that this is God's way of keeping my time safe during Spring so I can actually study and not flop my exams as well as ensuring I don't become mentally insane doing back-to-back schemes right after exams end haha. Or maybe it's a way to tell you that that firm, and that firm only, is where you're supposed to be haha - it's definitely easier to make a decision about where to go when you only have one choice (as much as it's scary) 😂

 

[ssch7]

Anyone would kindly give some insight into the commercial question of CRS VI? I have a topic of interest that I have prepared (practice area news), and also a general trend that affects the law firm itself, I feel that might ask on either of these topics, unlikely both...anyone who's done it would confirm/correct this?

you’re solid if you’ve prepped those two, i wouldn’t worry

 

[ssch7]

I just BOMBED my CRS VI…Like I wasn’t able to complete a couple of the questions. Is there any hope 🥲

no bc why does 90 seconds go so quick! feel like their questions were way too detailed for 90 seconds. how are you gonna give me a 3 part question with such little time to answer

 

[nonlawstudent98]

Has anyone still not got a PFO for Simmons London? I find it unlikely that they’re holding more ACs since people have already received VS offers. But then why are they not sending out PFOs all at once? I don’t know if I’m delusional to hold out any hope

 

[Miles Edgeworth]

Sorry to hear this, when did you do your SJT+ VI? Just want to see if they are sending PFOs in order of applying

I did mine end of November

 

[PFO Final Boss]

Has anyone still not got a PFO for Simmons London? I find it unlikely that they’re holding more ACs since people have already received VS offers. But then why are they not sending out PFOs all at once? I don’t know if I’m delusional to hold out any hope

I feel like they are doing them in batches…awaiting mine