TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[lp770]

Heyy, does anyone have insights into paul hastings interview?? can't find much info anywhere!

 

[marshall]

View attachment 7948 Curious what people will think of this WG question, I don't understand why the answer is Strong Argument here. The initial statement simply mentions having a "uniform dress code" - the argument at hand implies that a uniform dress code cannot be relaxed and comfortable for a dress policy, which is why I picked Weak Argument first: it'd be weak argumentation to assume that a uniform dress policy is immediately unrelaxed and uncomfortable, it is just uniform aka similar among all workers. Or "relaxed" in this context means leaving it up to the individual instead of enforcing a uniform rule?

I personally would think "uniform" and "relaxed" are naturally contradictory (as relaxed implies flexibility and what is comfortable for each individual).

 

[TCLAuser2002]

Hey guys, anyone completed NRF AC today! if so PM PLEASE

 

[TortillaTC]

I actually agree that in principle even if you assume the argument to be true, you need to determine whether it is relevant. If it was just "comfortable" dress policy I think you would have a point (whether this point would be recognised by the creators of the test is a different issue--personally I doubt whether several creators in all their wisdom would solve each other's tests flawlessly, but thats a topic for a different rant)

That being said, here they talk about a "relaxed dress policy", which seemingly refers to a non-strict policy rather than "mandatory-relaxed-clothes policy". I do agree that this is awkward phrasing, and is by no means obvious, but that is the unfortunate reality of the test (luckily some tests given by law firms tend to be of higher quality).


Edit: a somewhat useful rule of thumb with watson glaser (especially if you belong to a group of people who tends to put the questions under heightened semantic scrutiny) is that the test is trying to trick you a bit less than you may think

Fair, I keep overthinking these questions cause I’m so scared I’ll get it wrong lmao. I guess need to practise a bit more

 

[aliiiisonxooox]

Is this scenario have you done the sqe already? If not the you’d either be waiting until 2027 already or doing it at the same time as working. Or have I misunderstood?

Yes, I have done it already ☺️ so that’s why I’m like I don’t know what to do. Now I pray I’m lucky enough to get both and actually have that luck to make such a big hard decision. We’ll find out in the following weeks! But yeah

 

[ridetolegal]

does anyone have any idea of how many trainees fieldfisher takes on and how many trainees they take on from their vac scheme?

 

[badmintonflyinginsect]

Have Links sent out all Summer AC invites?

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Oh no whats the deal with the Fieldfisher hate?😭

Sending holding emails to all candidates with poor attention to detail of CRM:
Subject: %Vacancy Title%
Dear %applicant name%

For over 2 months and all got PFOs