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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
- Thread starter Ram Sabaratnam
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I have an interview on Friday (13th) so I believe they are still going for a while, maybe the week after that too.
Hi @Abbie Whitlock I wanted to ask about networking? Do you think it's incredibly important for the early careers teams to remember you or for a partner to remember you? Or is it much better when networking to focus on what you can learn about the role?
They don’t wait till all first round interviews are done though before they start deciding on final interviews.
@elizabethkate let us know if they get back to your email!
The Fladgate AC yesterday…. Diversity was non existent 
about three POC out of 40, 70%/80% men.
about three POC out of 40, 70%/80% men.
Ok thank you!Hey!
I personally wouldn't worry too much about it being a few months old. Firms are usually more interested in how well you understand and analyse the development rather than whether it happened in the last couple of weeks. Something like Getty Images v Stability AI is going to have a real impact in the IP sector, so I'd say it is perfectly fine to discuss it in relation to ongoing questions about how copyright law applies to generative AI.
As a rough guide, I'd say that anything from the last 6-12 months is usually acceptable for interviews, especially if the issue is still evolving (which AI regulation definitely is). Of course, the more recent the better it is, but I'd pick an idea that you can discuss in detail over one that is the most recent
Atp I sound like a broken record but has anyone heard from Sidley post app recently (either PFO or a TI)? I sent my app 9 Jan so 62-63 days ago…
Same timeline as you and heard nothing. Starting to lose hopeAtp I sound like a broken record but has anyone heard from Sidley post app recently (either PFO or a TI)? I sent my app 9 Jan so 62-63 days ago…
Slaughter PFO
Ahh okay thanks for letting me know! Seems a bit mad but I guess they still have another round, so want to start on those as wellThey don’t wait till all first round interviews are done though before they start deciding on final interviews.
@elizabethkate let us know if they get back to your email!
Since there's still one final stage to go, I don't think it's so unreasonable. First of all, we can work backwards from what we know. There are 10 training contracts available, so let's assume 20 to 30 candidates make it to final interview? That's 20 to 30 hours they have to schedule for a group of about six partners I think on the trainee committee, so that's a big time commitment. Prior to that, they're interviewing maybe I don't know, 60 to 90 people at first interview stage? It'd be a scheduling nightmare if you waited for the entire round of first interviews to be done before sending out invites for final round interviews.
Also, while the number of training contracts available is fixed, I doubt there's a set number of final interview slots. If I had to guess though, they'll probably wait to interview everyone before giving out final TC offers, but that's a complete guess, so don't quote me on that; I have zero verifiable insight on how this process works and everything I know is largely from inference of past year forum posts.
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