TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[jamsparkle]

why is the arnold porter insight day application so long?? and they interview?? is that not insane

i dont think they fast track you for vs or anything so what's the benefit of investing so much time into the recruitment (both for them and for us... surely it is a lot more resource intensive to have grad recruitment staff reading through 3 or 4 answers and then phoning people compared to other firms that will have really simple open day apps?) - maybe i just have a really low tolerance for time spent on applications though

 

[bangarangbass39]

Anybody understand the PwC vac scheme eligibility? - https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/early-careers/undergraduate/legal-summer-vacation-scheme.html

 

[mrebeccafr]

CRS chelt vac scheme reserve list, as well as now being considered for their TC route

 

[EMB]

Anybody understand the PwC vac scheme eligibility? - https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/early-careers/undergraduate/legal-summer-vacation-scheme.html

Nope, unless its a situation where they have spare slots for the 2026 intake then I guess it makes sense. But on their website they speak about sqe funding and flexibility regarding start dates so I'm a tad confused. Might email grad rec!

 

[DennyCrane]

Anybody understand the PwC vac scheme eligibility? - https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/early-careers/undergraduate/legal-summer-vacation-scheme.html

It closed for 2028 starts at Christmas. They've obviously had vacancies come up for this August (I suspect failed SQEs)

 

[CharlieandLola]

Did anyone here apply to Kingsley Napley? We were supposed to hear back yesterday, but nothing so far

 

[Futuretrainee002]

Anybody understand the PwC vac scheme eligibility? - https://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/early-careers/undergraduate/legal-summer-vacation-scheme.html

You have to have completed a law degree prior to sep 2025 and have completed the sqe before sep 2026. The vac scheme is purely recruiting for a sep 2026 tc start.

Also if you do want to apply i’d advice applying early/right now as i’m pretty sure it’s rolling basis and they are going through the recruitment process rather speedily.