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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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<blockquote data-quote="pepsicola96" data-source="post: 242506" data-attributes="member: 35776"><p>Yessss, especially when there's not even a group exercise. I have coming up soon, just a case study and interview, absolutely no reason it can't be virtual but instead I'm getting a 3 and a half hour train each way to london, paying £80+ for that train that may or may not be reimbursed, and I've had to give up an 8 hour shift at work which is £100 in lost earnings, and I may not even be successful 😂</p><p></p><p>To take it one step further, there is a huge discrepancy in the compensation for the vac schemes themselves. If I am successful at this AC, I will once again need to pay for travel to London, and accommodation for 2 whole weeks, on £500/600 per week. The costs will easily exceed anything I am paid, and I have to account for the fact I'm not working for 2 weeks, which for me is another £250 per week-ish. In effect, I'm going to be probably not far off £1000 poorer following the scheme, and this is the primary route of starting a legal career in the UK. </p><p></p><p>I think if firms are truly committed to widening access to the legal profession, there needs to be a much greater provision of accommodation or higher pay</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pepsicola96, post: 242506, member: 35776"] Yessss, especially when there's not even a group exercise. I have coming up soon, just a case study and interview, absolutely no reason it can't be virtual but instead I'm getting a 3 and a half hour train each way to london, paying £80+ for that train that may or may not be reimbursed, and I've had to give up an 8 hour shift at work which is £100 in lost earnings, and I may not even be successful 😂 To take it one step further, there is a huge discrepancy in the compensation for the vac schemes themselves. If I am successful at this AC, I will once again need to pay for travel to London, and accommodation for 2 whole weeks, on £500/600 per week. The costs will easily exceed anything I am paid, and I have to account for the fact I'm not working for 2 weeks, which for me is another £250 per week-ish. In effect, I'm going to be probably not far off £1000 poorer following the scheme, and this is the primary route of starting a legal career in the UK. I think if firms are truly committed to widening access to the legal profession, there needs to be a much greater provision of accommodation or higher pay [/QUOTE]
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