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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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<blockquote data-quote="Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner" data-source="post: 248223" data-attributes="member: 35674"><p style="text-align: justify">I’d say do the VS but go in with an open mind cos you might end up deciding that the firm is in fact somewhere you’d want to train. It’s just a lot harder to know that at this stage (pre VS).</p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Even if the VS firm isn’t somewhere you’re keen on, there’s no guarantee you’d succeed with 2026 WVS apps, meaning you’d then be forced to do the TC at the initial VS firm anyway.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">I’d advise in that situation, do their TC and think of potentially moving on as an NQ. I feel like trainee experience is relatively similar across firms but as an NQ, that’s where it differs a bit.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">I can see both sides cos you’d obvs want to train at a firm you’re happy at, that does the work you find interesting, good quality training, etc but it’s so competitive to even reach the VS stage.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">But all of this depends on (a) whether you convert the VS in the first place, (b) what terms are in the contracts of the TC offer and any WVS offers and (c) any financial implications.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Just out of curiosity, without disclosing the firm name or specific details, are there any particular reasons why the VS firm is somewhere you aren’t sure you’d want to train at vs other firms?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner, post: 248223, member: 35674"] [JUSTIFY]I’d say do the VS but go in with an open mind cos you might end up deciding that the firm is in fact somewhere you’d want to train. It’s just a lot harder to know that at this stage (pre VS). Even if the VS firm isn’t somewhere you’re keen on, there’s no guarantee you’d succeed with 2026 WVS apps, meaning you’d then be forced to do the TC at the initial VS firm anyway. I’d advise in that situation, do their TC and think of potentially moving on as an NQ. I feel like trainee experience is relatively similar across firms but as an NQ, that’s where it differs a bit. I can see both sides cos you’d obvs want to train at a firm you’re happy at, that does the work you find interesting, good quality training, etc but it’s so competitive to even reach the VS stage. But all of this depends on (a) whether you convert the VS in the first place, (b) what terms are in the contracts of the TC offer and any WVS offers and (c) any financial implications. Just out of curiosity, without disclosing the firm name or specific details, are there any particular reasons why the VS firm is somewhere you aren’t sure you’d want to train at vs other firms?[/JUSTIFY] [/QUOTE]
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