TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2026-27

[Antoni Trochimowicz]

Does anyone know how firms look at people who applied and got rejected in the previous year? Also, how does it depend on the stage you were rejected at?

Hi! Firms usually are completely receptive of returning applicants. This is particularly the case at the application stage. There are of course exceptions, with the main one coming to mind is Jones Day, that discourages returning applicants usually.

If someone was rejected in later stages, firms may be less inclined to progress an applicant because they (A) have an 'unfair' advantage knowing the process better because of previous years (B) believe they know 'enough' and reject at that stage.

In these cases, I would email Graduate Recruitment to be sure of their stance, it certainly would hurt to do so.

Hopefully this helps

 

[FutureLawyer_]

Does anyone know how firms look at people who applied and got rejected in the previous year? Also, how does it depend on the stage you were rejected at?

Yeah as Antoni mentioned, it’s worth looking or reaching out to the firms grad recruitment. I think majority of firms are fine with it. I know a lot of people who have had second ac’s at some firms and even 1 person who got the vac scheme after 3 ac’s at one firm!