TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2026-27

[hxnnahrobinson]

Hi all, hope that you are well. I am currently waiting to see if I have managed to convert my Vacation Scheme into a Training Contract following a final stage interview I had a week and a half ago. It’s so hard not to think about it, but I have done the best that I can do.

 

[lucyindia]

Hi everyone, this will be my first cycle applying for VS (and really taking applications seriously as well).
Concerning Macfarlanes, I was wondering if there are any advantages to applying to the WVS vs the SVS - especially since the WVS only has c.15 places whereas the SVS has 20x2?

 

[Novaa]

Hi everyone, this will be my first cycle applying for VS (and really taking applications seriously as well).
Concerning Macfarlanes, I was wondering if there are any advantages to applying to the WVS vs the SVS - especially since the WVS only has c.15 places whereas the SVS has 20x2?

Hellooo!!

I’ve heard that usually fewer people apply to WVS, so there’s less “competition” in that sense. But since they’ll be doing the same checks, I’d imagine Macfarlanes has a rough idea of their average applicant numbers and structured the WVS around filling 15 places. Also what firms advertise isn’t necessarily their absolute capacity, so they could potentially have room for more than 15

They’re both two weeks right? So yeah I see the WVS more as another option for scheme availability rather than there being a clear advantage to either.