TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2026-27

[trainingcontracttbd]

Does anyone know if university society roles should be put under extracurriculars (under a skills question) or under work experience? Thank you.

 

[Novaa]

Is there anything I can be doing as a “career changer” (3 years Project Management experience) to maximise my profile for applications?

I was very active with opportunities during my LLB, but I’ve struggled to do the same since working full-time. I’m currently relying on my uni experience (leadership roles, mentoring schemes, vac schemes etc.) and a couple of open days alongside my PM experience. Is that enough, or could the decline in variety of experiences since university make it look like I’ve given up on law?

 

[174Tess9y3]

for the macfarlanes winter vac scheme, the work experience section says to use bullet points. should it be written using first person so consistently writing 'i supported on xyz.... i assisted' or is it better to just go in with the verb so each bullet would sound like - 'support on a range of.... assist on.... managed....' - any advice appreciated!

Did not see that and applied with normal paragraphs guess that’ll go in the rejection list already

@Abbie Whitlock would you agree?