TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

[lillypad321]

CRIPPS PFO

 

[sibs23]

CRIPPS PFO

me too the first email this morning was confusing as I never got past the 1st stage so thought I had missed an assessment or something but glad they cleared it up

 

[Diana54]

Does anybody know what the prep time is for questions in the Simmons & Simmons VI?

Hey, prep time was unlimited when I did mine in Dec. Good luck!

 

[APGCA]

HL PFO, thought I actually stood a chance given the time

 

[g.cl.2020344]

omg SPB AC!!!

 

[legallawyer]

Congrats! When did you hear back?

Thanks! Yesterday evening (for Manchester btw)

 

[DolphinShades44]

Travers Smith SVS offer

Can't believe it 😭

Edit - thanks for all the love! I'm rooting for each and every one of you 🙏🏼

 

[EA95]

Latham & Watkins PFO, feels like i’m never going to get any success

 

[Gflow0211]

Irwin Mitchell PFO post app/VI - disappointing as I go to their AC last year but onwards and upwards!!

Still waiting to hear from PMC post app (but ACs have gone out so not super hopeful), DACB post test, CRS post VI, Weightmans post app (has anyone heard from them btw I've not heard a peep), and WBD post test!

Do you remember much from the AC last year? Interview questions, group topic etc?

 

[allenpopi]

anyone heard back from goodwin post zoom interview?

 

[FutureTraineeMaybe]

HL PFO, thought I actually stood a chance given the time

Samee

 

[Joey green]

anyone heard from Cleary post ac?

 

[Chris Brown]

Travers Smith SVS offer

Can't believe it 😭

Huge congrats. 🥳​

 

[desperateTCseeker1998]

had a friend who just did the jones day first stage interview and was told they cant provide feedback at this stage after a rejection. How do you have a 1 hour partner interview and no feedback is generated😭

Milbank don’t offer post-AC feedback…

 

[congrades]

anyone waiting on Latham svs still?

 

[Legallylaw]

Has anyone heard from RPC? Its almost end of Feb so PFO at this point?

 

[g.cl.2020344]

please can some1 offer some advice for written assessments, been a while since I did one In person! Thank you! @Andrei Radu

 

[DolphinShades44]

Huge congrats. 🥳​

Thank you so much! You're a TCLA forum icon so I really do appreciate the support 🙌🏼

Rooting for you as well ofc

 

[NCTC2025]

anyone waiting on Latham svs still?

Pretty sure its just a matter of time before the PFO. I submitted all the way back in October and it was a p bad app looking back.

 

[wqueens8]

I have got some uni grades back today - what is the done thing in terms of updating applications? I am still waiting on updates for some and wondering if it's useful to let grad rec know?

I could be wrong but I think generally it's not necessary. Just at the point of any application you tell them what you have achieved at that point. Upon any kind of offer they may ask you to update them, but even then it would usually be upon a TC offer at the end of a vac scheme, rather than a vac scheme offer.