TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

[kawanm1]

does anyone know if w&c tc is rolling?

 

[norothrow324]

does anyone know if w&c tc is rolling?

non rolling

 

[RiverJules]

Anything from GLD today or yesterday?

 

[Gday33]

Anything from GLD today or yesterday?

I gather from their timeline responses are 1st and 2nd, and invites for VI go out on the 2nd - so no news is good news I hope!

 

[desperateTCseeker1998]

Are we still in the position where NO ONE has heard from Mayer Brown either way? Surely that means they’re not bothering with direct TC applicants this year?

 

[Ray33]

Anyone heard from PMC?

 

[Gday33]

Are we still in the position where NO ONE has heard from Mayer Brown either way? Surely that means they’re not bothering with direct TC applicants this year?

I emailed them a week or so ago asking when they would respond to people…nothing heard yet.

 

[Gday33]

Anything from GLD today or yesterday?

Check your emails 🍾

 

[BonanzaBih_]

GDL video interview invite, just heard back 5 minutes ago.

 

[stacy2523]

For an oral presentation at an AC, am I okay to have some notes with me or do I need to memorise it off by heart? @Jessica Booker

 

[desperateTCseeker1998]

I emailed them a week or so ago asking when they would respond to people…nothing heard yet.

insanity from them

 

[acceleratedlaw]

Anyone heard back post app from Denton yet?

Honestly I used to work for this company and one of the most shit companies I have ever worked for. Highly doubt they will be recruiting many people for direct TCs

 

[livelaughlaw]

Anyone heard from Arnold & Porter?

 

[lawyerletsgo]

how long does WFW usually take to get back after VI? I've had an issue with one of the adjustments as well which I've emailed them about but just wanted to know about wait times from this point

 

[Gday33]

Anyone else heading to the FIG talk at RPC next Tuesday? Hopefully I don’t get PFO’d beforehand 😂

 

[Jessica Booker]

For an oral presentation at an AC, am I okay to have some notes with me or do I need to memorise it off by heart? @Jessica Booker

You can have notes - I would not expect people to have it rehearsed and even if they did, that wouldn't seem very natural/genuine.

Notes, rather than a script, are fine to use.

 

[FTS209990]

For a commercial awareness question, when being asked what challenges/opportunities the firm is currently/could be facing, are we supposed to bring up generic issues like AI, economy, etc (and then apply it to the firm), or is it better to bring up something more niche and explain how it can affect the firm's specific sector?

 

[Jessica Booker]

For a commercial awareness question, when being asked what challenges/opportunities the firm is currently/could be facing, are we supposed to bring up generic issues like AI, economy, etc (and then apply it to the firm), or is it better to bring up something more niche and explain how it can affect the firm's specific sector?

Either approach is fine to take - it’s one of those questions where there are lots of different “right” answers and therefore lots of different approaches you can take.

If you do go with more generic topics, you can still focus on how it impacts that specific firm.

 

[Aliceczernia]

GDL video interview invite, just heard back 5 minutes ago.

Any idea what they’ll ask in the video interview? Never had a good experience with them!

 

[norothrow324]

Honestly I used to work for this company and one of the most shit companies I have ever worked for. Highly doubt they will be recruiting many people for direct TCs

What makes you say this