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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

User5678

Legendary Member
Aug 16, 2024
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Withers interview invite! Does anyone have any insights/tips? It's for 1 hour with a member of HR and a Partner
Congratulations!! Is this for direct tc?

If you don’t mind me asking, when did you apply and give the test and please could you share what strengths and weakness you got on your feedback report? :)

Thank you very much and best of luck!! :)
 

Tintin06

Legendary Member
Oct 23, 2019
879
2,113
Holding myself accountable (Hogan Lovells rejection)

CC* ✅📝❌
HSF ✅📝❌
NRF ✅📝❌
Weil ✅❌
Akin ✅❌
Sidley ✅❌
Orrick ✅❌
Willkie ✅🎥❌
Cooley ✅❌
Latham ✅❌
Milbank ✅❌
Kirkland ✅❌
Dechert ✅❌
Ashurst* ✅📝
Skadden ✅❌
Goodwin ✅❌
Covington ✅❌
Linklaters* ✅📝❌
Paul, Weiss ✅❌
Slaughters* ✅❌
Freshfields* ✅📝❌
Fried Frank* ✅
Gibson Dunn ✅❌
Macfarlanes* ✅📝
White & Case ✅❌
Morgan Lewis ✅📞❌
Paul Hastings* ✅
White & Case* ✅
Morgan Lewis* ✅
Hogan Lovells* ✅📝❌
Cleary Gottlieb ✅❌
A&O Shearman ✅📝❌
Vinson & Elkins ✅❌
Arnold & Porter ✅❌
Baker McKenzie ✅📝❌
King & Spalding* ✅❌
Winston & Strawn ✅❌
Morrison Foerster ✅❌
Sullivan & Cromwell ✅❌

Key: ✅ = application submitted; 📝 = test received; 📞 = TI; 🎥 = VI; ❌ = rejection.

*Training Contract applications.
 
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spamelinazoid

Legendary Member
  • Dec 19, 2021
    226
    341
    Holding myself accountable (Hogan Lovells rejection)

    CC* ✅📝❌
    HSF ✅📝❌
    NRF ✅📝❌
    Weil ✅❌
    Akin ✅❌
    Sidley ✅❌
    Orrick ✅❌
    Willkie ✅🎥❌
    Cooley ✅❌
    Latham ✅❌
    Milbank ✅❌
    Kirkland ✅❌
    Dechert ✅❌
    Ashurst* ✅📝
    Skadden ✅❌
    Goodwin ✅❌
    Covington ✅❌
    Linklaters* ✅📝❌
    Paul, Weiss ✅❌
    Slaughters* ✅❌
    Freshfields* ✅📝❌
    Fried Frank* ✅
    Gibson Dunn ✅❌
    Macfarlanes* ✅📝
    White & Case ✅❌
    Morgan Lewis ✅📞❌
    Paul Hastings* ✅
    White & Case* ✅
    Morgan Lewis* ✅
    Hogan Lovells* ✅📝❌
    Cleary Gottlieb ✅❌
    A&O Shearman ✅📝❌
    Vinson & Elkins ✅❌
    Arnold & Porter ✅❌
    Baker McKenzie ✅📝❌
    King & Spalding* ✅❌
    Winston & Strawn ✅❌
    Morrison Foerster ✅❌
    Sullivan & Cromwell ✅❌

    Key: ✅ = application submitted; 📝 = test received; 📞 = TI; 🎥 = VI; ❌ = rejection.

    *Training Contract applications.
    So sorry to hear - did you just get the email?
     

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