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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
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It is unlikely that a firm can accommodate this. They very much frown upon people applying to a regional office believing it to be an easier application route to try to switch to London once an offer is through.
I don’t think firms will accommodate this whatever may be the reason
. It is usually looked down upon so I recommend sticking to the regional office 
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Feel free to PM me about this. I'd stress most won't move you, either because it is a standard policy not too (too many people have tried this before) or because they won't have a vacancy for you to move into.
Ultimately you will need very legitimate reasons for requesting the change, and even then, be prepared for the firm to say no.
“Assessment centres are planned to run in March/April 2025, with final panel interviews planned for April/May 2025.” We should hear from them soon.
Funnily enough it tends to be the opposite, such as for example with Hogan Lovells' 40 TC places, 38 go to London and 2 to Birmingham
I think you have missed my point. Those London places will have always been London places.
I am unsure why a wow face has been given to my comment . For the avoidance of any confusion I meant that usually if you apply for a regional place they aren't able to switch to London and indeed it is generally discouraged. Firms do not like people applying to regional offices in the hope they can change to London. The example that the poster gave didn't address a switch merely that HL have 38 London spaces but only 2 Birmingham spaces. This does not indicate that switches were made after offers of TCs were made and most likely is indicative of the spaces they had available for each office.
Completed Hogan Lovells WG Feb 13 - still no feedback! Anyone else?
I don't think HL London gets 19 times more applicants though.
I meant the opposite with regards to it being harder not easier to go for regional offices.
Yes I think candidates mistakenly think it may be easier and on occasion it may be because there may indeed be fewer better candidates applying depending which office. Also I know some regional firms look for ties to that region as part of their criteria when assessing applications. This is because they dont want people to train with them and then go off elsewhere as soon as they qualify having invested heavily in them. This was explained to me by a partner at a regional firm I did an insight week at. So having been accepted because of having ties to the region then asking to be switched after TC offer to London which would have different salary, and maintenance grants etc it would not be considered by that firm and he said by most firms.
Also they will have assessed the regional applicants against each other and it may be that there were better London applicants who didn't get offers because they were judged against other London applicants so it would not be fair.
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