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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    If you’re still in education and you’re on a student visa and the term dates clash with any winter vac schemes you can’t apply due to working restrictions. If not, go for it! (In my experience most of them do coincide)
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I have what may be a silly question but I would appreciate any answers regardless. most of the training contracts i applied for start in 2026 and if i am suucessful it is still going to be 2 years before i begin. provided my results for the SQE2 in august are a pass, i will start looking for...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I did one with Kennedys and I think it helped get me to the sjt stage
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Also anyone heard further from RPC? I remember seeing a few next stages and rejections but silence so far on my end :(
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Hi, in need of some advice please! If a firm is known for one thing e.g private equity for example, but you read that they undertook efforts to reorganise the firm to deviate from being known as a PE firm and becoming more full service. When answering the 'tell us about a commercial story that...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    If anyone applied to Birkett’s and was wondering about an update I got a response saying they’ll get back to applicants by the end of the month!
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I know someone who just got a tc offer following their summer vac scheme and said they are still sending offers. So I imagine after they deal with all vac schemers they will get back to us :/
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    GDL video interview invite, just heard back 5 minutes ago.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    a mix of commercial and competency
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Yes to both! I graduated and did a vac scheme at a us firm last year
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Hi, no problem at all. Yes I graduated last year and am now doing my SQE LLM. and yes I had a vac scheme from an American firm last summer that I included in my application.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Hi, how long do we have to take the test from getting the email?

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