TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

[Jessica Booker]

If we have yet to hear back is it safe to assume that we would still be in contention given the rejections?

Potentially, yes. I always say you can’t assume a yes or a no until you are told a yes or a no 😂

 

[RoughWood]

Email from Browne Jacobson following phone interview so they are getting back to people

 

[Nad2468-]

AC invite from Browne Jacobson - feels very surreal after four cycles of applications 😂

 

[RoughWood]

AC invite from Browne Jacobson - feels very surreal after four cycles of applications 😂

Me too, see you there!

 

[Nad2468-]

Me too, see you there!

Amazing! Feel free to message me beforehand if you want to chat about it - it’s my first one 😊

 

[Life&Law]

AC invite from Browne Jacobson - feels very surreal after four cycles of applications 😂

Congratulations! me too 😭. See you guys there

 

[Rob93]

freshies pfo post wg
im waiting on two firms this cycle but i realise that i might not appeal to firms because i dont express an interest in banking/finance. would paralegaling in the sector im most interested in still give me a good chance at becoming a solicitor?

There are a handful of firms whose real bread and butter is finance - CC probably the most obvious example, and some of the Americans - but for most it's just one of their many lines of business, and there are certainly several that would look at you a bit funny if your main motivation for applying to them was that work (if their notoriety is in litigation, for example). Just know what each firm you apply to is about, and if you're genuinely keen on at least one or two of their major areas then you should be on the right track.

 

[jan28]

Pfo from Ashurst if anyone was waiting!

 

[Matt_96]

Hey guys. Hope you all are doing well. I wanted to ask you, do you feel that you don't have enough experiences to create a table with 2 examples per competency? This is in regard to the competency questions and despite doing a number of extra-curriculars, I just feel like I don't have that many examples to fill out a tabular format for competency questions.

Thanks.

I'm not really sure I follow. Have you been specifically asked to fill in a table with two examples per competency by a firm? Or are you just talking generally?

 

[futuretraineesolicitor]

I'm not really sure I follow. Have you been specifically asked to fill in a table with two examples per competency by a firm? Or are you just talking generally?

I read this piece of advice on the forum but I don't think I have enough experiences wherein I can fill out such a table.

 

[Barnsworth]

Can I ask if you emailed the generic graduate recruitment email? Thanks

Yes I did!

 

[Dheepa]

Hey guys. Hope you all are doing well. I wanted to ask you, do you feel that you don't have enough experiences to create a table with 2 examples per competency? This is in regard to the competency questions and despite doing a number of extra-curriculars, I just feel like I don't have that many examples to fill out a tabular format for competency questions.

Thanks.

So I never felt like I had enough experiences either when I made a similar table/planned out answers for competencies. You don’t need two per competency tbh, just one strong example will suffice. It’s also not about having different experiences per competency - it can be the same experience/role but a different situation within that.

 

[futuretraineesolicitor]

So I never felt like I had enough experiences either when I made a similar table/planned out answers for competencies. You don’t need two per competency tbh, just one strong example will suffice. It’s also not about having different experiences per competency - it can be the same experience/role but a different situation within that.

Thank you so much for this.

 

[George.E.]

Hi, just wondered if anyone had heard anything from HFW post app?

 

[SS1]

Hi, just wondered if anyone had heard anything from HFW post app?

I've been wondering the same - I haven't heard anything from them of from anyone here talking about them... strange

 

[SkylarCheng]

AC invite from Dentons on first round of TC applications, but rejected after the AC. Appreciated the experience and feedback though.

 

[djqb]

AC invite from Dentons on first round of TC applications, but rejected after the AC. Appreciated the experience and feedback though.

Hey sorry to hear that!

May I ask when you received your AC invite? I'm still waiting to hear back from them post WG for the direct TC. Thanks so much!

 

[SkylarCheng]

Hey sorry to hear that!

May I ask when you received your AC invite? I'm still waiting to hear back from them post WG for the direct TC. Thanks so much!

Hiya, I got the interview invite in June and the AC invite a week after the interview in mid-July. If I'm not wrong, my AC was the last round they were holding.

 

[djqb]

Hiya, I got the interview invite in June and the AC invite a week after the interview in mid-July. If I'm not wrong, my AC was the last round they were holding.

Thanks for the info!

 

[ysabelb]

AC invite from Dentons on first round of TC applications, but rejected after the AC. Appreciated the experience and feedback though.

Hi, sorry to hear that. I have an AC with Dentons coming up. It was supposed to be in mid-August but they rescheduled it to early September. If you are able to share some tips/advice/ general feedback I'd really appreciate it!