TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

[Jessica Booker]

Hi @Jessica Booker hope you are doing well. I had a question about Slaughter and May. The firm's USP is its multi-specialist approach which means that a typical corporate trainee will not just do a subset of corporate work (like he would in other firms), but he would engage in different things like IPOs, private M&As, regular corporate tasks like amending board minutes etc.

My question is, to display an interest in this approach, do we need to show a specific interest in different kinds of legal work (through our legal work experience) or do we need to showcase our personality of being a curious generalist over a specialist (through our hobbies/extra-curriculars)?
Thanks.

Hi @futuretraineesolicitor - it is just about explaining why you think this approach is better suited to you. That doesn't have to come from previous experiences though (whether work experience or extracurriculars), it may just be how you think this will suit your interests/motivations going forward - e.g. thinking about how that might influence your day to day work, and how that will then keep you happy/motivated.

 

[AB]

When are we likely to hear back from HL post-WG?

I checked last year's thread and it looks like everyone heard back at the beginning of September.

 

[lolamcd1]

Just got a PFO from an assessment day last week. Got an interview on Tuesday at another firm. does anyone have any tips on putting PFOs out of your mind and focusing on preparing for the next interview? I find it terrifying that I won't improve much between now and then and scared this will bring about another PFO!

 

[Civ457]

does anyone have any experience with farrer's second round interview??

 

[AlexJ]

Just got a PFO from an assessment day last week. Got an interview on Tuesday at another firm. does anyone have any tips on putting PFOs out of your mind and focusing on preparing for the next interview? I find it terrifying that I won't improve much between now and then and scared this will bring about another PFO!

Can you get feedback before? I would actively seek out feedback so you know why you didn’t get through and can take some steps to improve in these areas

 

[NMA]

Hi @Jessica Booker hope you are doing well. I had a question about Slaughter and May. The firm's USP is its multi-specialist approach which means that a typical corporate trainee will not just do a subset of corporate work (like he would in other firms), but he would engage in different things like IPOs, private M&As, regular corporate tasks like amending board minutes etc.

My question is, to display an interest in this approach, do we need to show a specific interest in different kinds of legal work (through our legal work experience) or do we need to showcase our personality of being a curious generalist over a specialist (through our hobbies/extra-curriculars)?
Thanks.

hi, i did a vac scheme at slaughters last year. like what Jessica said, all you have to do is tell them why you think the multi-specialist approach and that kind of training would be beneficial for your development, and draw comparisons with a different style of training at other firms. my supervisor was in 'finance' i.e. did everything from debt finance to capital markets to PE = being able to do a range of different areas keeps his career interesting. but there are drawbacks ofc

 

[kojo1102]

For HL WG, if the test was sent out Last Monday at 10PM and it says to do the test within 7 days, can I do the test tmr anytime before 10pm?

 

[Tintin06]

For HL WG, if the test was sent out Last Monday at 10PM and it says to do the test within 7 days, can I do the test tmr anytime before 10pm?

@Jessica Booker

 

[Jessica Booker]

The system is probably not sophisticated enough for it to time out at 10pm exactly, but there is no harm in doing it by 10pm - in fact you might not want to leave it that late in case there are any technical issues.

Always aim to do your test within working hours of the deadline given.

 

[bottles747]

I applied for WFW, on the deadline, received VI invite a couple of days later, completed it that day and haven't heard anything since.

How long does it take WFW to invite to AC?

In the same boat. Received an email last Friday saying that they are still in the process of deciding on who to progress.

 

[Kodak123]

Has anyone heard from Weil yet?

 

[sxw517]

In the same boat. Received an email last Friday saying that they are still in the process of deciding on who to progress.

Yep, received that as well! Good luck

 

[hw12]

The system is probably not sophisticated enough for it to time out at 10pm exactly, but there is no harm in doing it by 10pm - in fact you might not want to leave it that late in case there are any technical issues.

Always aim to do your test within working hours of the deadline given.

Hi @Jessica Booker, can I just ask why you think it's best for us to complete the test within working hours?

 

[prospectiveswitcher]

Hi @Jessica Booker, can I just ask why you think it's best for us to complete the test within working hours?

Interested in this also. I received the HL WG invite last Monday also at 10PM but was away on holiday until yesterday evening - I work full time so was aiming to complete it after work but before 10pm. Wondering if this will be OK?

 

[BarryBarryson]

Has anyone heard from Edwin Coe?

 

[Tintin06]

Does anyone know how to contact HL Grad Rec? Jen Baird's not answering so I left a voice message. I'm asking for reasonable adjustments to be made when assessing the WG score and I can't get through to anyone in Grad Rec.

 

[Marissa]

Does anyone know how to contact HL Grad Rec? Jen Baird's not answering so I left a voice message. I'm asking for reasonable adjustments to be made when assessing the WG score and I can't get through to anyone in Grad Rec.

For reasonable adjustments for the WG, I think you have to email Pearsons directly and have it put in place before you complete the assessment. That’s what I did for NFR. Not sure if its the same process for HL.

 

[seriouslylegal]

Just wondering did anyone else find the Freshfields written exercise quite hard? Unsure if I did the right thing or how much it is taken into account by grac rec

 

[wz_13]

Should I just assume a pfo from AG since haven't heard back after submitting app

 

[Tintin06]

For reasonable adjustments for the WG, I think you have to email Pearsons directly and have it put in place before you complete the assessment. That’s what I did for NFR. Not sure if it’s the same process for HL.

That’s fair enough, but they did say to email Grad Rec.