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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
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They’re also doing March interviews bc they haven’t reviewed all apps yet. I called them today. @Cambam15
I told the HR at Slaughter that I need to respond to another offer by 17th February so it would be great if they could expedite reviewing my application. They said okay they would get back to me ASAP - this was 10 days ago.
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I don’t think there really is a typical amount - could be anything from a few days to a few weeks. Have heard of people waiting a couple of months.
Oh gosh that’s so stressful! I would give them another ring, they are nice about it and I’m sure they’d understand your worries!I told the HR at Slaughter that I need to respond to another offer by 17th February so it would be great if they could expedite reviewing my application. They said okay they would get back to me ASAP - this was 10 days ago.
I applied to Linklater's China-London TC and was invited to an interview to test my mandarin skills, but I don't really know what to expect or how to prepare. Has anyone else attended this, or anything similar? I'm unsure whether it is an actual language test, or a normal HR/competency interview conducted in mandarin.
Any insight would be appreciated! (@Jessica Booker not sure if you have any knowledge on how these international TC interviews operate?). Thanks!
Any insight would be appreciated! (@Jessica Booker not sure if you have any knowledge on how these international TC interviews operate?). Thanks!
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I do, but not specifically for Linklaters. Firms tend to either have a written assessment or some of the interview questions will be in the local language as well as English.
Just received WG invite from HL for direct TC. Does anyone know if this is automatic or after reviewing the application?
Received mine as well just now. Saw some previous answers here on TCLA and apparently it's automatic. Your application and WG results will be reviewed together. But I wonder, if it were automatic why not just have it be completed with the application like other firms? Some other mystery is afoot maybe.
I received this too, assuming it’s automatic
They said they’ll get back to us at the end of Feb for WG
For speaking, it can be anywhere from reading a BD-related passage on their website out loud (I did a few of these and passed) to doing a client pitch after reading a commercial-related excerpt. Make sure to brush up on your simplified Chinese comprehension skills - I can do both traditional and simplified but am more comfortable with the latter. If you're a Cantonese speaker, also make sure you brush up on phonetics (i.e., Bo/po/mo/fo) and verbal fluency which I know a lot of native Cantonese speakers struggle with as the dialects are quite different.
Make sure to practice a good self-intro + discuss your experiences in relation to the trainee solicitor role - the challenge is translating the technical aspects (i.e., "issuance" or "contract review" to Chinese).
Writing is likely a translation test with an English passage -> Chinese and a Chinese passage -> English. If it's a large MC firm, you'll translate a 1-page piece of news from the Financial Times or the New York Times. Brush up on specific vocabulary (i.e., private equity) - I initially struggled with that but overcame that hump after revising for my next test where I had to write a short excerpt advising shareholder protection to a hypothetical client in CN.
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Yes please! Any tips would be super helpful as this is my first AC and I want to ace it.
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