TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

[TrainingContract2024]

Did anyone attend Macfarlanes' Private Client Practice Area Talk (22nd May, 2024)? Thank you.

 

[desperateTCseeker1998]

how long are people's W&C cover letters? There's no word limit and that's stressing me out, fear mine is too long but I do not have the energy to cut any more words

 

[Jessica Booker]

how long are people's W&C cover letters? There's no word limit and that's stressing me out, fear mine is too long but I do not have the energy to cut any more words

Aim for up to 1000 words.

We have seen some that are slightly longer but where they are, they are super concise, well structured, and still focused.

 

[desperateTCseeker1998]

Aim for up to 1000 words.

We have seen some that are slightly longer but where they are, they are super concise, well structured, and still focused.

Amazing, thank you!!! Mine is just over 900 and I was worried that was too long

 

[LillyandSilver]

Boodle Hatfield?

 

[Zi48]

Thanks so much! When you say you don't think you can apply after the interview, do you mean VI or the in person interviews? I've never applied before but just curious

You can reapply if you were rejected after VI, think it’s only after in person interview/AC that you can’t (that’s what I was told by Rare last year)

 

[VMS]

how long are people's W&C cover letters? There's no word limit and that's stressing me out, fear mine is too long but I do not have the energy to cut any more words

Mine is 972!

 

[desperateTCseeker1998]

Mine is 972!

Stunning, mine is 948

 

[mdoeslaw]

is it possible to leverage another upcoming tc interview to hear back faster from another firm post ac? @Jessica Booker

the latter is my first choice which is why I kind of wanna know if ive gotten that or not before I start preparing for my second interview

 

[Jessica Booker]

is it possible to leverage another upcoming tc interview to hear back faster from another firm post ac? @Jessica Booker

the latter is my first choice which is why I kind of wanna know if ive gotten that or not before I start preparing for my second interview

I wouldn’t say an interview/assessment centre is, only really if you hold an offer that you can really ask for a process to be expedited.

Have the first choice firm given you an indication of when you will hear back? If not, you can always email them and ask when you will hear back and explain you have an upcoming assessment centre you would withdraw from if you did receive an offer. That is then not asking for the process to be sped up, but still referencing the fact you may have another option.

 

[The-PFO-Collector]

Has anyone heard from Mayer Brown?

 

[Jessica Booker]

might be a rlly silly q but I did a tc ac recently, they only give like 6 tcs and they told us we should hear back next week but someone already heard back this week w an offer, so do they usually space giving offers out or would it be possible they would've given all the offers out within that time frame (ac was on wed, then thurs and fri)? ik its only 6 tc places so cant be a lot of calls to make

@Jessica Booker would love to know your thoughts? im rlly overthinking it ahaha

There can be a range of reasons why someone is made an offer before others or why offers maybe staggered over a period of time. It is not uncommon for offers to be made across multiple days (or even weeks), and so I wouldn't make an assumptions as to why this is happening.

The offers calls are the quick and straight forward part of the process, but there's a whole load of considerations and work that need to go in before the calls can be made, and it is likely these things are leading to the staggered process.

 

[Zaidoz10]

WFW anyone?

 

[lawtc2026]

has anyone heard back from Boodle Hatfield, direct TC app?

 

[lawtc2026]

Anyone done the AC for Winckworth Sherwood?

 

[The-PFO-Collector]

Morgan Lewis PFO and Burges Salmon PFO
2 in less than 2 hours...
It's going to be a bad week, lol

 

[Cara888]

Yes! Morgan Lewis and Sullivan Cromwell PFO this am

 

[Cara888]

WFW anyone?

Still waiting too 🥴

 

[jmak]

Can someone explain very simply the difference between competency and behavioural questions?

 

[hungry_for_TC]

Amazing, thank you!!! Mine is just over 900 and I was worried that was too long

Mine was 1,033 - I think it's fine, they don't have a word count for a reason and as long as you're not fluffing it up gratuitously it's OK! Remember other firms have like 3-5 questions they want you to answer in 300 words. 300x3 = 900, so you're essentially giving them the same amount of text they would get if they asked you a bunch of questions vs. asking for a cover letter if that makes sense!