TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

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LillyandSilver

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Any tips for being authentic in the application process, what level of informality are firms expecting? I'm very used to being formal in my application but this firm I'm applying to has sort of stated that they prefer you to show lots of your personality in the application.
 

EliteWhovian

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    Any tips for being authentic in the application process, what level of informality are firms expecting? I'm very used to being formal in my application but this firm I'm applying to has sort of stated that they prefer you to show lots of your personality in the application.
    May I ask which firm this is for out of curiosity?
     

    EliteWhovian

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    For anyone interested, here are the deadlines (that are upcoming, excluding Freshfields for today) for firms that recruit a large amount of trainees via the direct route that are still open/haven't closed for this cycle:

    Brown Rudnick - 31 January
    Farrer & Co - 14 February
    Fried Frank - 30 June
    Greenberg Traurig - 22 January
    Hill Dickinson - 31 January
    Howard Kennedy - 32 March
    K & L Gates - 31 July
    Lewis Silkin - 31 January
    Macfarlanes - 19 July
    Norton Rose Fulbright - 7 July
    Paul Hastings - 31 July
    Shoosmiths - 31 March
    Slaughter and May - 5 July
    Stephenson Harwood - 31 July
    TLT - 31 May



    (Taken from https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....me-vs-direct-tc-applications-2022-2023.6136/_)
     

    aspiringlawyer27

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    For anyone interested, here are the deadlines (that are upcoming, excluding Freshfields for today) for firms that recruit a large amount of trainees via the direct route that are still open/haven't closed for this cycle:

    Brown Rudnick - 31 January
    Farrer & Co - 14 February
    Fried Frank - 30 June
    Greenberg Traurig - 22 January
    Hill Dickinson - 31 January
    Howard Kennedy - 32 March
    K & L Gates - 31 July
    Lewis Silkin - 31 January
    Macfarlanes - 19 July
    Norton Rose Fulbright - 7 July
    Paul Hastings - 31 July
    Shoosmiths - 31 March
    Slaughter and May - 5 July
    Stephenson Harwood - 31 July
    TLT - 31 May



    (Taken from https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....me-vs-direct-tc-applications-2022-2023.6136/_)
    If anyone wants help/advice on NRF Assessment Day, send me a PM, more than happy to talk through it!
     

    missingh

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    For anyone interested, here are the deadlines (that are upcoming, excluding Freshfields for today) for firms that recruit a large amount of trainees via the direct route that are still open/haven't closed for this cycle:

    Brown Rudnick - 31 January
    Farrer & Co - 14 February
    Fried Frank - 30 June
    Greenberg Traurig - 22 January
    Hill Dickinson - 31 January
    Howard Kennedy - 32 March
    K & L Gates - 31 July
    Lewis Silkin - 31 January
    Macfarlanes - 19 July
    Norton Rose Fulbright - 7 July
    Paul Hastings - 31 July
    Shoosmiths - 31 March
    Slaughter and May - 5 July
    Stephenson Harwood - 31 July
    TLT - 31 May



    (Taken from https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....me-vs-direct-tc-applications-2022-2023.6136/_)
    thank you!! just as an fyi, brown rudnick is for a sept 2024 start so if u wanna apply u have to have completed sqe/lpc :)
     

    saqlain09

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    For anyone interested, here are the deadlines (that are upcoming, excluding Freshfields for today) for firms that recruit a large amount of trainees via the direct route that are still open/haven't closed for this cycle:

    Brown Rudnick - 31 January
    Farrer & Co - 14 February
    Fried Frank - 30 June
    Greenberg Traurig - 22 January
    Hill Dickinson - 31 January
    Howard Kennedy - 32 March
    K & L Gates - 31 July
    Lewis Silkin - 31 January
    Macfarlanes - 19 July
    Norton Rose Fulbright - 7 July
    Paul Hastings - 31 July
    Shoosmiths - 31 March
    Slaughter and May - 5 July
    Stephenson Harwood - 31 July
    TLT - 31 May



    (Taken from https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....me-vs-direct-tc-applications-2022-2023.6136/_)
    You're a legend!
     
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    Njaliwe Ungwe

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    For anyone interested, here are the deadlines (that are upcoming, excluding Freshfields for today) for firms that recruit a large amount of trainees via the direct route that are still open/haven't closed for this cycle:

    Brown Rudnick - 31 January
    Farrer & Co - 14 February
    Fried Frank - 30 June
    Greenberg Traurig - 22 January
    Hill Dickinson - 31 January
    Howard Kennedy - 32 March
    K & L Gates - 31 July
    Lewis Silkin - 31 January
    Macfarlanes - 19 July
    Norton Rose Fulbright - 7 July
    Paul Hastings - 31 July
    Shoosmiths - 31 March
    Slaughter and May - 5 July
    Stephenson Harwood - 31 July
    TLT - 31 May



    (Taken from https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....me-vs-direct-tc-applications-2022-2023.6136/_)
    Does Brown Rudnick offer a SQE grant?
     
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