TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

[app03]

Got offered Freshfields TC today!! in complete awe and disbelief - thank you everyone on here for the support and advice. TCLA has been an invaluable and motivational community. There's light at the end of the tunnel after all!

Happy to help anyone in any way, particularly can give insight into Slaughter and May, Freshfields and Travers Smith AC 😊

 

[hehostressed]

Has anyone got advice re amberjacks?

 

[Aww06]

I was about to ask the same question. Nope!

Has anyone gotten feedback from brown rudnick?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Got offered Freshfields TC today!! in complete awe and disbelief - thank you everyone on here for the support and advice. TCLA has been an invaluable and motivating community. There's light at the end of the tunnel after all!

Happy to help anyone in any way, particularly can give insight into Slaughter and May, Freshfields and Travers Smith AC 😊

Amazing news! Congratulations!

 

[studentdelaw786]

Just applied for NRF’s direct TC, despite getting rejected from their VS post games test last week lmao.

haven’t received a confirmation email tho, anyone else not receive any confirmation either?

 

[Jasmine_nicole]

With the 30 month programme, you do your SQE during the training contract, so you would have between 2024 and 2025 to do the PGDL before starting.

Hi Jessica.

Do Kennedys allow deferrals to the following year to finish a PGDL if you’ve dropped to part time due to full time working as a litigation assistant? Since Kennedys “sponsor” the PGDL fees would the firm reimburse the fees paid for the PGDL if you’ve already started?! Would this be the case even if a TC offer is made at the end of the first year of PGDL? Thanks

 

[LawfulRust00]

How do people on here compare Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle to other US law firms? Any thoughts or insights?

 

[sxw517]

How do people on here compare Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle to other US law firms? Any thoughts or insights?

Have you heard back re Direct TC?

 

[axelbeugre]

Got offered Freshfields TC today!! in complete awe and disbelief - thank you everyone on here for the support and advice. TCLA has been an invaluable and motivational community. There's light at the end of the tunnel after all!

Happy to help anyone in any way, particularly can give insight into Slaughter and May, Freshfields and Travers Smith AC 😊

Congratulations! This is amazing!!! You deserve it!

 

[Broadwater]

Slaughters PFO post-interview ☹️ do they give feedback?

 

[trainee2025]

How do people on here compare Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle to other US law firms? Any thoughts or insights?

Genuinely very small in the UK. Uses a non-rotational TC on this basis as teams in London are tiny. See Jones Day for an idea of how this works in practice.

 

[Amjaya]

Hi all, looking to apply to the trainee scheme [summer] at freshfields, any insights will be helpful. I tend to never pass the Watson test - please any guidance on this or special websites?! Appreciate it

 

[MrHubertLouis]

I’m still waiting 😭

Finally heard back!!! but I can’t log in to book a slot? 😭

 

[SemperParatus]

when did people hear back from the HL tc last year? Trying to find last year’s thread

 

[Victor87]

Hey guys random question - does anyone know how I can access FT articles if I don't have a subscription?

 

[ikeRoss]

Hey guys random question - does anyone know how I can access FT articles if I don't have a subscription?

If you listen to the FT News Briefing on Spotify - in each episodes show notes (the description on Spotify etc) each topic they talk about you can access articles on for free

 

[SoNash]

for the bristows 1st round interview, is the written assessment before or after the interview?

 

[Lilil]

for the bristows 1st round interview, is the written assessment before or after the interview?

Pretty sure that’s for the final stage interview, and done before

 

[SoNash]

Pretty sure that’s for the final stage interview, and done before

ahh thank you!

 

[Apple]

@Jessica Booker NRF requires "demonstrable legal work experience" for their direct TC. Do you think volunteering at Citizens Advice is sufficient? or are they looking for something more along the lines of a previous vacation scheme, paralegalling and so on.