TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

[axelbeugre]

Links TC offer!

Congratulations! Huge achievement!!

 

[Jessica Booker]

Links TC offer!

Congratulations - that is fantastic news!

 

[LawfulRust00]

Anything from Brown Rudnick?

 

[law2022x]

Anything from Brown Rudnick?

nope

 

[Aww06]

Anything from Brown Rudnick?

Just got a rejection email!

 

[Aww06]

Anything from Brown Rudnick?

Just got a rejection email!

 

[law2022x]

Just got a rejection email!

omg me too😭

 

[Aww06]

omg me too😭

So annoying 😭

 

[LawfulRust00]

nope

Some candidates received a rejection email this evening. Did you get anything?

 

[LawfulRust00]

omg me too😭

I'm sorry to hear it. May I ask, did you receive a confirmation email when you applied? Literally haven't heard a peep from this firm.

 

[law2022x]

I'm sorry to hear it. May I ask, did you receive a confirmation email when you applied? Literally haven't heard a peep from this firm.

no confirmation email, this was the first i heard from them

 

[LB24]

TC interview invite from Brown Rudnick!

 

[Sunshinepink]

How should I approach this question ' - Please use this open space to tell us about yourself, you may want to cover why you would like to train as a solicitor, your skills and achievements' because my work experience will already be in it's dedicated section @axelbeugre @Jessica Booker

 

[Sunshinepink]

Has anyone that has done the Ashurst test please tell me what it’s like I’m considering applying for the direct TC

When you get some information, please could you let me know also?

 

[S87]

Has anyone heard back from Morgan Lewis?

 

[Sunshinepink]

Th

Does anyone have any experience of scoring badly on amberjack and still getting through to AC? I’m pretty disappointed after my Hill Dickinson assessment. I got:
High: applied intellect
Medium: numerical intellect
4446

I’ve previously got 6977 and I have no idea what I did differently this time but I did find it harder.

Do they take into account the video interview more or less? Very upset as this was my favourite firm Does anyone have any advice?

They will 100% take the VI into consideration. Someone can score 9999 but not be the kind of individual that the firm wants or feel that matches HD. However, someone like yourself can score 4446 and have the traits that HD looks for in trainees. So, definitely don't worry. HD is an amazing firm with fantastic trainees and a wonderful graduate recruitment team. Aside from the score, if you feel as though that you did your best in the VI then that's all you could have done. I have actually seen on a forum on the TCLA that some firms purposely don't pick those with high scores (I'm not sure why) but don't worry. What's meant to be will be

 

[LB24]

Hi @Jessica Booker and @axelbeugre, I’ve got to do an oral presentation for a training contract interview, but I’ve only been given the topic that the presentation is on and that it must be no longer than 10 minutes.

Is there some sort of general structure that I should use for this? I haven’t done a presentation for a TC application before so don’t really know where to start

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi @Jessica Booker and @axelbeugre, I’ve got to do an oral presentation for a training contract interview, but I’ve only been given the topic that the presentation is on and that it must be no longer than 10 minutes.

Is there some sort of general structure that I should use for this? I haven’t done a presentation for a TC application before so don’t really know where to start

Hi there - there really won't be a set structure as such - this is really up to you to set!

However, I would really focus on the message and audience first rather than the structure. Think of it this way:

1. What three things do you really want them to remember - they won't remember everything you say, so what are the key takeaways you want your audience to take away.
2. What is the presentation's purpose (not for the assessment centre, but for your purpose) - are you trying to educate them on a topic? Are you trying to influence them to a way of thinking? Are you trying to convince them to do something/take action?

Once you have these elements in mind you can create a structure from there that suits the purpose of the above points.

Finally, 10 minutes is not a lot of time. If you are using a slide deck or any written materials, you probably don't want more than 3 slides or a page and a half of written content, as you are likely to go over the 10 minutes if you do create much more than this.

 

[jplaw1010]

Hi @Jessica Booker if a firm has set A-Level requirements and you don't have the required grades, would the fact you received your A-Level grades during the COVID-19 lockdown when exams were cancelled be taken into consideration?

 

[LawfulRust00]

Brown Rudnick interview invite!