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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4
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It is sometimes possible - firms may have people renege on their offers, want to increase their trainee intake, people may fail the SQE and lose their TC, or sometimes people ask to defer their TC to a later intake.
Given it is dependent on so many factors though, there is no guarantee this will happen. You should speak to the firm you have an offer with and ask if there is any opportunity to start earlier.
Not Jessica, but just in my opinion, it depends on the firm - though I wouldn't say in any case its a "great disadvantage". Some firms (like Freshfields) do recruit a fairly large proportion from direct TCs, and these candidates are not disadvantaged compared to the VS counterparts, especially because I'm fairly sure that their VS is only available for those who are penultimate years. Some other firms also advertise that both routes are equally viable and it is totally up to you which you prefer. But for other firms (tend to be the US firms/smaller trainee intakes) the direct TC is not as prevalent a route, and there are apparently a few firms who filled up their TC spots with VS students and closed their TC route. That said, I wouldn't say that they start behind or are greatly disadvantaged, if the application is still open, there will be people they recruit through this route!
Hi, thank you so much for this! It is very reassuring to hear, as I was really hoping to get feedback from them.
Huge congrats on the interview invite!! Good luck with the rest of the application process, I hope it all goes well
)Farrer PFO (finally). Just happy to be rid of the uncertainty at this point!
did you get an invite? I reached out to them earlier this week and they said nothing would be communicated before the 14th of June but I might've misunderstood their reply?
Hello- does anyone who has studied the LPC know whether we are tested on our knowledge from our LLB? and if so what pre-reading should I be doing now to prepare for my LPC? It's been quite a few years since I studied the core modules like tort, land, trusts- so should I refresh my memory on these? thank you
LPC student here! I would say that refamiliarising yourself with the principles for tort and land would definitely be helpful. Trusts might be helpful it depends on what electives you choose. You don’t need to know these in great detail before you start because they do signpost due to the undergraduate areas that you need to become familiar with again as you go through the courses, but, if it feels like a different memory, I would go through those two and some contract law if you intend to do M&A or commercial law as an elective. Best of luck!
hey sorry for the late reply, no I was jus wondering from their website ahahah, if its a recorded video interview or an actual video interview
You had us all questioning if we should be expecting to hear back... Back to the drawing board.
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