TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

[RS Sanjanaa]

the first one is boilerplate copy-paste identical to all your other applications on allhires.

for example

2024-2025 "McDonalds, Blackpool" "Developed customer service skills, dealing with drunken customers"

(etc.) You'd list your jobs and bullet points for the skills developed and notable achievements. There doesn't need to be anything specifically law related here (although if you've done legal work experience you'd definitely included it), and you wouldn't include anything law-related that's not actual work (so no open days, no "I took someone to court")

And the second one is an essay-type question asking you "Legal Work Exposure (eg. open days, vacation schemes, shadowing, or any other work to show your commitment to law)."

That says "exposure", which is more open than "work experience". Although it does say "work", it's clear from "open days", that it's not necessarily formal work, but could include things like commercial awareness events, which aren't work but do share commitment to law. In addition, I mentioned that I have previously successfully filed claims in the county court, helped someone in the employment tribunal, etc.

thank you so much!

 

[James Wakefield]

hi, I was just applying to Farrer and I am a bit confused about the work experience entries. There is a segment to type in our work history and then there is a separate question asking for our legal work experience with a limit of 350 words. What is the difference between the two and how do I go about it? can anyone help me out on this?

I'm looking at the form now- where's the 350 word bit?

 

[RS Sanjanaa]

I'm looking at the form now- where's the 350 word bit?

there is a separate segment "training contract"

 

[James Wakefield]

Oh under 'Training Contract'. I see!

 

[👩🎓]

Does Hill Dickinson send AC invites in batches or if we haven't heard, should we assume a rejection?

 

[B101]

Has anyone had an AC for BCLP’s Direct TC or do they wait to hold them after their vac schemes have completed?

 

[Tintin06]

Anything today from Hogan Lovells post-WG? It's been almost six weeks now! Anyone asked for their scores yet? I'm not going to ask them. I got 77% in 2020 (rejected). Not sure if that was enough! Still, passed WG for CC recently. Don't know if it's same benchmark. Or if HL have a benchmark.

 

[Jolivem]

Any ideas on what the Ashurst online test contains ? Is it a sjt +wg and verbal reasoning (proofreading) ? Is there a numerical reasoning section ?
I believe that they switched to Cappfinity recently.

 

[cindywonghk2021]

Hill Dickinson AC (London) invite!!

 

[whywhy88]

Anything today from Hogan Lovells post-WG? It's been almost six weeks now! Anyone asked for their scores yet? I'm not going to ask them. I got 77% in 2020 (rejected). Not sure if that was enough! Still, passed WG for CC recently. Don't know if it's same benchmark. Or if HL have a benchmark.

They mentioned at a uni open day I went to in 2023 that they look for a score of around 30/40. But idk if this has changed since!

 

[RS Sanjanaa]

Anything today from Hogan Lovells post-WG? It's been almost six weeks now! Anyone asked for their scores yet? I'm not going to ask them. I got 77% in 2020 (rejected). Not sure if that was enough! Still, passed WG for CC recently. Don't know if it's same benchmark. Or if HL have a benchmark.

I had asked for my score and they said that they will not be releasing their scores for the WG. but instead they told me that they are at liberty to state if I have passed the test or not, and that I have passed.

 

[cindywonghk2021]

hill dickinson AC (London) for insight day and tc!!!!!!

which route did you apply to?

 

[RS Sanjanaa]

is it worth applying to Mayer brown DTC? how many trainees do they take by this route?

 

[legallyells]

which route did you apply to?

business services in London

 

[l3gal]

Hey I’m looking for some advice please @Jessica Booker. I received a call from a firm I’d interviewed at to offer me a training contract last Friday.

They told me they’d send me my offer letter on the following Monday (24th). They said I’d have a deadline to accept the offer by. I haven’t received the offer letter yet, but I wondered how long is an acceptable time to wait for the offer and when should I chase it up?

I’m concerned firstly because I don’t want to miss any deadlines for acceptance but also because I have an upcoming VS, and ideally I want to have my offer letter for the TC and review its terms before deciding whether to complete the VS at a different firm.

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks

 

[ecohorts]

SPB rejection post AC. This was my last law firm application of this cycle🥲

 

[Marlian44]

Anyone heard from Gibson Dunn direct TC?

 

[SamiyaJ]

WBD rejection post SJT- did it on 9 Feb and scored 7,7,3,4, high for verbal and middle for numerical

😭😭😭

 

[James Wakefield]

How long does it usually take Mayer Brown to send their automatic test?

 

[MaryAra299]

How long does it usually take Mayer Brown to send their automatic test?

I have applied on the 20th of this month but still haven't received anything. When have you applied?