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Where firms recruit from (Vacation Scheme vs Direct TC applications) 2024-2025
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<blockquote data-quote="Ram Sabaratnam" data-source="post: 185048" data-attributes="member: 36738"><p>Hi folks!</p><p></p><p>To help you develop a well-rounded application strategy, we’ve put together the following thread highlighting where firms typically recruit from—whether it's through vacation schemes or direct training contract routes. We've organised firms into four categories:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Firms which recruit a significant portion of their trainees through the direct training contract route</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Firms that recruit primarily through vacation schemes, but have a healthy direct trainee intake</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Firms that recruit from vacation schemes in the first instance</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Firms that recruit only through their vacation schemes</li> </ol><p></p><p><strong><u>50%-100% from direct TC applications</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Brown Rudnick</p><p>Charles Russell Speechlys</p><p>Clifford Chance</p><p>CMS</p><p>Cripps</p><p>Curtis</p><p>Farrer & Co</p><p>Fieldfisher</p><p>Freshfields</p><p>Fried Frank</p><p>Greenberg Traurig</p><p>Harbottle & Lewis</p><p>Hill Dickinson</p><p>King & Spalding</p><p>Kingsley Napley</p><p>Macfarlanes</p><p>McDermott, Will & Emery</p><p>Paul Hastings</p><p>Slaughter and May</p><p>Stephenson Harwood</p><p>Winckworth Sherwood</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Mostly from Vacation Scheme but with a consistently healthy direct TC intake</u></strong></p><p></p><p><em>These firms recruit predominantly from their vacation schemes, but they have frequently <strong>made more than one direct TC offer every year in recent years</strong> – a direct TC app to these firms will almost certainly be read and considered seriously for a TC.</em></p><p></p><p>Ashurst</p><p>Baker McKenzie</p><p>Bird & Bird</p><p>Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner</p><p>Burges Salmon</p><p>Goodwin</p><p>HFW</p><p>Hogan Lovells</p><p>Irwin Mitchell</p><p>K&L Gates</p><p>Linklaters</p><p>Mayer Brown</p><p>Morgan Lewis</p><p>Trowers & Hamlins</p><p>Watson Farley & Williams</p><p>White & Case</p><p></p><p><strong><u>From Vacation Scheme in the first instance</u></strong></p><p></p><p><em>These firms recruit primarily through vacation schemes. Although direct TC routes exist at these firms, they are typically only used by firms when they don't find enough future trainees on their vacation schemes.</em></p><p></p><p>Arnold & Porter</p><p>Eversheds Sutherland</p><p>Gibson Dunn</p><p>Orrick</p><p>Osborne Clarke</p><p>Sullivan & Cromwell</p><p>Travers Smith</p><p>*Womble Bond Dickinson</p><p></p><p>*<em>There is only one option which is to apply for their placement scheme - after the AC they offer candidates who cannot complete the placement scheme a chance to complete a direct TC interview day instead.</em></p><p></p><p><strong><u>Only from Vacation Scheme</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Akin</p><p>Cleary Gottlieb</p><p>Clyde & Co</p><p>Cooley</p><p>Covington & Burling</p><p>Davis Polk</p><p>Debevoise & Plimpton</p><p>Dechert</p><p>DLA Piper</p><p>Herbert Smith Freehills</p><p>Jones Day</p><p>Katten</p><p>*Kirkland & Ellis</p><p>Latham & Watkins</p><p>Milbank</p><p>Mills & Reeve</p><p>Mishcon de Reya</p><p>Morrison Foerster</p><p>Paul, Weiss</p><p>Reed Smith</p><p>Ropes & Gray</p><p>Sidley Austin</p><p>Simmons & Simmons</p><p>Skadden</p><p>Squire Patton Boggs</p><p>Taylor Wessing</p><p>Vinson & Elkins</p><p>Willkie Farr & Gallagher</p><p>Winston & Strawn</p><p></p><p>*<em>They have historically advertised a direct TC route, but in previous years they have cancelled their vacation schemes and awarded direct training contracts solely from their vacation scheme interviews.</em></p><p></p><p>This list is based mainly on information from Chambers UK and firm websites. However, please note that it’s a dynamic list, and we’ll keep updating it as we get more reliable information. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve this thread, we’d love to hear from you!</p><p></p><p>We hope this list helpful to you! Best of luck with your applications, and keep us posted on your progress!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ram Sabaratnam, post: 185048, member: 36738"] Hi folks! To help you develop a well-rounded application strategy, we’ve put together the following thread highlighting where firms typically recruit from—whether it's through vacation schemes or direct training contract routes. We've organised firms into four categories: [LIST=1] [*]Firms which recruit a significant portion of their trainees through the direct training contract route [*]Firms that recruit primarily through vacation schemes, but have a healthy direct trainee intake [*]Firms that recruit from vacation schemes in the first instance [*]Firms that recruit only through their vacation schemes [/LIST] [B][U]50%-100% from direct TC applications[/U][/B] Brown Rudnick Charles Russell Speechlys Clifford Chance CMS Cripps Curtis Farrer & Co Fieldfisher Freshfields Fried Frank Greenberg Traurig Harbottle & Lewis Hill Dickinson King & Spalding Kingsley Napley Macfarlanes McDermott, Will & Emery Paul Hastings Slaughter and May Stephenson Harwood Winckworth Sherwood [B][U]Mostly from Vacation Scheme but with a consistently healthy direct TC intake[/U][/B] [I]These firms recruit predominantly from their vacation schemes, but they have frequently [B]made more than one direct TC offer every year in recent years[/B] – a direct TC app to these firms will almost certainly be read and considered seriously for a TC.[/I] Ashurst Baker McKenzie Bird & Bird Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Burges Salmon Goodwin HFW Hogan Lovells Irwin Mitchell K&L Gates Linklaters Mayer Brown Morgan Lewis Trowers & Hamlins Watson Farley & Williams White & Case [B][U]From Vacation Scheme in the first instance[/U][/B] [I]These firms recruit primarily through vacation schemes. Although direct TC routes exist at these firms, they are typically only used by firms when they don't find enough future trainees on their vacation schemes.[/I] Arnold & Porter Eversheds Sutherland Gibson Dunn Orrick Osborne Clarke Sullivan & Cromwell Travers Smith *Womble Bond Dickinson *[I]There is only one option which is to apply for their placement scheme - after the AC they offer candidates who cannot complete the placement scheme a chance to complete a direct TC interview day instead.[/I] [B][U]Only from Vacation Scheme[/U][/B] Akin Cleary Gottlieb Clyde & Co Cooley Covington & Burling Davis Polk Debevoise & Plimpton Dechert DLA Piper Herbert Smith Freehills Jones Day Katten *Kirkland & Ellis Latham & Watkins Milbank Mills & Reeve Mishcon de Reya Morrison Foerster Paul, Weiss Reed Smith Ropes & Gray Sidley Austin Simmons & Simmons Skadden Squire Patton Boggs Taylor Wessing Vinson & Elkins Willkie Farr & Gallagher Winston & Strawn *[I]They have historically advertised a direct TC route, but in previous years they have cancelled their vacation schemes and awarded direct training contracts solely from their vacation scheme interviews.[/I] This list is based mainly on information from Chambers UK and firm websites. However, please note that it’s a dynamic list, and we’ll keep updating it as we get more reliable information. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve this thread, we’d love to hear from you! We hope this list helpful to you! Best of luck with your applications, and keep us posted on your progress! [/QUOTE]
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