TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

[NS95]

On the topic of Freshfields, has anyone received an outcome post-AC for direct TC? Trying to gauge if they wait until all ACs are finished before they start feeding back

Nope! - had my AC last week.

 

[allthingslegaltech]

Nope! - had my AC last week.

Same - the agony continues!

 

[Strugglinglawstudent]

anyone heard anything from bakers?

 

[Asil Ahmad]

anyone heard anything from bakers?

I think they review all applications after the deadline or review them before deadline but send out WG invites and rejections after the deadline.

This is how they did it last year for direct TC applications.

 

[Jooooopp7]

Has anyone ever had experience interviewing at Greenberg Traurig - I really can't find anything online and they havent said whether the interviews will be technical or competancy or anything else so any help would be massively appreciated!

 

[Georgina]

In previous years they didn't get back back until mid/late May

Oh wow! Is this for handing out ACs or PFOs or both? Not sure I can wait that long to be rejected...

 

[Lawbour]

Oh wow! Is this for handing out ACs or PFOs or both? Not sure I can wait that long to be rejected...

I believe it was for both unfortunately. My friend is a future trainee there and they heard back in May for their interview and I also received my post VI rejection in the same month haha.
It is a loooong wait with them :/

 

[Vacationschemeapps]

Any chance of still receiving a Freshfields AC invite? I did wg around 25-30 days ago

 

[allthingslegaltech]

Anyone know how long Slaughter and May typically take to feed back post-AC?

 

[Jonzema9432132]

Has anyone ever had experience interviewing at Greenberg Traurig - I really can't find anything online and they havent said whether the interviews will be technical or competancy or anything else so any help would be massively appreciated!

I have an interview with them next week also - there seems to be very little information provided! I am going to make sure I have the three WHY's noted; any commercial points; as well as general competency questions.

I had a question though, does anyone know why the interviews are split between two 'Shareholders' and two associates? Is this an American law firm thing? It seems the 'shareholders' in question are normally solicitors?

 

[crispychicken]

I have an interview with them next week also - there seems to be very little information provided! I am going to make sure I have the three WHY's noted; any commercial points; as well as general competency questions.

I had a question though, does anyone know why the interviews are split between two 'Shareholders' and two associates? Is this an American law firm thing? It seems the 'shareholders' in question are normally solicitors?

I believe GT calls their partners shareholders. So it's actually a partner interview.

 

[G P]

Anyone know how long Slaughter and May typically take to feed back post-AC?

Usually within 10 days/a fortnight

 

[allthingslegaltech]

Usually within 10 days/a fortnight

Thank you!

 

[Lawbour]

Any chance of still receiving a Freshfields AC invite? I did wg around 25-30 days ago

They were sending out WG just last week so its very likely they will start to offer more ACs imho

 

[jamesbaillie]

Does anyone else have a Gateley AC? If so, how are you preparing? And any idea of how long it will last for?

 

[IL1700]

Anyone asked grad rec at all about when post-AC Freshfields offers might start?

 

[Unknown22]

Does anyone know or has perhaps heard elsewhere how much weighting the written assessment holds in Freshies AC? I heard from an associate that it is a pass/fail exercise that doesn’t hold much weighting but I wanted to confirm in case this has changed.

 

[Jessi H]

Hi there! Just receive vi invitation from Fox Williams. Anyone who have completed it before could you please dm me!🙏 Really need some hints to prepare on this. Thank you so much!

 

[gabs]

Got an interview and written exercise offer from Greenberg Traurig! Has anyone done an interview and written exercise at GT? If so, can I send you a pm?

 

[Lawbour]

Anyone asked grad rec at all about when post-AC Freshfields offers might start?

I saw that in previous years that some people get them the day after or a few weeks after... I reckon they are probably really busy with all the stuff going on in Ukraine so it might be causing some delays (that's just my opinion though lol)