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

[zak98]

Hey, Congrats on the AC! A basic SWOT is to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of whatever they are asking you to do it on.
For example, a SWOT for a brick and mortar retail business could be:
Strengths - established, local knowledge of business, USP of company
Weakness - brick and mortar so no online shopping offering for wider audience of potential customers
Opportunity - expand to online, could provide existing in-person customers a bonus or discount if recommending friends to shop online, potentially have reps for the business like body shop has with consultants
Threats - competition businesses, increased rates and overheads for brick and mortar store, economy issues

Hope this gives you a general idea and good luck!

Thank you!

 

[malvern3142]

Anyone heard from Norton Rose yet?

 

[S87]

Anyone heard from Norton Rose yet?

Not yet

 

[Adrian_S]

Just received this message from Akin Gump and dont know what it means? Does it mean all the TCs have been offered? Why wouldn’t they just reject me?


“Due to an extremely successful summer vacation scheme and the limited number of places for our 2024 programme, we are not currently proceeding further with any applications.

If this situation should change we will get in touch with a further update. If your situation has changed and you would like to withdraw your application, please advise by return.”

 

[S87]

Just received this message from Akin Gump and dont know what it means? Does it mean all the TCs have been offered? Why wouldn’t they just reject me?


“Due to an extremely successful summer vacation scheme and the limited number of places for our 2024 programme, we are not currently proceeding further with any applications.

If this situation should change we will get in touch with a further update. If your situation has changed and you would like to withdraw your application, please advise by return.”

Yes, I think that your interpretation is right. But look at the glass half full, minor tweaks and you have an application that is ready.

 

[Adrian_S]

Yes, I think that your interpretation is right. But look at the glass half full, minor tweaks and you have an application that is ready.

Thanks @S87- I’ll just withdraw now woot woot

 

[S87]

Thanks @S87- I’ll just withdraw now woot woot

Do not do it, you never know.

 

[malvern3142]

Just received this message from Akin Gump and dont know what it means? Does it mean all the TCs have been offered? Why wouldn’t they just reject me?


“Due to an extremely successful summer vacation scheme and the limited number of places for our 2024 programme, we are not currently proceeding further with any applications.

If this situation should change we will get in touch with a further update. If your situation has changed and you would like to withdraw your application, please advise by return.”

I received the exact same email, I think you might have misunderstood it. I'm pretty sure it means they were able to fully recruit trainees from the vac scheme and aren't considering any direct TC applications. To be honest it's worded like a generic email sent out to all applicants, I don't think they've actually reviewed our individual applications and shortlisted us if circumstances do change.

Unless anyone else has got a different response from them?

 

[Scandi]

Just received this message from Akin Gump and dont know what it means? Does it mean all the TCs have been offered? Why wouldn’t they just reject me?


“Due to an extremely successful summer vacation scheme and the limited number of places for our 2024 programme, we are not currently proceeding further with any applications.

If this situation should change we will get in touch with a further update. If your situation has changed and you would like to withdraw your application, please advise by return.”

There's a chance that some TC offer holders, for different reasons, are unable to accept their offers. In that case, the game is on. But I wouldn't bet the farm on succeeding.

 

[Jessica Booker]

Just received this message from Akin Gump and dont know what it means? Does it mean all the TCs have been offered? Why wouldn’t they just reject me?


“Due to an extremely successful summer vacation scheme and the limited number of places for our 2024 programme, we are not currently proceeding further with any applications.

If this situation should change we will get in touch with a further update. If your situation has changed and you would like to withdraw your application, please advise by return.”

They don’t want to reject you outright in case they do need to change their mind and consider you again. This could happen if all their offerees turn down their offer.

So to me, this is a, “it’s highly likely you won’t be considered any further unless we are really unlucky and need to reconsider bringing candidates through”.

I used to do things like this all the time - it’s quite normal unfortunately!

 

[samni]

How soon after the deadline, does Freshfield reply? Just curious

I went to the Vantage Q&A and grad rec said late July/early August

 

[Jessica Booker]

I received the exact same email, I think you might have misunderstood it. I'm pretty sure it means they were able to fully recruit trainees from the vac scheme and aren't considering any direct TC applications. To be honest it's worded like a generic email sent out to all applicants, I don't think they've actually reviewed our individual applications and shortlisted us if circumstances do change.

Unless anyone else has got a different response from them?

I agree they probably haven’t reviewed applications at all yet. They would do that if they need to though.

 

[TCgrad]

If you are told it might take a couple of weeks to hear after a final interview, at what point is it okay to follow up again?

Also, how positive an indication is it if you are asked a couple of times about current offers/communicating any offers you get from other firms?

 

[CSmith]

Anyone heard from Leigh Day? We were meant to hear back last week but I haven't heard anything

 

[rollss]

I haven’t heard from Withers for about 3 months since I did the Capp assessment. Would it be acceptable for me to send an email asking for an update or would they find it annoying? I’ve seen someone on here who got the initial interview a day after doing the assessment and the app deadline was 30th of June.

 

[AvniD]

If you are told it might take a couple of weeks to hear after a final interview, at what point is it okay to follow up again?

Also, how positive an indication is it if you are asked a couple of times about current offers/communicating any offers you get from other firms?

I'd suggest reaching out only when the timeframe they mentioned they'd get back to you in has elapsed i.e. once a couple weeks have passed. Them asking about current offers may just be to know if they need to speed up processing the outcome of your application, although I am not sure about this. @Jessica Booker may be able to provide a better insight!

 

[TCgrad]

I'd suggest reaching out only when the timeframe they mentioned they'd get back to you in has elapsed i.e. once a couple weeks have passed. Them asking about current offers may just be to know if they need to speed up processing the outcome of your application, although I am not sure about this. @Jessica Booker may be able to provide a better insight!

Thank you! I thought this about the offer point, just wanted to check because I was asked specifically to get in touch if I received any other offers.

 

[rollss]

If i’ve forgotten to add soemthing in an email to grad recruitment and sent it already is it ok to send a reply to that email just adding in the extra info or is that too much?

 

[Adrian_S]

Fried Frank PFO finally

 

[Jessica Booker]

If you are told it might take a couple of weeks to hear after a final interview, at what point is it okay to follow up again?

Also, how positive an indication is it if you are asked a couple of times about current offers/communicating any offers you get from other firms?

I would say after three weeks has passed.

I don’t think it is any indication. They are just asking for their process/understanding - it’s quite a common thing to ask, and for me it’s never been an indication of outcome when I have asked it.