TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

[RiverJules]

I was invited to the proofreading test

Congrats btw, that's amazing!

Has anyone else gotten anything yet? Starting to get a bit worried...

 

[BonanzaBih_]

I applied to a few firms in Jan/Feb for their direct TC and haven’t heard anything back. Not sure whether to email or wait until after the vac schemes have finished :/

Edit: waiting to hear from HFW and WFW btw. Has anyone heard from them?

are they non-rolling firms? if they are, you are unlikely to hear until after the deadline

 

[BonanzaBih_]

anyone who did the GLD reasoning test, have you heard back yet? or any idea of when can we expect to hear back?

 

[Deleted member 31571]

Has anyone that got the june 7th holding email already heard from Ashurst post HR interview?

 

[lawyerletsgo]

anything from bclp? or brandsmiths?

 

[icebear]

anyone who did the GLD reasoning test, have you heard back yet? or any idea of when can we expect to hear back?

we hear between 11th and 12th june. this link has the entire timetable: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/government-legal-service-gls-legal-trainee-scheme-how-to-apply--2

 

[futuretraineesolicitor]

Does anyone have a clue about the costs associated with self sponsoring a vac scheme visa?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Does anyone have a clue about the costs associated with self sponsoring a vac scheme visa?

You can’t self sponsor work visas - they have to be with your employer. You can look for alternative visas that allow you to work though, such as the post graduate visa, but the costs really depend on what visa you are applying for.

 

[norothrow324]

Has anyone heard from Dentons at all over the past couple months? any tests/VIs etc?

 

[hannah04]

What counts as "extracurricular and leisure interests"? For extra-curricular that would be the standard societies and sports, but then what would constitute "leisure"?

 

[evianmineral]

What counts as "extracurricular and leisure interests"? For extra-curricular that would be the standard societies and sports, but then what would constitute "leisure"?

hobbies most likely

 

[RiverJules]

Anyone know when to expect the results of the Howard Kennedy VI? I thought I remembered them saying at one point but can't find it anywhere so idk if I imagined it

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

What counts as "extracurricular and leisure interests"? For extra-curricular that would be the standard societies and sports, but then what would constitute "leisure"?

Sports and societies will be included in this. Consider an extra curricular as anything where other people are expecting you to turn up or deliver something. Leisure would be the things you do where the only commitment you are making is to yourself.

 

[norothrow324]

bclp pfo

 

[hannah04]

Sports and societies will be included in this. Consider an extra curricular as anything where other people are expecting you to turn up or deliver something. Leisure would be the things you do where the only commitment you are making is to yourself.

Thanks Jess, could leisure just be spare time hobbies then?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Thanks Jess, could leisure just be spare time hobbies then?

Leisure would be things like gym, going to the cinema, hiking - the things you only really do for you and there are little to no implications for anyone else because you choose to do them.

 

[LillyandSilver]

Is the Withers test automatic?

 

[evie99]

Does anyone know how much notice Ashurst typically gives for the final interview? I'm not going to be given exact dates until next week and I was originally planning on going away for the weekend but now I'm not sure if I should prioritise interview prep

 

[Cglb]

It was a PFO from Ashurst for me. 40mins before deadline.

 

[AS24]

bclp pfo

I am sorry, do you mind if I ask you when did you do the test?