TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

[ke.nabbk26]

Hogan Lovells WG invite

Not too excited since HL was the second firm I applied to (looking back, it was a poor app writing). Fingers crossed for a miracle tho

 

[Leveraged]

Freshfields AC - good luck to those still waiting

 

[Monopolyman]

I'm trying to stay positive but I just feel so hopeless, I think nothing will work out of me during this cycle and I just really don't have it in me to do it again

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Freshfields AC What a day, I'm going to have a heart attack

Freshfields AC - good luck to those still waiting

What dates were available? Sorry, when it comes to Freshfields I'm a bit stressed haha

 

[kokoprep]

What dates were available? Sorry, when it comes to Freshfields I'm a bit stressed haha

hey, good luck - can you please share when you submitted the WG

 

[kokoprep]

Freshfields AC - good luck to those still waiting

Hey - can you please share when you submitted the WG

 

[futuretrainee8482]

Freshfields AC What a day, I'm going to have a heart attack

congrats, what were the AC dates offered can you share please

 

[bibss]

congrats, what were the AC dates offered can you share please

Thank you! They are doing ACs all of next week

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

Thank you! They are doing ACs all of next week

Congrats! This gives me hope because they tend to do ACs for multiple weeks until mid-March. If you were offered slots next week, we are likely to be offered the weeks after that if we passed the WG

 

[Leveraged]

What dates were available? Sorry, when it comes to Freshfields I'm a bit stressed haha

There were 2 time slots available each day next week.

I don’t think there were many ppl per time slot, because I tried to book a slot which was taken pretty quickly. So I would def assume that they will be doing more, given the size of their intake

Hope that helps

 

[Leveraged]

Hey - can you please share when you submitted the WG

Wednesday afternoon

 

[B97x]

Hi all, I haven’t heard a thing from DWF since I submitted my TC. I’ve even logged in and there’s no updates or emails I’ve missed.. seen as ppl have had VIs should I count this as a PFO? Should I email them? Sorry I have no clue what to do but constantly checking my emails every day is draining (I have applied for other TCs and got rejections and next stages this is the only one I’m in limbo with) any advice is welcomed!! Thanks

 

[kokoprep]

Wednesday afternoon

thank you

 

[kokoprep]

There were 2 time slots available each day next week.

I don’t think there were many ppl per time slot, because I tried to book a slot which was taken pretty quickly. So I would def assume that they will be doing more, given the size of their intake

Hope that helps

hey what is the size of the freshfields direct TC intake? @Jessica Booker if you happen to know, can you please advise

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

hey what is the size of the freshfields direct TC intake? @Jessica Booker if you happen to know, can you please advise

The firm recruits up to 90 trainees per year and have historically had about 50% of their training contracts filled by vacation scheme attendees, so I would expect a very healthy number of direct TC process.

I think this is in part where they only have around 70 VS places a year (so will never fill their TC places with vac schemers) but also where their summer scheme is for penultimate year undergraduates only, and therefore they will want to keep opportunities open for those coming to the career slightly later in their academics or career changers etc.

 

[kokoprep]

The firm recruits up to 90 trainees per year and have historically had about 50% of their training contracts filled by vacation scheme attendees, so I would expect a very healthy number of direct TC process.

I think this is in part where they only have around 70 VS places a year (so will never fill their TC places with vac schemers) but also where their summer scheme is for penultimate year undergraduates only, and therefore they will want to keep opportunities open for those coming to the career slightly later in their academics or career changers etc.

really helpful thank you so much!

 

[aleiy]

Has anybody heard back from CMS Dubai TC post VI?

 

[seaweed.bond]

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but does anyone know if BCLP hires a fair amount of trainees from their direct TC route?

 

[hopefulforatc]

Is it possible there will be more ACs at Freshfields?

 

[anonymous.15]

Have Gibson Dunn become insolvent and stopped operating? Been forever since I applied

I got a PFO from GD lol this week