TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

yellowponytwin

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    They said we’d hear back end of February beginning of March.
    yeah I think I'm just on edge because they're my top choice:( and it seems they're taking a lot longer this year than they did last year. but you're right, I probably need to put it to the back of my mind! It's just tough cos the spring assessment day is coming up and it's hard not knowing! good luck to you:)
     

    defiledpenguin

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    Not sure if any of you guys have seen the Linklaters vacation scheme applicants’ theory that people who have 77% progress on their application and a tick next to candidate review were the ones to get AC’s. I’m not reading much into it but out of pure curiosity, as direct TC applicants, do you guys have 66% or 77% progress and do you have a tick next to candidate review?
     

    James Wakefield

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    Not sure if any of you guys have seen the Linklaters vacation scheme applicants’ theory that people who have 77% progress on their application and a tick next to candidate review were the ones to get AC’s. I’m not reading much into it but out of pure curiosity, as direct TC applicants, do you guys have 66% or 77% progress and do you have a tick next to candidate review?
    As a non-Linklaters applicant, what do these numbers mean exactly? Does anyone know?
     

    futuretraineesolicitor

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    Not sure if any of you guys have seen the Linklaters vacation scheme applicants’ theory that people who have 77% progress on their application and a tick next to candidate review were the ones to get AC’s. I’m not reading much into it but out of pure curiosity, as direct TC applicants, do you guys have 66% or 77% progress and do you have a tick next to candidate review?
    66 and no tick
     

    jacksollaf

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    Hey, I initially applied to Withers' vs, but they told me to transfer to the direct TC as they conflicted with my term-time... I haven't heard back since then.

    Anyways, I haven't followed this thread, as most of my applications were vacation schemes, but did anyone else complete the Capptivate Assessment? did anyone hear back since? I did mine on the 2nd of December...
     

    Joey green

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    Paul Weiss PFO, wich means that I only have one more firm left (Morgan Lewis)... I hear a lot of people saying there are many still left open to apply to but I am just terrible with keeping track with all the deadlines. Can someone direct me to a thread or something similar because I feel like I miss a lot of chances to apply
     
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    Chris Brown

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    Paul Weiss PFO, wich means that I only have one more firm left (Morgan Lewis)... I hear a lot of people saying there are many still left open to apply to but I am just terrible with keeping track with all the deadlines. Can someone direct me to a thread or something similar because I feel like I miss a lot of chances to apply
    TCLA have two deadline tracking things (one for VS and one for TC). I have linked them below for you. 🙂🙂

    For VS, Paul Hastings (PH) and Stephenson Harwood (SH) are still open, but I think SH is rolling basis. 🙂🙂​

     
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    norothrow324

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    I am trying to start my Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) app for a direct TC but cannot find the link to apply. I saw people talking about this a couple days ago. Is there still nothing? I have checked their careers page and their graduate rec page
    still nothing. I emailed grad rec (and so did someone else some days ago) but they haven’t gotten back. Working assumption is that there a an internal delay not communicated since it wouldn’t make sense if they were to fill up from their VS, generally speaking they’ve usually had a healthy direct route
     
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    yk1906

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    norothrow324

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    I need some advice.

    I am an EU national but have a British partner with whom I live in the EU (my boyfriend is from England). I have a very strong CV, multiple years of legal experience, a lot of transactional work, good uni grades, very strong extra curriculars (founded two of the larger student clubs in my uni) and have an LLB and an LLM. I still somehow can’t get past the application stage. I have tweaked, peer reviewed, refined, you name it, but nothing.

    This leads me to think that the visa could be the main issue? SO my question is, most law firms ask whether I have the right to work in the UK without restriction, which I currently don’t. My partner is able to sponsor me through the partner visa, if I say yes to the Q, that’s technically not true as we’d only apply for the partner visa and initiate the move to the UK contingent on me getting a TC offer. But if I say no the Q, then oftentimes I have no way of letting them know I could go the route of them not sponsoring me. What would you do?
     
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