TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[mandamasochist]

Has anyone heard anything from Withers yet? Either post interview or AC?

I had my interview in May - haven’t heard anything since. Have they held the AC? If so I guess I’ve been rejected lol

 

[Deleted member 33582]

ML pfo! Would love to know if anyone got invited to AC

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Partner]

PFO from ML this morning. What a shame. Still waiting on two vac scheme outcomes.

 

[aanushhhkaaaa]

Has anyone gotten replied from HFW? I submitted my application kindof at the end, so idk if i'll get it cause hfw is rolling. Has anyone who's submitted within the last week gotten any response?

 

[Jessica Pearson - Managing Partner]

Has anyone gotten replied from HFW? I submitted my application kindof at the end, so idk if i'll get it cause hfw is rolling. Has anyone who's submitted within the last week gotten any response?

No I'm still waiting.

 

[baj5]

ML assessment centre!!! In utter and absolute shock!

 

[shays]

Has anyone gotten replied from HFW? I submitted my application kindof at the end, so idk if i'll get it cause hfw is rolling. Has anyone who's submitted within the last week gotten any response?

they havent even gotten back to people who submitted months ago, i believe they processed ACs and rejections for people who submitted until like spring-ish, I applied mid May and I have not heard back

 

[aanushhhkaaaa]

they havent even gotten back to people who submitted months ago, i believe they processed ACs and rejections for people who submitted until like spring-ish, I applied mid May and I have not heard back

dang we may be cooked, they mustve hired from the first batch

 

[mandamasochist]

I had my interview in May - haven’t heard anything since. Have they held the AC? If so I guess I’ve been rejected lol

Literally just got the PFO now

 

[shays]

dang we may be cooked, they mustve hired from the first batch

not necessarily, i mean i lost all hope, but also it's a very small team and they process the applications in a very different way, besides, based on last year, they were still doing ACs and inviting this time round. no sense to leave the applications open till July 16th if they hire from an AC before july 16th. with that said, the benchmark is crazy high now.

 

[jmd247]

Has anyone heard from Boodle?

 

[TCGrad1642]

Does anyone know when we can expect to hear from SH? Feels like I did the VI years ago!

 

[alice64]

Has anyone heard back from Reed Smith after the AC?

nothing yet

 

[StressedNotBlessed]

Morgan Lewis (ML) PFO post phone interview.

 

[tozziesss]

Has anyone heard from Boodle?

no

 

[baj5]

For a partner interview, if I’m asked questions that were already answered in my application (specifically for competencies) can I give the same answers or do I need new ones?

 

[Gioiabwear Yong]

Has anyone heard from RPC’s Direct TC ? its been a month since I submitted it

 

[HasRez]

Has anyone heard from RPC’s Direct TC ? its been a month since I submitted it

Just got an email. They’ve said they’ve hired everyone from their summer scheme and will not be proceeding with DTC’s 🫩

 

[Gioiabwear Yong]

Just got an email. They’ve said they’ve hired everyone from their summer scheme and will not be proceeding with DTC’s 🫩

Ahh thank you!

 

[Gioiabwear Yong]

Just got an email. They’ve said they’ve hired everyone from their summer scheme and will not be proceeding with DTC’s 🫩

sorry if i sound immature, but it’s rlly annoying when they get ppl to put in all the hard work to write their application questions (“strikingly real”) and do their online test Qs only to say they’ve filled it all up.

Does this happen frequently? Personally I’ve never experienced this. Im asking now because im thinking of not applying to K&L Gates, so I can save the energy for applying to those firm’s offices in Malaysia/Singapore