2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

[PhoebeL]

Yep

Yep!

 

[Dheepa]

Thank you everyone! Sent application on 25th Nov and completed SJT 27th Nov. Does anyone know the ratio of interview : offer for direct TC/vac scheme? Also if anyone has any tips apart from the ones that are already on TCLA, I would be super grateful!

Most firms don't have a fixed ratio. Even if they say that they take in 80% from VS this often changes depending on the quality of VS and direct TC applicants a year. While I understand how easy it is to get caught up in the numbers, I would suggest not focusing on this because if you do well in the AC you really do stand just as good a chance as anyone who did the VS with them. Congratulations again on the AC invite - amazingly well done!

 

[Legal_rawn]

Has anyone that applied to slaughters for a direct TC on the deadline heard back?

 

[Tintin06]

From my memory, I don't think we are allowed to apply twice in one cycle unfortunately... I emailed them about it in August I think... could be wrong though

Ah okay I wasn't sure

 

[manchunited]

Rejected from Allen & Overy on Sunday, applied early November

 

[PP27]

I applied to Slaughters on 23rd Oct non-law and haven't heard back. Has anyone who applied after this received an interview invite?

 

[Tintin06]

Slaughter is the right word. Was a very tough interview but if you know how to debate (which I didn't), you probably stand a decent chance of getting past it.

 

[Celestie]

About to send my app for Freshfields off - feeling a bit sick and read over it 300 times but sure there will be a spelling mistake somewhere.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

About to send my app for Freshfields off - feeling a bit sick and read over it 300 times but sure there will be a spelling mistake somewhere.

98-99% of trainees had some form of error on their application when I was there.

 

[Celestie]

98-99% of trainees had some form of error on their application when I was there.

I am also worried I haven't included what they are looking for and keep reading over it again and again. Worried I haven't shown I am good at critical analysis etc cause I talk too much about other things

 

[lawyermeup]

I am also worried I haven't included what they are looking for and keep reading over it again and again. Worried I haven't shown I am good at critical analysis etc cause I talk too much about other things

I’m sure it’ll be fine!!! Jessica will probably give much more reassurance than I can, but at the Graduate Workshop earlier this month they really stressed there isn’t a conventional way to approach the PS, and that they aren’t looking for you to tick the box of every skill!

 

[Celestie]

I’m sure it’ll be fine!!! Jessica will probably give much more reassurance than I can, but at the Graduate Workshop earlier this month they really stressed there isn’t a conventional way to approach the PS, and that they aren’t looking for you to tick the box of every skill!

I know, they said that in my workshop too but I just hope they actually like me again! Gonna send it off!

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

I am also worried I haven't included what they are looking for and keep reading over it again and again. Worried I haven't shown I am good at critical analysis etc cause I talk too much about other things

you wouldn’t have to demonstrate that in an application

 

[Celestie]

you wouldn’t have to demonstrate that in an application

Stupid question but the application asks "Have you previously applied for a role at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer? If so please give details of the role/s you applied for." Would the non-law work include this? Or does it not as it was not a 'role'?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Stupid question but the application asks "Have you previously applied for a role at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer? If so please give details of the role/s you applied for." Would the non-law work include this? Or does it not as it was not a 'role'?

If you have applied to Freshfields in any capacity (open day, vacation scheme, business services role, paralegal), declare it.

 

[Celestie]

If you have applied to Freshfields in any capacity (open day, vacation scheme, business services role, paralegal), declare it.

Thank you! Have done.

 

[bel123456]

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If you have applied to Freshfields in any capacity (open day, vacation scheme, business services role, paralegal), declare it.

hey jess, if I had been on a FF vac scheme AC before in the prev cycle, am I still able to apply for a direct TC this year? will that be held against me since I have to declare it?

 

[Legal_rawn]

Anyone heard anything recently on the A&O direct TC?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

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hey jess, if I had been on a FF vac scheme AC before in the prev cycle, am I still able to apply for a direct TC this year? will that be held against me since I have to declare it?

I don’t know the firm’s current policy on this but I suspect it is a yes. And no, it won’t be held against you, you’ll just need to show development in your application since you last applied

 

[bel123456]

I don’t know the firm’s current policy on this but I suspect it is a yes. And no, it won’t be held against you, you’ll just need to show development in your application since you last applied

thanks jess! should I explicitly state that I was rejected post-interview? or is it enough to just write that i had previously applied for a summer vac? thanks so much!