2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

[Soriginal234]

I honestly feel like most TC interview are going to be in March (Hogan Lovells, FF, Macfarlanes)

Great, as if the wait in Jan and Feb Isn’t bad enough 😅

 

[E.A]

The deadline for a TC isn't until March, so unsure if they would look at VS applications first

Hogan Lovells direct TC deadline has passed I believe

 

[NikkiT]

Hogan Lovells direct TC deadline has passed I believe

They have - I meant 31st January. The one for VS was before that.

 

[Emily K]

Congrats! Do you know how long it took after your portal Updated for them to send the wg.

I think my portal updated on 21st Jan (or around then) and I was sent the WG today 🙂

 

[E.A]

C'mon FF... I can't take this wait no longer 😓 my portal updated too but no news

 

[NikkiT]

Plus this is the direct TC thread lol why would I post about VS? 😂

Was just double checking!

 

[TR17]

C'mon FF... I can't take this wait no longer 😓 my portal updated too but no news

This is exactly how I feel. Just feel so stressed about it, but hopefully the wait is worth it and there’s some good news for us 🤞🏽

 

[pbyrne]

Just got my PFO from Bristows (post VI/partner review). As expected tbh once I realised the errors in my app, and did it last minute as I'm working full time, but v disappointed nonetheless.

 

[Chloe L]

Has anyone heard back from Linklaters re direct tc? I applied beginning of December and my application has been on hold since. I saw one person logged on to find a rejection, has anyone else heard anything?

I’m in the same boat as you. Still on hold

 

[JayB]

Me stress checking my email every two minutes but I can’t help myself 😭

Hahahah a great representation of me!

 

[AlRJ]

I emailed them a week ago and GR said they are reviewing the direct ones rn, hence why I asked 😊

@Abgaal This is true! I spoke to GR at HL about a month ago and they said direct TC ACs won't be held until March/April!

 

[RS31]

Has anyone been getting PFOs from FF? Or is it just: 'Portal updating --> WG invite', and 'Portal updating ---> silence' for everyone??

 

[E.A]

Has anyone been getting PFOs from FF? Or is it just: 'Portal updating --> WG invite', and 'Portal updating ---> silence' for everyone??

Was wondering too.... I'm on the portal updating > silence

 

[cryingoverTCs]

does anyone know if Pinsent Masons direct TC is rolling?

 

[cryingoverTCs]

also, does anyone know if orrick does a decent amount of recruiting through direct TC? and what's happening with them - I saw that some people still haven't heard back from last year!

 

[H Chambers]

also, does anyone know if orrick does a decent amount of recruiting through direct TC? and what's happening with them - I saw that some people still haven't heard back from last year!

I Applied for Orrick VS in mid-Jan, still waiting to hear back, but when I asked on the Vac Scheme page everyone else seemed to be in the same Boat. When did you apply?

 

[cryingoverTCs]

I Applied for Orrick VS in mid-Jan, still waiting to hear back, but when I asked on the Vac Scheme page everyone else seemed to be in the same Boat. When did you apply?

I haven't applied for the VS - I was hoping to apply for the direct TC but not sure if it's worth it :/ I love the firm, but idk if they recruit from direct TC much and idk what's happening with their last year apps

 

[northernlawstud]

I'm completing my Baker McKenzie ap, it asks which level the GCSE was? This is confusing me, does it correlate to the grade you achieved? The options are foundation, intermediate and higher.

 

[Roomba]

I'm completing my Baker McKenzie ap, it asks which level the GCSE was? This is confusing me, does it correlate to the grade you achieved? The options are foundation, intermediate and higher.

I believe it means the level of paper that you sat. Did you sit the higher tier paper or the foundation tier, the maximum grade you can achieve from each paper is different.

 

[Abii]

I'm completing my Baker McKenzie ap, it asks which level the GCSE was? This is confusing me, does it correlate to the grade you achieved? The options are foundation, intermediate and higher.

I know when I did GCSEs the papers were different levels, this was 11/12 years ago though (please don’t calculate my age, I’m a bit older than a majority of TC hunters) It doesn’t correlate to the grades you received but does decide what grades you could get. I took higher papers and the grades available were A*-C, if you scored less than C you failed, whereas foundation only went as high as C, even if you scored 100% you couldn’t get higher than a C. I don’t know if it has changed since.