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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Sidley PFO and Links PFO on the same day Oof - we live to fight another day (albeit quite disgruntledly) 🫠☠️
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Does anyone know when we are expected to hear (or has anyone heard) from Links and Sidley?
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    Norton Rose Fulbright Training Contract Application 2025

    Has anyone not heard back at all post TI? I was in the second batch haven't heard anything not particularly hopeful but very confused...
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    Hello Everyone! @Jaysen thank you for the session yesterday- I really loved the tracker as I always struggle to design those myself :) I will spend 30 minutes every day at 8:00 pm IST updating the tracker with issues I find important and/or interesting from the newsletters I am subscribed to...
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    Norton Rose Fulbright Training Contract Application 2025

    @Louise59 you're right ahahaha thank you I'm face-palming quite hard! Not based in the UK currently so didn't realise
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    Norton Rose Fulbright Training Contract Application 2025

    Did anyone hear back today- or are we expecting calls to come in tomorrow? I just want to know soon🫣😭
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    Where should we open up our next office?

    @Dheepa @Jessica Booker @Jaysen Hello! Following the theme of this thread, I was wondering what factors affect the decision to open an office in the following situation: Where a firm has a specific country desk operating from a different office in the region (ex: India Desk from Singapore) or...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hey, congratulations, and good luck!! I was wondering whether the WG invite was an automatic step upon submission of the application, or whether it was the next stage. I know usually it is the latter, but I saw some conflicting info on this on here and was hoping you could confirm, please?

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