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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Anyone else receive the Mayer Brown trainee job simulation yesterday?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    HL PFO too lol! Oh well...
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    pickyportkey's Path to a TC 🛤️

    Update: Completed Freshfields TC SJT yesterday. But received Reed Smith PFO post-VI today... kind of gutted. I've also gotten PFOs from Slaughter & May and Macfarlanes in the past couple of weeks. I don't know what more I can even be doing. I have a First-Class LLB from a Russell-Group and an...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Applied 28 Nov... just got my PFO a few min ago 💔
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Why is Slaughter and May silent... 🥹💔
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    pickyportkey's Path to a TC 🛤️

    Update: Finally submitted Hogan Lovells TC application today - hopefully not tooo late, given that AC invites seem to be going out already! Received CMS post-VI rejection on 10/01 too lol but expected that. Waiting for Reed Smith test + VI for SVS, really hoping I get it! Slaughter & May...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Has anyone gotten Slaughter and May AC invites after Christmas?
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    pickyportkey's Path to a TC 🛤️

    Submitted Reed Smith yesterday and Macfarlanes on 3rd Jan - just took the test for Macfarlanes right now too! Aiming to finish Hogan Lovells (I keep procrastinating this, but I literally have only one more question left to answer 😭) and Sidley Austin this week before classes start again on...
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    pickyportkey's Path to a TC 🛤️

    Update: Took the CMS VI last evening - don't have much hopes for AC after that ahah Going to try to move on to Hogan Lovells and Macfarlanes now
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    pickyportkey's Path to a TC 🛤️

    Hi there, so nice to hear that! Fingers crossed for you too! :D
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    pickyportkey's Path to a TC 🛤️

    Not much progress made :( Started interning 9-6 this week so its been hard to find the time to work on applications. Hopefully, will complete atleast Hogan Lovells by tomorrow. But also got a CMS VI invite earlier this week! Will be taking that tomorrow too.
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    pickyportkey's Path to a TC 🛤️

    This is also my fourth cycle of sorts. First cycle with insight schemes was successful, I'd say (3 insight schemes + few competitive insight days). Second cycle, I applied to 6 vacation schemes (reached WG for one and final partner interview for another). Third, I managed to apply to a grand...
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    pickyportkey's Path to a TC 🛤️

    Hello everyone! I'm currently doing my LLM at NUS in Singapore after having finished my LLB in the UK this year. Posting my daily progress here, just to keep myself accountable throughout this so very tiring process as a student applying from outside the UK 🙂‍↔️ No luck so far, with PFOs...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Has anyone heard back from Linklaters for their London-Singapore TC or A&O for their Singapore vacation scheme?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Mine was only around 15 min!
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