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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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I do not think your answer here has to necessarily involve a commercial matter; your focus should simply be on answering the question as it was stated to the best of your ability. To that end, you should have an explanation as to why you would choose to introduce and one bill over many others you could think of. In effect, you will need to justify choosing one worthy end to pursue over other worthy causes, so you will have to think carefully about your motivations. I think the point of this question is to assess your ability to advocate for a cause and defend your views, while also showing your personality more than you would when answering traditional interview questions.
Hey don't be upset. You still can apply Dubai TC at Clifford Chance, Stephenson Harwood, White & Case. They offer accommodation and flights ticket too, especially if you are at least bilingual fluent in Arabic, having roots from the middle east and/or citizen in the Arab League or GCC.
Hi all, has anyone who's done the Freshfields stage 1 test for the direct TC approx 2ish weeks ago now heard back re stage 2? If I haven't, should I assume PFO or perhaps just sorted into a later batch?
Hi, they've completely changed their app process this year, so I personally would not assume anything of this sort!
If I have to write a max one-page cover letter for a law firm’s open day, and there is no indication on the content, is it okay to just write about (1) my motivations to attend the open day and (2) why me? I think if I wrote about “why commercial law?” too, it’d be unnecessarily long.
@Abbie Whitlock thank you in advance!
@Abbie Whitlock thank you in advance!
Does their application have questions?
It's not even 3pm on the first working weekday of November...
Does anyone know roughly how long it takes Travers to get back with a decision post first-stage interview?
My interviewer was really lovely and it was very conversational. But I defo stumbled in places and waffled on some answers so not super confident
Hi! Could you please share how long it took them to contact you after the initial app submission? Thanks and good luck!
Has anyone who completed the first stage of the Freshfields assessment around the 28th/29th of October received an invitation to the second stage?
anyone heard back from CMS post WG?
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