TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[lucyindia]

I think people hear back from Lewis Silkin on Friday…

What makes you think that?

 

[SueD]

It was in an email.

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

What makes you think that?

You've already asked yesterday and I replied, why are you so worried lol keep calm girl

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Hi all, if you heard back from these firms, please lmk. I still haven't got any updates from these following firms for DTC:

• McDermott: submitted on deadline
• Gibson Dunn: submitted on deadline
• Addleshaw Goddard London: submitted on deadline
• CRS London: submitted a day before deadline
• Dentons London: submitted a week before D-day
• Arnold & Porter: submitted last week
• Orrick: submitted last week
• Mayer Brown: Submitted today

 

[give.me.a.tc]

Has anyone been rejected or heard of anyone rejected by CC yet; seems it’s only offers that has been given.

 

[SueD]

Hi all, if you heard back from these firms, please lmk. I still haven't got any updates from these following firms for DTC:

• McDermott: submitted on deadline
• Gibson Dunn: submitted on deadline
• Addleshaw Goddard London: submitted on deadline
• CRS London: submitted a day before deadline
• Dentons London: submitted a week before D-day
• Arnold & Porter: submitted last week
• Orrick: submitted last week
• Mayer Brown: Submitted today

I’ve also heard nothing from CRS. Am hoping they are currently dealing with VCs and will the move in to DTCs..

 

[summersun]

Did I delete my OC DTC PFO as soon as I got it because I did their VS last year and they actively encouraged me to apply again this year.. yes .. a really great day so far

 

[KuriTH]

Has anyone been rejected or heard of anyone rejected by CC yet; seems it’s only offers that has been given.

I heard from someone that one person was rejected by telephone on tuesday. So it seems mixed from that info

Last year they rejected by email on the thursday, but it sounds like they'll call regardless this year

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Did I deleted my OC DTC PFO as soon as I got it because I did their VS last year and they actively encouraged me to apply again this year.. yes .. a really great day so far

Wasn't OC never progressed DTC app? I met them at legal cheek event, they just use it as a pile of reserve list after VS.

 

[summersun]

Wasn't OC never progressed DTC app? I met them at legal cheek event, they just use it as a pile of reserve list after VS.

maybe but they definitely did not keep me in reserve

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

maybe but they definitely did not keep me in reserve

Kind of Addleshaw and GD, felt a bit dejected for applying to TC, PFO incoming like Fieldfisher

 

[KuriTH]

Has anyone been offered a TC by CC today?

 

[AryanAgg]

Is linklaters going to be starting dtc ac's soon? Or it would be after all the schemes are done?

 

[law5tudent]

Has anyone applied for Anthony Collins (this year/previously) and have any idea of the timeline for invites to interview?

 

[toughluck]

hey hey i've been only applying to vac schemes as a second year but am looking to dtc apps since i haven't got offers so far, are there any fundamental differences to approaching the application that i should take note of for dtcs compared to vs?

 

[cutiewiththecontracts]

hi! has anyone applied to dentons for dtc and heard back?

 

[Dogecoin GC]

Arnold & Porter
Fried Frank
King & Spalding
Macfarlanes
Morgan Lewis
Orrick
Paul Hastings
White & Case

Key: = application sent; = SJT.

Automatic SJT invites - I’m nothing special.

 

[Dogecoin GC]

The highest and lowest skills don't mean anything, as it's not a comparison to the others. It's just to let you know where you did well and badly on the test (so in future you can modify your answers to their criteria). The test is scored, but you don't ever get a raw score.

Not sure I agree about the last point. You could always do a subject access request to get your score if you wanted to. Subject access request a powerful tools in this process to a few people use them.

 

[Bread]

Not sure I agree about the last point. You could always do a subject access request to get your score if you wanted to. Subject access request a powerful tools in this process to a few people use them.

Idk if I trust that submitting a SAR would not affect any future applications to the firm ngl
Also, I spoke to GR at a firm that uses cappfinity and they said that the firm only gets your numerical and verbal scores and whether you passed the SJT, it doesn’t get your actual SJT score
It’s like an automatic filter

Plus submitting an SAR is a faff

 

[Rosie_Kitten]

Not sure I agree about the last point. You could always do a subject access request to get your score if you wanted to. Subject access request a powerful tools in this process to a few people use them.

My last point was aimed at the strengths and weaknesses provided by the person posting, rather than the theoretical possible way to access raw scores (if they have raw scores for individual categories)

You indeed could, but I worry grad recruitment get irritated and might impact the application/future application. I also don't know how it will help, as every firm does different types of SJT prioritising different things. After the PFO it might be worth doing (they probably won't remember you next cycle, and you can see why). But mostly it's so tight between applicants in these days that it's less useful than before (you might know if the SJT or application got you rejected, and by how much, but maybe almost down to luck in the small details)