TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

For those applying to Vedder - do you have lot of legal experience? I'm worried as I don't have much

Their grad rec brochure indicates they’re after 6 months of paralegal experience and that you will need to have completed or currently completing the SQE course. It might be worth emailing them to see if the experience you have is enough to be seriously considered for their TC, over spending a lot of time on the app to get an automatic PFO.

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[Z48]

Wither's closed the Training contract already- Chamber's students said 28th Feb not 26th Midnight

It’s still open for me, did you start the application? I clicked the link from when I started and it says open for about 10 more hours

 

[TheSaulGoodman]

Their grad rec brochure indicates they’re after 6 months of paralegal experience and that you will need to have completed or currently completing the SQE course. It might be worth emailing them to see if the experience you have is enough to be seriously considered for their TC, over spending a lot of time on the app to get an automatic PFO.

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Thank you!

 

[Kate.m]

Why is hill Dickinson taking so long to reject me. Stayed in ALL DAY when I was on holiday in Australia to do that online test, so worth it…

 

[TCLAuser2002]

This is Orrick TC application, how is it possible to do a cover letter in only 300 words tf?

 

[Kate.m]

I’m interested to know, for those of you who got the hill Dickinson AC what do your feedback report for the online test look like? Please see my attached results across the areas they were measuring

 

[SamiyaJ]

Hill Dickinson PFO post SJT/VI… thought I did well

 

[Gabri3l]

Did anyone hear back from Brown Rudnick by any chance ?

 

[manifestingthetc]

Brown Rudnick Interview

 

[nicoledm]

Brown Rudnick Interview!

 

[hxnnahrobinson]

How long please did CMS take to get back to people after ACs?

 

[user123987]

How long please did CMS take to get back to people after ACs?

2 and a half weeks

 

[hanz123]

Hill Dickinson PFO post SJT/VI… thought I did well

same here

 

[Bruce Wayne Attorney at Law]

Has anyone done the Linklaters London-Singapore AC ? Happy to trade any other insights that may be useful to you.

 

[livelaughlawve]

Would also like to know the expected timeline - have seen on the VS chain that people were waiting / have been waiting quite a while since completing job sim

They had almost the exact same setup in the assessment as FF and I believe it was about a 1-2 month wait post second assessment if I remember correctly

 

[Gabri3l]

Brown Rudnick Interview

When did they eventually get back to you ?

 

[abeni]

do you mean Pinsent Gateway Dubai programme? if yes when did you complete the VI

I completed it in November, you? I haven’t heard back yet

 

[TCLAuser2002]

I completed it in November, you? I haven’t heard back yet

In jan and have not heard back

 

[WeGotThis!]

Anyone heard from Stevens & Bolton? It's been over a month since the applications closed

 

[johnjoh199]

shoosmiths said in the reserve email that direct TCs will get a response by May 20th so could be a while still!

so it is rolling and they already give decision on direct TC before the march deadline?