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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    When you click the apply link on the requirements it says “Students in their penultimate or final year of study, or graduates from any degree discipline”, so I’d say yes. This is separate but I thought it’d be helpful as I thought they were rolling, but it says they aren’t and applicants should...
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    Non-law to SQE

    It depends on the firm, but I think most firms still require non-law grads to do the pgdl so you’d do that in the first year (around sept 2025) then probably start the SQE around sept 2026. Looks like that’s the route for Pinsent Masons based on their website, not sure about Eversheds. Some...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I just emailed the grad rec team
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Overall application, you can ask for your WG score, but in the winter cycle some people were in the 99th percentile and got rejected In the Hogan Lovells VS FAQ it says “If your vacation scheme application is unsuccessful, you will need to wait until the following year to complete a training...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I don’t think they opened it this year, probably filled spaces with the vac schemes
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    You can reapply if you were rejected after VI, think it’s only after in person interview/AC that you can’t (that’s what I was told by Rare last year)
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    Mitigating Circumstances

    Just wanted to add a few firms I know that have no minimum grade requirements: DLA Piper, Shoosmiths, Womble Bond Dickinson
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Last year I got told about the interview on 23rd June, got the email to book the slot on the 29th, and my interview was 7th July
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I think most of us that got told 31st May were waiting post app not post interview
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/where-firms-recruit-from-vacation-scheme-vs-direct-tc-applications-2022-2023.6136/ Not sure if there’s any more recent info but I still use this
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Not sure about AG but the past couple years Eversheds has said they filled all their spaces through the VS and didn’t consider direct TC apps
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I know at least one person got it through the direct TC route last year, which might seem low but they only take on around 3-4 trainees a year
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Last year I don’t think anyone heard from Ashurst till May
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    They might’ve changed it now but yeah, last year they were both in the same stage. I did them on the same day as I had to do the interview virtually cause I was on year abroad, but I think most people had the case study on another day (but wasn’t a separate stage)
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Yeah for direct TC last year I had the case study and interview with an associate and HR team rep, then after that there was a final interview with 2 partners
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    The test isn’t automatic, they review applications first
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    The final interview is during the vac scheme so it’s just those 3 tasks at the AC
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    There are like 5 VI questions in the job sim so I would practice some VI questions. There’s also a short written task but I don’t think you can prepare much for that or the SJT sections
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    If you log in to the portal it says the exact deadline
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    They’re non rolling for TC

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