• 📅 Vacation Scheme Applications 2025–26

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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    nope sorry but can i ask when u sent ur app? congrats btw n good luck
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    BCLP emailed to say I passed the test - now application is being reviewed does anyone know how long that usually takes?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    do u mind me asking if ure a graduate or still at uni? did u have previous vac schemes in ur experience section?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    no clue, im also waiting to hear back - i sent mine in last night
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    thank you so much for your response - i really appreciate this! I was thinking of focusing on why the situation was uncomfortable, why I chose to do it anyways and what skills I deployed or developed to succeed. is this sensible? is this a competency type Q?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    @Jessica Booker hi! I have left this Q to the last moment so Im hoping you get to see this sometime today - when a firm asks 'describe a time you pushed yourself outside of your comfort zone' does this need to be academic or law related? or can I speak about a music performance? is it better if...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    which firms have a healthy direct intake? and is it better for me to just wait for vac scheme applications now then instead of get PFO from firms and have to wait a cycle to apply?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    when an exercise says 'review a case and prepare a note' what sort of exercise will this be? I have a written exercise this evening and have never done one before
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    3 pfos in one day - starting to feel crap lol what options r there for someone who might not land a TC in his 2nd year at uni?? im going into third year now
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    orrick and wiggin pfo back to back :(
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    do you think all the invites have been sent out? if I've not heard back is this probs a PFO? :(
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    did you get an invite? I reached out to them earlier this week and they said nothing would be communicated before the 14th of June but I might've misunderstood their reply?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    sorry to hear that mate wishing you luck for other applications - do u mind if i ask when u did ur test? i did mine at the end of may and still havent heard back
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    for those waiting on Wiggin - they said they will get back to us from the 14th onwards and nothing will be sent before this
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    anything from clintons, BCLP post test, wiggin or TLT?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    anything from bclp? or brandsmiths?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    yep i assumed that layout was the same for everyone?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    just got the report back for the assessment but nothing else - does anyone know how long BCLP takes to get back after sending the report? the results were looking promising but I don't want to get my hopes up
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    has anyone heard back from Orrick? also how long does BCLP take to get back after the online test? Thanks!

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