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  1. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hey! I submitted my app on 21st Oct and got a call on the 30th.
  2. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    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
  3. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Does anyone know roughly how long it takes Travers to get back with a decision post first-stage interview?
  4. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Ahh okay thanks for letting me know. Do you think it's worth emailing grad rec or should I just take the test using the link in the original email?
  5. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I got an invite to the Freshfields first stage test yesterday, and then this morning at 6am I received an email saying they’ve taken my reasonable adjustments into account and given me extra time - but I haven’t requested or mentioned any adjustments. Has anyone else had the same thing happen?
  6. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    It was!
  7. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I emailed them and they said they’d be sending the WG in early November.
  8. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi everyone! Just did the A&O assessment and not sure what to make of my feedback. Would anyone be willing to share theirs? Feel free to PM!
  9. lawyergal101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anyone heard back from DLA after passing the WG? Or will there be no further communication until after the deadline as they're non-rolling this year?
  10. lawyergal101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Anyone heard back from PW?
  11. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I applied last Friday and got the invite yesterday, so a week!
  12. lawyergal101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Does anyone know if the DLA WG is automatic or selective?
  13. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Does anyone know if the CMS WG is timed?
  14. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi all, I completed the CC application on Saturday and haven’t yet received the WG. Has it been delayed for anyone else?
  15. lawyergal101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I took the HSF online test and received an email a day after saying I’d met the benchmark and my application was under review, but today I got another saying I hadn’t met the benchmark. Has anyone else had this happen/know what it means?
  16. lawyergal101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    That explains a lot - thanks so much!!
  17. lawyergal101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    For the Sidley app, are we capped to only 4 work experiences? I was hoping there was a way to add more
  18. lawyergal101

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I applied to W&C 2 days before the deadline and haven't received anything yet. Is it safe to assume a pfo? Just want to be put out of my misery!!
  19. lawyergal101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Same!! I'm honestly so shocked but very excited
  20. lawyergal101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone was having any trouble accessing their NRF application. I have an AC on Wednesday and would like to read through what I wrote but when I go to view the application on my portal, it only shows me the first page.

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