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  1. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    How do you mean the feedback report doesn’t work?
  2. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Baker PFO haven’t even done an SJT, I thought it was automatic haha..
  3. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Has anyone heard from Baker post app with an SJT?
  4. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    FF does provide them if you ask, but not sure if they will prior to decision.
  5. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Did it today but doubt they’ll reach out this week. In any case ACs are only beginning of March
  6. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    how quickly did Freshfields reach out for AC or rejection post wg?
  7. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Does anyone know the benchmark for the freshfields WG?
  8. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    For Baker McKenzie, one of the questions is about picking one of their clients and coming up with an issue they may be facing. How are we supposed to find a client of theirs when often its not public info? are we to focus on press releases of past clients and deals?
  9. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    to those that have completed the freshfields WG. what did you think of it
  10. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    amazing!! Please let us know if they respond..
  11. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    did anyone get a Freshfields wg invite today?
  12. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    "we are in the process of reviewing.... "
  13. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    That Linklaters email was a real jumpscare... o_O
  14. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    If you get through to the WG do you think it then falls down to WG performance to make it to an AC or is it then seen as WG plus overall app? My question more or less stems from whether being sent the WG is a notion of ''we like this application and it is worthy of an AC, but we need to cut...
  15. norothrow324

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Also wondering about this. Applied 4 months ago this wait has been too long haha....

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