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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I second this. Applied to loads that wanted AAB and I only have ABB. Regularly passed app stages without any issues.
  2. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Was this a post-app PFO? Or post subsequent stage? If the former, please don’t spend time analysing the BS rejection emails. They have to let everyone down with some sort of generalised feedback and this is the easiest excuse to use. If the feedback was tailored to you, fair enough, but...
  3. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I got a PFO on Monday post VI (a VI I didn’t complete because I decided I didn’t want to proceed with the firm after all). It was obviously automated though because there was no reference to the fact I didn’t do it!
  4. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Application in November. WG a couple of weeks ago.
  5. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Couple weeks ago, max.
  6. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Yeah, I got a PFO yesterday.
  7. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Doubt that's a rejection to be honest...
  8. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Was this post app? Or post AC?
  9. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Hey, Yes, I got an invite to partner interview this morning.
  10. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Do you have any non-legal (but still professional work experience)? This is my first cycle so I’m not an expert but most of these are not exactly “easy firms” to get into, even with work experience. Regardless, there’s nothing stopping you from applying anyway. Gotta be in it to win it. And...
  11. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I'm assuming they're waiting for Vac Schemes to be over before seeing what dregs they have left to offer us...
  12. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Sorry I’m such a muppet. Someone was talking about Fieldfisher upthread and I got my FF’s confused. Apologies.
  13. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Do you know if this was straight after the AC? I thought there was supposed to be another partner interview between the AC and formal offer? Just curious because I have my AC on Thursday. I was just assuming that even if it went well i would still have at least one more round before getting an...
  14. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    My million dollar question!
  15. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I don't know who needs to hear this but I f***ing HATE VI's! Did one this afternoon, it wasn't even hard but I still c**ked it up. Literally my 3 dream questions, had great answers for each, end up spiralling in the last 10 secs. I pass the phone interviews (you know, with real people) every...
  16. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    The Lawyer podcast’s recent episode on lathams talked a lot about Sidley. Might want to give that a listen.
  17. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Tell me about it! Appreciate I’m going to sound like an arse here but here goes… honestly I have 10 years corporate banking experience closing deals for multinational corporates all over the world. I guarantee there is very little for me to gain from your poxy 2 week vacation scheme. I know...
  18. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Got mine. 2x average, 2x above, 1x below… not looking great! 😕
  19. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Can I ask when you completed the test? I haven't received anything yet.
  20. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Check Legal Cheek's "most" list. The one's with the most contracts are likely to have most spaces available for DTC I would imagine. A few don't finish until June (big firms too). Definitely not time to be done for this cycle yet (although I am also struggling to muster up the effort for Baker...

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