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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    For those who have taken the mayer brown tests already or those who knows does it have numerical reasoning as well? Even though the email stated that it is just verbal reasoning and situation-based.
  2. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Thanks! Is it amberjack or capaffinity?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Has anyone taken the mayer brown tests? Do they have vi element and how was your experience? Was it too hard? Asking because I received an invite after app and the practice tests I did were kinda easy and I don't buy that the actual tests would be that easy.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    That's what I don't get. If they're automatic shouldn't we be getting them right after we apply? Or maybe a day later max ? Idk it's been a week for mine. Also since they're rolling, I'm wondering whether they chose to not send out invites anymore. Any insight on this from anyone will be helpful
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I have applied on the 20th of this month but still haven't received anything. When have you applied?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Has anyone heard back from mayer brown after application? I haven't received the automatic test yet and idk why? Is there anyone e who applied on 20th March like me or later and received the test invite?
  7. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Within how many after applying does mayer brown sent out situational judgement test invite? Does anyone know?
  8. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Does anyone have any idea when mayer brown's ac is supposed to take place. Can't find any timeline on their website. Also is it wise applying for a dtc with little legal experience. I worked as a legal advisor twice but both were at my uni's legal advice clinics. Does it count as sufficient...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I feel like I messed up with SH application. I applied for vs when I think I should've actually applied for the diversity placement of SH with aspiring solicitors instead, being someone from the minority groups. I might be wrong, but assuming a PFO since I haven't heard anything back yet
  10. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I used Ai for ideas on what's going on in the industry, what are the biggest business deals currently and I also used Google articles for those. But I didn't copy and paste anything, just took ideas from chatgpt and Google articles. In other sites it's not getting flagged now but only in...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I have restructured my answer all by myself, copied and pasted on AI detectors like contentai and originalai, and it's coming out as 100% human. However, in quillbot, it's still flagging at 56% ai. Will be grateful for any input on how to deal with it?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I have restructured my answer all by myself, copied and pasted on AI detectors like contentai and originalai, and it's coming out as 100% human. However, in quillbot, it's still flagging at 56% ai. Will be grateful for any input on how to deal with it?
  13. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I'm so confused. I swear that I didn't use chatgpt. This one paragraph I wrote it on my own to answer the application questions but it's flagging as AI on quillbot and other sites. It's flagging upto around 40-50-80% and I haven't used AI for those. I'm so stressed what should I do? Changing tye...
  14. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I want to ask, for TCs stationed in the middle east like CMS Dubai, do we have to be an Arab national to apply? Do they people who are not a middle-east national. I can read and write in arabic, though I am not a national, if that helps.
  15. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Since the direct tc of baker mckenzie has a deadline of April 1st, I was wondering when would the rest of the assessments take place after that if selected and will they all be online and usually how many steps are there before securing a long contract. These are not written step by step in...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Can someone pls clarify From what I've heard is that the firms who have sjt assessments are the ones to run SPAG test on the application first and then sent sjt invites to selected one and after passing the sjts they're going to have a look at your application. Is this true or valid in any way?
  17. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    That exactly what I was thinking about my Goodwin application
  18. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Oh yeah so 40 could the total amount of trainees then. So, 15/40 that's not bad Ig.
  19. M

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I saw somewhere that they're offering like around 40 TCs
  20. M

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone received stephenson harwood sjt invite yet? Haven't heard back from them after application. Was curious to know when do they send them out usually since they're on a rolling basis and has anyone already received them yet?

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