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    TLT's Direct TC AC has become a vacation scheme...? Anyone else in this boat?

    I am so confused, but grateful? I attended TLT's Direct TC AC a month ago and have been offered a 2-3 day "mini scheme" in the office in July as my final assessment, and I'm wondering if anyone else is in this boat...I know one other person on this forum is, but other than that I'm in the dark...
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    Is anyone else just burnt out at this point

    I started this whole journey pretty bright eyed. Learnt the ropes, did all the open day applications, attended law fairs, applied, networked. Got two vacs first round, did the vacs at American firms. I'm American so I initially wanted to go back to America. Didn't get any TCs but it was okay. I...
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    Anyone done Ashurst interview this round?

    I posted earlier about applying Direct TC to Ashurst in December 2019 and getting an invite to AC December 2020. Seemed random but I took it, and it seems the other candidates in the AC were also 2019 applicants. Normally, Ashurst does an AC with a case study, HR interview, and partner interview...
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    Did anyone else get a random invite from Ashurst a year later??

    I applied for Ashurst direct TC over a year ago and I forgot I even applied. I thought they just ghosted me because other people from my year who applied got their TC offers from them already. I’ll take it I am so grateful, just very surprised. Bit nervous as I’m out of country and left all my...

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