• Get Everything You Need to Secure a Training Contract
    Now half the price. Join TCLA Premium for £30/month and get step-by-step application support, daily commercial awareness practice, and 700+ successful examples of past applications and interview experiences. Plus so much more.
    Join Premium →

Search results

  1. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Hi all, I just did the amber jack assessment for Reed Smith and got 0 in Applied Intellect despite scoring very highly in both verbal and numerical applied intellect. Can someone explain the difference between these and how there can be such a large gap between these two sections? As an aside...
  2. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    PFO unfortunately - London office post AC
  3. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Any news from CRS Charles Russell Speechlys? Has been a month now since my AC (and we were told to we’d hear last week post vac schemes). Getting a little worried!
  4. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Has anyone who did London ACs/Vac Schemes for CRS heard back re training contracts? I believe they’re still doing ACs for either Guildford or Cheltenham but I was under the impression that we would hear this week?
  5. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Got the CRS AC after being on the reserve list. Does anyone know what the written task is/have any advice?
  6. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Apologies for the delayed response - I applied to the London office for a direct TC. Hope that helps.
  7. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Got put on the CRS reserve list - should I effectively see this as a PFO? Or does going beyond this to an AC happen from time to time? Cheers!
  8. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    For those of you lucky folk who’ve got a response from Hill Dickinson, which seat did you get put into? For context I put mine as shipping but haven’t heard back yet!
  9. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Guessing we’re not hearing from Winckworth today?
  10. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Very helpful, thanks. I’ll probably do something similar in that case!
  11. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Evening all (and @Jessica Booker!), I'm just doing the Farrer & Co direct TC application, and realise that in addition to a 350 word cover letter, the firm asks for answers to 5 different questions, each 250 words: - What makes Farrer & Co stand out to you compared to other firms and why? -...
  12. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Any news re WBD? Still waiting. As an aside, my score was 6,6,7,9 with high written and middling numerical intellect.
  13. mandamasochist

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    All, Hope you're well - has anyone heard from Womble Bond Dickinson? I believe they said they'd get back to us yesterday but nothing as of yet. Also I got 6,6,7,9 on the tests - this any good? Cheers
  14. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    @Jessica Booker I'm currently working on my application for Charles Russell Speechlys and could use some advice. I applied last year, was shortlisted for the video interview, but wasn't selected. This year, the application questions are the same, and I'm unsure whether I can reuse my previous...
  15. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Thanks for your response. Seems hard to believe they'd wait 5 months to get back to people who applied for the last cycle. Did you do your application near the deadline?
  16. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Still haven't heard anything from Hogan Lovells following my application for direct TC (deadline 31st July). Should I assume that my application has been rejected? Does anyone know the contact email for grad rec to discuss it with them? I can't seem to find it.
  17. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Genuine nightmare. Any news?
  18. mandamasochist

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Anyone still not heard from HL for a direct TC application (deadline 31st July)? Saw something in here saying they’d get back by the end of September but that hasn’t happened. Any advice would also be appreciated!
  19. mandamasochist

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Anyone heard from WBD for their Plymouth office post-AC?
  20. mandamasochist

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Anyone know if there are still two Osborne Clarke assessment centres? Did one yesterday and there was a welcome video saying that it was the last stage, but my mates who had it last year said there were two ACs. Any help would be appreciated.

About Us

The Corporate Law Academy (TCLA) was founded in 2018 because we wanted to improve the legal journey. We wanted more transparency and better training. We wanted to form a community of aspiring lawyers who care about becoming the best version of themselves.

Get Our 2026 Vacation Scheme Guide

Nail your vacation scheme applications this year with our latest guide, with sample answers to law firm questions.

    Share this page

    Community platform by XenForo® © 2010-2022 XenForo Ltd. | Style and add-ons by ThemeHouse | Community services from Audentio
    XenCarta 2 PRO © Jason Axelrod of 8WAYRUN
    Top Bottom