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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    You have unlimited preparation time before answering, so I highly recommend planning your answer, practice saying it many times, even timing it, before officially recording it to suit the 2 mins answer. Even if the 4 questions end up taking over an hour, its worth it. There are lots of math...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Congrats! Can I ask when your AC was?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    ~ They are holding ACs now
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    A complete guide for competency interview preparation

    I had always thought that 2 mins is good for competency questions, but movitivation questions (i.e. why law, why this firm) should be longer (3-4 mins). Would that be too long?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    immediately after submitting the app basically. it is automatic
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I wasn't talking about mayer brown, it is a different firm lol. Anyways what was the point of searching and posting this? Bad vibes
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Great question: 1. Nowhere did it say their process was in-person only. 2. In the wake of covid, being unable to accommodate things to be online is not an unrealistic expectation, or not automatically having an "online alternative" assessment day (as many other firms do). Many other firms of...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Update on this, they basically said "we will get back to you if anything comes up". Such a shame...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    this is for a different firm, not RS.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Assessment day! But, I live in a different country and they invited me in person. I can only hope they can accommodate and i can attend online...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Reed Smith online tests/VI invite! Does anyone have insight into these? From my understanding, they are quite long. Any tips apart from research the firm and prep your competencies? Also, I sometimes have abnormal speech patterns due to health stuff (i.e. pause once every minute before saying a...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Mayer Brown - has anyone heard post initial test recently? Mine was delayed by 3 weeks due to problems on their end rearding adjustments, but I still havn't hear pass/fail or gotten a job sim yet. Is it worth popping an email as it seems most people have gotten a rejection oemail or a job app...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Can you complete the mayer brown tests separately? I.e. I complete the SJT one day, and complete the second test including the video interview the next day? Can I complete them on different devices? These tests really caught me at a bad time....
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    i received it on monday last week
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Hi @Jessica Booker @Amma Usman and anyone who can help , A current TC app for an international commercial firm has the question "why you want to become a solicitor?". Can I talk about commercial law or international matters at all? Should I only speak about "why solicitor" generally...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I wish that if behavioral assessments or SJT include WG elements, it is disclosed. How can people who require adjustments ask for them if they they don't know they need to?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    "Tell us about any open days and events that you have attended in the legal sector" Does this include things like internships? Or only Law Fairs, webinars and open days?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Bird & Bird specify their AC is in-person. Other firms make allowances for online ACs for situations like living abroad. Anyone know what Bird & Bird's stance is? Thanks
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Hi all, I am planning to apply next intake but have been out of the legal waters a few years working abroad. I am British and currently live overseas, so I assume direct TCs are my best option (since we are long past the COVID days of online VS). I did a VS back when assessment centres were...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I got PFO yesterday

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