...most of the earlier ones):
Latham
Weil
Milbank
Katten
Jones Day
Akin
Sidley Austin
Arnold & Porter
Travers Smith
Gibson Dunn
Paul Weiss
BrownRudnick
Curtis
Ropes & Grey
McGuireWoods
ACs:
Osborne Clarke
Farrer & Co
Forsters
Still have a handful of VS apps left to submit and then its time to...
Bird & Bird doesn't have a direct TC, from the looks of their website. https://www.twobirds.com/en/careers/united-kingdom/early-careers/training-contract
No, when do you think it is an appropriate time to email? They said they’d hold interviews in March/April
Edit: just had a look at previous threads and in 2022 someone said they got the invite on the first week of April and in 2023 some said they heard back on the 3rd March
I emailed their recruitment team and they said the following: At this time, we do not sponsor SQE or LPC. Candidates are required to have completed necessary postgraduate study or are expected to complete by September 2024.
...the next stage of paralegal recruitment processes? For example, I’ve had two final stages of TC recruitment process (Blake Morgan and BrownRudnick) so surely my applications and qualifications are not horrible for legal positions - why can’t I get past the application stage for any paralegal...
Thank you, friend!
I didn’t directly compare Orrick with other firms in my answers. Unless the question specifically asks you to (like, “Who are our competitors, and how do we differ from them?”), I’d generally advise against drawing explicit comparisons in applications. Instead, I used those...
Hi Ram, would it be possible to update this list for the 25/26 application cycle please as it is important to prioritize and plan whether applying for a Vac Scheme or Direct TC
Are they permanent roles? If so, it may actually be that they think you might be aiming for a TC and therefore are not committed long term to the paralegal role.
...for today) for firms that recruit a large amount of trainees via the direct route that are still open/haven't closed for this cycle:
BrownRudnick - 31 January
Farrer & Co - 14 February
Fried Frank - 30 June
Greenberg Traurig - 22 January
Hill Dickinson - 31 January
Howard Kennedy - 32...
I imagine most TCs would go to VS candidates. In terms of %, I think they have 30 slots for both Spring and Summer VS (60 total). I think c50% of VS’ers (30/60) get a TC offer. 🙂
That is around 75-80% of TCs (30/40). Based on this, I think there are around 10/40 TCs available on the Direct TC...
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