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  1. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think Macfarlanes and Morgan Lewis allow you to re apply in the same cycle if PFOd post app for the VSs. These DTCs are both still open.
  2. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think ACs will all be in June but they will handle all the SJTs and VIs in May. Idk why they’re taking so long same as SH. I applied to SH 50 ish days ago, they’re turning into the next Sidley…
  3. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Any news from Bakers, Ashurst or SH today? I’m gna assume we won’t hear back until 2050…
  4. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I know someone that did the spring VS at Gibson Dunn with a low 2:1 so it’s defo possible.
  5. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Any news from SH or Bakers post app or Ashurst post SJT and WG? I saw some PFOs for Bakers but idk if they sent out any SJTs yet. 🥲
  6. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    Harvey’s Horror Story (TC journey edition) 👻 🎃

    Hey TCLA peeps, Looks like it’s time for another app status update, so this is the latest version for this thread: Apps that were rejections: Winter VS apps: Jones Day VS post app HSF Kramer VS post app and SJT Paul, Weiss VS post app Cleary Gottlieb VS post app White & Case VS post app, SJT...
  7. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    The date they give in the email is the day they will send out all the PFOs. They’ve done that for a while now. So the 29 May date is rejection day. The people that will progress to the WE will start to hear back pretty soon. That could be next week or early May, but not long left now tbh.
  8. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Ashurst should start sending WEs out next week or early May, if they follow last years’ timeline. Mayer Brown said in the SJT VI email that ACs are in July so no reply until around June 30.
  9. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I applied to Bakers via the new portal. Were we all meant to apply via CvMail? Idk if I should submit another app now or leave it lmao… If someone has the link to the CvMail portal can you please send it to me in PM. Probs a PFO but I don’t wan’t to self-sabotage my chances…
  10. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anyone heard from SH or Bakers post app or are they both still hibernating until 2030…
  11. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thank you guys i appreciate the kind words!! Now it’s just hoping that I’m able to get a TC… 🥲
  12. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I can’t believe I’m writing this tbh but in addition to these, I recently received VS offers from Ropes & Gray and Sidley Austin! It seems all of the PFOs so far have been worth it! 😅
  13. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Most of us got post AC feedback almost a month ago like a few weeks after the VS offers were out, so idek why they’re airing you. It says a lot about them as a firm though, so we dodged a bullet there for sure. Hopefully you hear back soon!
  14. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I saw people post about getting invited to Skadden open day on LinkedIn earlier today.
  15. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think Covington and Slaughters are also app and AC only. Fried Frank and MoFo have two sets of interviews or ACs each but both are in person. I think Cleary, Fried Frank, Orrick, HSFK and Links use the WG test or SJT to filter before AC. I think Ashurst and Dechert have a WE before AC.
  16. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Off memory I think none of these firms use video or telephone interviews as part of their process: Ashurst Cleary Gottlieb Covington & Burling Davis Polk Debevoise Dechert Fried Frank HSF Kramer King & Spalding Linklaters Morrison Foerster Orrick Paul Weiss Ropes & Gray Slaughter and May...
  17. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    Harvey’s Horror Story (TC journey edition) 👻 🎃

    Hey TCLA peeps, Looks like it’s time for another app status update, so this is the latest version for this thread: Apps that were rejections: Winter VS apps: Jones Day VS post app HSF Kramer VS post app and SJT Paul, Weiss VS post app Cleary Gottlieb VS post app White & Case VS post app, SJT...
  18. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Nah I’m just guessing based on what I’ve seen on last cycles threads and app timelines. Usually it seems they send WE end of Apr to early May, ACs mid to end of May and final ints are in June. Ofc this could vary slightly this year. The 29 May date in the email they sent last week is the PFO...

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