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  1. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I applied on their website portal, Mar 31 so I think the day before the deadline Apr 1.
  2. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I don’t have AAA A-levels and I got offers from 3 firms that asked for AAA A-levels, so I’m sure there are firms that ask for AAB that are lenient. I know people that got ACs, VSs and TCs with a few firms that ask for AAB like Goodwin, White & Case, Travers Smith, Hogan Lovells and NRF.
  3. 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...
  4. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    It was someone who does mentoring iirc and they posted a screenshot of the mentee saying they got invited to the AC post WE 4 days ago...
  5. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Macfarlanes Job Sim VI invite! Sat the first-stage (SJT and WG) last night and haven’t even got the feedback report yet but alr got stage 2!
  6. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I saw a post on LinkedIn that someone got invited to an AC post WE for Ashurst, so it seems they’re gna PFO everyone on TCLA post SJT/WG atp… Still nothing from SH it’s been 62 days post app, or bakers idk where they’re at lmao. They’ve alr sent two rounds of PFOs so hoping SJTs soon…
  7. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    In the test invite email they said ACs are in July so expect to hear back by June 30th. So it’s gna be a while to go yet to hear back from MB…
  8. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I’m assuming they’ve sent all their WEs and it’s a PFO but I’m surprised nobody on here has posted anything about hearing from Ashurst at all. Hopefully Bakers and SH wake up next week and send out SJTs. My portal says I applied to Bakers 07 May and that my app is in progress…
  9. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    WFW DTC PFO post app. Sent my app last week. It defo seems like these UK firms hate me lmao.
  10. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anyone heard from Ashurst, Bakers or SH at all recently? Lowkey think they’re all PFOs atp…
  11. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Macfarlanes SJT WG test invite! It’s automatic but it’s something at least after a dry inbox!
  12. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I saw online that Ashurst take 50 people across the WVS and SVS so assuming 50% get a TC it’s 25/40 TCs going via VS so 15/40 via DTC? So my guess would be 30-45 final ints, 60-90 ACs and 120-180 WEs for the DTC route, out of probs at least 2-3k apps, which is pretty cooked. I’m just...
  13. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anyone heard from Ashurst, Bakers or SH, or are they acc gna take until 2035 to send us post app updates? Gna assume PFO atp…
  14. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I haven’t applied to open days at the same firm but through Aspiring Solicitors there were a few firms I did repeat visits too (HSFK and BCLP spring to mind). I think Clifford Chance too but it was through Legal Cheek or something iirc. But I think it was for a diff event or purpose each time...
  15. Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Me rn cos we have to wait until Tuesday before we can expect any news of updates smh:
  16. 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.

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