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  1. Popsmoke

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Does anyone know when the deadline is for DLA piper I cannot find it anywhere 😭
  2. Popsmoke

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thank you so much, honestly your words have genuinely calmed my anxiety!
  3. Popsmoke

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hey @Jaysen do you know roughly how long it takes to hear back from a last stage partner interview for a direct training contract? I did the interview on Friday last week. And there were only a handful of candidates who made it to the final partner stage and all have been interviewed. Surely...
  4. Popsmoke

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Not all heroes wear capes 🫡
  5. Popsmoke

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hey @Jaysen could you give a rough timeline on when your likely to update the hogan Lovells directory please? As I really need to get a move on with drafting my answers, sorry to be a bother!!
  6. Popsmoke

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    No worries!! Thank you for responding
  7. Popsmoke

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hey @Jaysen has hogan lovells changed their application questions. As on the directory it says the app has 4 questions but then only three of them have listed. However, last years app had 4 questions and they were very different to the 3 you have listed so I was wondering if you could provide...
  8. Popsmoke

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyone heard from Ashurst post written assessment ?

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