2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

[eleanoralice]

I applied to RPC way back in March and never received an online test invite! Maybe they're taking their time rejecting me.

I haven’t heard anything from RPC either but last year I received the test invite the same day I applied. I emailed graduate recruitment earlier this week and they are looking into it so it might be worth sending an email.

 

[W]

Does anyone know how long Freshfields take to get back to you after submitting a direct TC app?

 

[BiancaM]

I applied to RPC way back in March and never received an online test invite! Maybe they're taking their time rejecting me.

sorry to hear that! hopefully it's because they're still considering you?
i was waiting for a month with some firms, thinking i might be entering the next stage and only received rejection emails when offer holders celebrated on linkedin so i'm not so sure anymore

 

[RkRk0681]

I haven’t heard anything from RPC either but last year I received the test invite the same day I applied. I emailed graduate recruitment earlier this week and they are looking into it so it might be worth sending an email.

thank you, I'm going to send them an email.

 

[SF1234]

just got offered a training contract at Freshfields!!! Did not think I’d be writing these words here… thank you everyone on here who’s given me advice and help!!

 

[Anon 11031]

just got offered a training contract at Freshfields!!! Did not think I’d be writing these words here… thank you everyone on here who’s given me advice and help!!

Incredible news before the weekend! Go celebrate!

 

[RkRk0681]

sorry to hear that! hopefully it's because they're still considering you?
i was waiting for a month with some firms, thinking i might be entering the next stage and only received rejection emails when offer holders celebrated on linkedin so i'm not so sure anymore

They really like to keep us waiting only to deliver bad news thank you though

 

[JayC]

Hi there, sorry I can't be of any help, but please could you tell me when you submitted your app? Did you hear from them today?

Thank you and good luck for the TI!

Thank you! Applied at 11:59 on Wednesday and heard back yesterday at 3:30 - quickest turnaround I've seen before

 

[pbyrne]

Does anyone have any advice for the Morgan Lewis telephone interview?! I'd be very very grateful - just got rejected at final round from another firm and I'm feeling very nervous! Also does anyone know if this is standard - are they doing telephone interviews with everyone?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

just got offered a training contract at Freshfields!!! Did not think I’d be writing these words here… thank you everyone on here who’s given me advice and help!!

Amazing news! congratulations!

 

[JoeyTr]

Does anyone have any advice for the Morgan Lewis telephone interview?! I'd be very very grateful - just got rejected at final round from another firm and I'm feeling very nervous! Also does anyone know if this is standard - are they doing telephone interviews with everyone?

they're not doing them with everyone good luck!

 

[SF1234]

Amazing news! congratulations!

Thank you so much for all your help on this forum!!

 

[Legalmel_99]

I applied to the London office

Feel free to message me I did the video interview for the Vac scheme and got to the AC but was unfortunately not successful after that! I have now applied for the direct TC I think the questions won’t be the same though but happy to help

 

[pbyrne]

they're not doing them with everyone good luck!

Thanks for the info!

 

[pbyrne]

PFO from Collyer Bristow

 

[El-M96]

Has anyone been give the schedule of the Ward hadaway ACs next week? I don’t know if I should call up because they start on Tuesday and I’ve not received any information about what the day includes

Im still waiting also! They said they’d get back to us this week with a timetable, so not sure

 

[Eliana]

Has anyone else ever had a horrible TC interview but then still got an offer? I really don't think mine could've gone any worse... wasn't expecting any of the questions that came up and dont think my answers were concise at all!!

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Has anyone else ever had a horrible TC interview but then still got an offer? I really don't think mine could've gone any worse... wasn't expecting any of the questions that came up and dont think my answers were concise at all!!

Had enough people message me thinking they have had a terrible interview and ask me to digest it, to only find out a few days later they got an interview.

Sometimes people are overly critical of themselves and assume the worse post-interview. That’s all very normal thinking processes for someone to go through, but it doesn’t mean they are always the most rationale

 

[Legalmel_99]

Im still waiting also! They said they’d get back to us this week with a timetable, so not sure

I don’t even know what the day will involve so it’s kinda hard to prepare when’s your AC?

 

[M777]

Just wondered how much firms account for running out of time during my video interview answers? I felt as though I did pretty well throughout my answers but then had to speak like eminem rap god at the end to conclude my answers...