TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

[tealzeal]

I would email them directly to have the correct answer to this question. As an international student myself, this is a serious concern that you will be able to have a proper answer to if you contact the firm directly, as they will be able to give you the most up to date answer.

Thanks! Will do

 

[Lilil]

Finally heard back! Invited to interview!

Congrats!! Was it a phone call?

 

[Izzy1026]

Congrats!! Was it a phone call?

It was an email from Harriet the HR!

 

[missingh]

no way, bristows written exercise!! did not expect that at all LOL

 

[O]

Links TC offer!

 

[NotLord Denning]

FRESHFIELDS! Wonder if I can ask for an earlier start. Don’t want to wait until 2026 haha

 

[Aww06]

anything from brown rudnick?

I asked and got feedback that we should be hearing from them in a few weeks 🤞🏾😭

 

[yorkshirepud]

Anyone done the Hill Dickinson assessment?

Hey, did you do the assessment on Sunday? How did you find it?

 

[trainee2025]

FRESHFIELDS! Wonder if I can ask for an earlier start. Don’t want to wait until 2026 haha

You won’t know unless you ask! It’s a big enough firm so you never know. And congratulations!

 

[yorkshirepud]

Anyone doing the Hill Dickinson Assessment?

Hey, I did this assessment on Sunday. How did you find it?

 

[shortypie90]

I didn’t apply but know of people who have, yes

Do you know when they had their interviews?

Or does anyone else know when Slaughters had/is having their direct TC interviews?

 

[Percypig12]

Do you know when they had their interviews?

Or does anyone else know when Slaughters had/is having their direct TC interviews?

I interviewed Feb 27th (rejected lol) but pretty sure they're still running interviews for the people that did the winter workshop (I didn't). They've been interviewing since Nov 2023 or earlier

 

[Jessica Booker]

FRESHFIELDS! Wonder if I can ask for an earlier start. Don’t want to wait until 2026 haha

You can ask - they used to operate a wait list to change start dates.

 

[trainee2025]

Do you know when they had their interviews?

Or does anyone else know when Slaughters had/is having their direct TC interviews?

They hire trainees on a rolling basis and conduct interviews accordingly. They don’t have a set few weeks when they do direct TC interviews (in the way that some firms do).

 

[Szofi66]

Any news on K&S?

 

[mp2000]

Has anyone else applied to DAC Beachcroft?

 

[NotLord Denning]

You won’t know unless you ask! It’s a big enough firm so you never know. And congratulations!

Thanks bro! I’ll ask them when they send over the paperwork I guess - do you know if it’s going to be an online document or by post?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Thanks bro! I’ll ask them when they send over the paperwork I guess - do you know if it’s going to be an online document or by post?

I’d ask before the paperwork goes out anyway as it could mean the paperwork need to be changed anyway.

I’d expect it to be electronic signatures these days via something like DocuSign, although I could be wrong.

 

[Aspiringsolicitor01]

Hi @Jessica Booker . I recently took a video interview where I was still recovering from food poisoning as I had to get it done and I know that extensions are not allowed. I was inevitably pretty blank in my expressions and less animated. Is that something I should highlight to the early careers team or is it something I just have to accept won’t be taken into consideration?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi @Jessica Booker . I recently took a video interview where I was still recovering from food poisoning as I had to get it done and I know that extensions are not allowed. I was inevitably pretty blank in my expressions and less animated. Is that something I should highlight to the early careers team or is it something I just have to accept won’t be taken into consideration?

Unfortunately the recruitment team cannot really take it into consideration. They have no understanding of how it may have impacted you, and can’t “calculate” that into your performance.

Recruiters will often take the same view as universities where if you go ahead with an assessment, you are determining that you are “fit to sit”.