TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

[19.mfjones]

What's the main reasons people go wrong in the app / VI / tests stages?

I only achieved 1 AC last cycle (granted it was my first). Looking to make significant progress this year so anyone who has any experience please chime in, and @Jessica Booker. Feeling completely frustrated at this point

 

[sarahlawconvert]

Still radio silence from AG - has anyone actually heard back since PFOs were sent last Friday, or know anyone that has heard anything?

No - but the email response from submission said 10 weeks from closing date which would be 9th October.

 

[lawyerdreams]

What's the main reasons people go wrong in the app / VI / tests stages?

I only achieved 1 AC last cycle (granted it was my first). Looking to make significant progress this year so anyone who has any experience please chime in, and @Jessica Booker. Feeling completely frustrated at this point

I honestly think that, most of the time, its not a case of an applicant going "wrong" to get rejected at those stages, it just boils down to so many applicants and so few AC spaces. The calibre of candidates who progress to the second-stages (VIs, tests etc) will be high, and, therefore, grad rec will have to find some way to select people for an AC and I think the reasons for this are firm dependent, depending on what they emphasise (for ex. things like commercial awareness, conciseness of written answers, evidence of firm knowledge etc). So if you've reached an AC stage, congrats! Its a huge achievement.

 

[Tintin06]

Anything from Paul Hastings LLP recently?

 

[lllaaawww098]

Anyone knows how many vac schemers has K&L Gates retained this year? It's been a long time waiting and there is no point if the spaces are all filled up. It's my last application of last cycle as well, I need to start the new one

 

[futurerookytobe]

Has anyone else applied to Milbank?

 

[Tintin06]

Has anyone else applied to Milbank?

From memory, they seem to take most from VS.

 

[Z48]

Anyone knows how many vac schemers has K&L Gates retained this year? It's been a long time waiting and there is no point if the spaces are all filled up. It's my last application of last cycle as well, I need to start the new one

I’m not sure, but the email they sent this week said that they’re still reviewing applications and the process is ongoing. I don’t think they’d say that if they had filled spaces

 

[futuretraineesolicitor]

useful info from latham - they arent going to open the direct route

 

[Tintin06]

It's not worth it for most US firms, in my humble opinion. Are you going to give a job which potentially pays £175,000 to someone you've met for a day? I know that's Freshfields NQ, but still.

 

[Lawlawlaw2]

Anyone heard back from Stephenson Harwood?

 

[AS24]

Hi @Jessica Booker,

I trust you are well.

Do you know how long the W&C cover letter should be?

 

[lawyerdreams]

It's not worth it for most US firms, in my humble opinion. Are you going to give a job which potentially pays £175,000 to someone you've met for a day? I know that's Freshfields NQ, but still.

What do you mean by "its not worth it"?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Hi @Jessica Booker,

I trust you are well.

Do you know how long the W&C cover letter should be?

We typically see answers of around 750-900 words. Sometimes they are slightly longer, but where they are the content is still super concise/focused and meaningful content.

 

[s2203]

If anyone's waiting on W&C direct TC - they're giving out offers, so would be wise to assume PFO!

 

[BonanzaBih_]

What do you mean by "its not worth it"?

I think they mean applying, that giving a job with such a high salary to someone who has done a vac scheme and worked for a few weeks versus to someone who you have never engaged within a working environment. Basically more likely to get American firm tc from a vac scheme as opposed to direct tc.

 

[Tintin06]

What do you mean by "its not worth it"?

They often take everyone from Vac Schemes - see the Latham example above.

 

[AS24]

We typically see answers of around 750-900 words. Sometimes they are slightly longer, but where they are the content is still super concise/focused and meaningful content.

Thank you very much

 

[futurerookytobe]

Has anyone managed to apply to Ashurst' WVS? They seem to have closed their application despite Lawcareersnet says ddl is Sep 20th?

 

[emeralddream]

Has anyone managed to apply to Ashurst' WVS? They seem to have closed their application despite Lawcareersnet says ddl is Sep 20th?

It just opened today

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