TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

[mfuturetrainee]

Is this likely to be in person?

no clue, I dont think so I think their first stage vi is virtual but don't quote me on it!

 

[svb risk management intern]

Anyone heard anything from Linklaters DTC?

 

[livelaughlawve]

I wish that if behavioral assessments or SJT include WG elements, it is disclosed. How can people who require adjustments ask for them if they they don't know they need to?

 

[latome19]

Hey, did anyone hear from Sullivan & Cromwell this week? A PFO or an invite (just trying to understand their timeline)

 

[legal_student2024]

how did everyone find the bbc written assessment??

 

[SamiyaJ]

The wait to hear back from Goodwin post VI is killing me! Will be 4 weeks on Monday. I need some good news pleaseeee 😭

 

[Mug Fan]

The wait to hear back from Goodwin post VI is killing me! Will be 4 weeks on Monday. I need some good news pleaseeee 😭

lol, literally just came on to check if anyone had heard from Goodwin 😂

 

[RS Sanjanaa]

has anyone heard back from Osborne

OC Virtual AC

congrats! did anyone else hear back from OC? are they sending out invitations/PFOs in batches?

 

[TeeTee123!!]

has anyone heard back from Osborne

congrats! did anyone else hear back from OC? are they sending out invitations/PFOs in batches?

I haven’t heard anything yet. Applied for the London office so a bit nervous given that someone has already heard!

 

[ashwright]

Question for anyone who has received a WG from Freshfields - how soon after completing the Online Assesment did you receive the WG?
Thank you so much!

 

[Samridhi Jain]

Hey, did anyone hear from Sullivan & Cromwell this week? A PFO or an invite (just trying to understand their timeline)

I applied Jan 10th. PFO on 16th Jan. It was a v last min app lol so i was not surprised.

 

[mariistm]

Still haven’t heard anything from CMS Bristol after VI 😔 last year I heard on the 4th of Jan… AllHires website doesn’t say that the VI has been reviewed. Don’t know what to think, trying to keep hopes up but expecting PFO

 

[Tintin06]

Any more updates from Freshfields post-SJT? Any Watson Glaser invites sent yet?

 

[shays]

speaking of Freshfields, what were your lowest scoring skills? mine was judgement and honestly idk what to think about that

 

[Katy12345]

Any more updates from Freshfields post-SJT? Any Watson Glaser invites sent yet?

I don’t think we will hear for a while, the SJT has a benchmark you need to meet and if you do they will ‘read your application in detail’ they’ve probably only just started reading them now

 

[billyonthespeeddial]

I don’t think we will hear for a while, the SJT has a benchmark you need to meet and if you do they will ‘read your application in detail’ they’ve probably only just started reading them now

To add to this, they'll be holding vacation scheme ACs in the next few weeks, so they might postpone this until late February

 

[co1004co]

how did everyone find the bbc written assessment??

I did it on tuesday and thought it was ok but was hard to fit all the issues into 6000 characters! hbu?

 

[ashwright]

I don’t think we will hear for a while, the SJT has a benchmark you need to meet and if you do they will ‘read your application in detail’ they’ve probably only just started reading them now

I wish they would tell us whether we passed the benchmark or not… would put me out of my misery of reading my feedback report like tea leaves 😅

 

[random6035]

For questions about achievements that I am most proud of, would it be ok to talk about something that happened 7 years ago (but is the most significant achievement I have acquired to date), or would it be better to talk about something more recent but less significant/impressive?

 

[jta227]

For questions about achievements that I am most proud of, would it be ok to talk about something that happened 7 years ago (but is the most significant achievement I have acquired to date), or would it be better to talk about something more recent but less significant/impressive?

Generally do something in the last 3ish years is what I've been told at open days and events. That being said, I've never written the actual year when talking about this stuff so theoretically it could be from whenever. Furthermore, if the achievement is truly outstanding then I feel like it doesn't really matter if you were a bit younger when you did it as it's still a testament to you as a person, depending on how much you were personally involved (as opposed to something you were forced to do/lots of people did).