congratulations!!! may I ask when did you do your WG and when did you get AC invite?
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
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Hogan Lovells WG invite
Not too excited since HL was the second firm I applied to (looking back, it was a poor app writing). Fingers crossed for a miracle tho
Not too excited since HL was the second firm I applied to (looking back, it was a poor app writing). Fingers crossed for a miracle tho
Freshfields AC - good luck to those still waiting
I'm trying to stay positive but I just feel so hopeless, I think nothing will work out of me during this cycle and I just really don't have it in me to do it again 
hey, good luck - can you please share when you submitted the WG
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congrats, what were the AC dates offered can you share please
Thank you! They are doing ACs all of next week
Congrats! This gives me hope because they tend to do ACs for multiple weeks until mid-March. If you were offered slots next week, we are likely to be offered the weeks after that if we passed the WG
There were 2 time slots available each day next week.
I don’t think there were many ppl per time slot, because I tried to book a slot which was taken pretty quickly. So I would def assume that they will be doing more, given the size of their intake
Hope that helps
Hi all, I haven’t heard a thing from DWF since I submitted my TC. I’ve even logged in and there’s no updates or emails I’ve missed.. seen as ppl have had VIs should I count this as a PFO? Should I email them? Sorry I have no clue what to do but constantly checking my emails every day is draining 
(I have applied for other TCs and got rejections and next stages this is the only one I’m in limbo with) any advice is welcomed!! Thanks
(I have applied for other TCs and got rejections and next stages this is the only one I’m in limbo with) any advice is welcomed!! Thankshey what is the size of the freshfields direct TC intake? @Jessica Booker if you happen to know, can you please advise
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The firm recruits up to 90 trainees per year and have historically had about 50% of their training contracts filled by vacation scheme attendees, so I would expect a very healthy number of direct TC process.
I think this is in part where they only have around 70 VS places a year (so will never fill their TC places with vac schemers) but also where their summer scheme is for penultimate year undergraduates only, and therefore they will want to keep opportunities open for those coming to the career slightly later in their academics or career changers etc.
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