TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[nicoledm]

Has anyone heard from Charles Russels Speechly?

 

[SueD]

Has anyone heard from Charles Russels Speechly?

Nothing at all. I applied for DTC.

 

[adfs456]

Anything from Slaughters?

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Anything from Slaughters?

Got holding email and invited to their weekly events. They said will send PFOs in batches, yesterday they sent to some non-law candidates. The interview will be conducted in March for those who got holding email.

 

[stew99]

Anyone got a PFO from Bristows yet? I see several people got WEs yesterday

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Lewis Silkin DTC Holding email! Yep, another one (6x this cycle)

 

[switchingup]

Lewis Silkin DTC Holding email! Yep, another one (6x this cycle)

Saaaame. Almost had a heart attack when it came through lol.

 

[SueD]

Lewis Silkin DTC Holding email! Yep, another one (6x this cycle)

I’ve got one too but it’s my first one so I’m obviously not as special!

 

[radssss]

I’ve got one too but it’s my first one so I’m obviously not as special!

I haven’t even gotten one I guess - let me assume a pfo already

 

[AryanAgg]

Got holding email and invited to their weekly events. They said will send PFOs in batches, yesterday they sent to some non-law candidates. The interview will be conducted in March for those who got holding email.

So they're still going to be sending PFO's the entire month then?

 

[give.me.a.tc]

Anyone still waiting to hear from CC?

 

[rs_2002!]

Can I double check that the Job Simulation and the Online Immersive Assessment for Hogan Lovells in different. I have been asked to do the Online Immersive Assessment and want to check whether I should be preparing for a video interview and written assessment or just the Watson Glaser/SJT/proof reading that is said to be included in the Online Immersive Assessment. Thanks!

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Can I double check that the Job Simulation and the Online Immersive Assessment for Hogan Lovells in different. I have been asked to do the Online Immersive Assessment and want to check whether I should be preparing for a video interview and written assessment or just the Watson Glaser/SJT/proof reading that is said to be included in the Online Immersive Assessment. Thanks!

The online immersive assessment is stage 1 so in that test it’s just SJT, WG and proof reading.

The job simulation is stage 2 and that’s got an SJT, written task and 3 VI questions to answer.​

 

[FutureLawyer_]

Does anyone know how long it takes to hear back between hogans immersive test and the job sim?

 

[Willgetatc]

Got holding email and invited to their weekly events. They said will send PFOs in batches, yesterday they sent to some non-law candidates. The interview will be conducted in March for those who got holding email.

Is this a different holding email or the one that was sent in December?

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Is this a different holding email or the one that was sent in December?

I submitted on deadline 28/11. I got it mid Jan

 

[Isobel.liddle]

Is it too late to apply for some DTC's?

 

[silonthesofa]

Anyone got a PFO from Bristows yet? I see several people got WEs yesterday

I saw that as well, but then got the WE invite yesterday, so it’s definitely not all at once any more.

 

[Dogecoin GC]

Learning agility was my weakest area for the Macfarlanes situational judgement test - am I cooked?

 

[Laurel Lance - Black Canary]

Learning agility was my weakest area for the Macfarlanes situational judgement test - am I cooked?

What was your strength? I applied to VS and got analysis as a weakness with adaptability, learning agility, and drive as strengths. Then, invited to the next stage a day later. Many got similar traits and got invited in the same day as they did the first one in the morning