TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[marisachr]

Advice needed! I have been fortunate enough to receive a direct TC offer from a firm, with only 1 week to accept the offer. I have another vacation scheme coming up next month with my dream firm. I really want to try my luck with my dream firm, but also don't want to turn down a guaranteed TC at the other firm (I have asked and they are unwilling to extend the offer deadline). Any advice on how to proceed?

 

[nicoledm]

has anyone heard back from
harbottle and lewis post stage one interview ?

 

[soph107048]

Do we think it's useful or actively unhelpful to email grad rec for firms you haven't heard from for months? It's been 5 months for Withers...

I would only email if you have other offers that you need to make decisions on soon. Firms tend to only expedite the process when they know they run the risk of losing a good candidate. If you're just curious I wouldn't reach out as they are processing applications anyways and likely will not see a reason to expedite yours and you will just get the basic "please be patient as we review applications" email.

 

[tclauser77898]

Has anyone heard from McDermott

 

[Jojo25]

has anyone heard back from
harbottle and lewis post stage one interview ?

I did about half an hour ago

 

[johjo199]

has anyone heard back from
harbottle and lewis post stage one interview ?

when did you do the first interview?

 

[nicoledm]

when did you do the first interview

February ! havent heard anything since

 

[choicefox212]

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has anyone heard back from
harbottle and lewis post stage one interview ?

when did you do the first interview?

February ! havent heard anything since

I haven’t heard anything from Harbottle since I applied in January… assuming the news won’t be good

 

[emily12]

February ! havent heard anything since

I did my first stage interview yesterday, and there were more slots for today for interviews too. Guessing they will start giving offers for ACs from next week if they haven’t started

 

[TheSaulGoodman]

Please has HL sent AC invites. Don’t ignore me please

Haven't seen anything on the forum

 

[AryanAgg]

Any news regarding slaughters non law dtc and linklaters dtc applications?

 

[AryanAgg]

Man I really am curious if they even plan to get back or it will be a ghosted pfo on dtc's

 

[BM99]

Any news regarding slaughters non law dtc and linklaters dtc applications?

Nah Linklaters grad rec has time to organise pilates, running clubs and post instagram but they don't have time to review our dtc applications

 

[mmm918]

not sure if this is the best place to ask this question, but I can't access the TCL database. Does anyone know if the link has changed or it is no longer available? Thank you!

 

[Ifeher]

I’m interested to know, for those of you who got the hill Dickinson AC what do your feedback report for the online test look like? Please see my attached results across the areas they were measuring View attachment 8116

I think that maybe they prioritise digital mindset? I got a London AC but all my scores were slightly below yours, except digital mindset

 

[Bread]

Anything else from vedder? They’re so mysterious

 

[AryanAgg]

Finally slaughter and may non law dtc pfo, not gonna lie this is more freeing than I realized.

 

[mostlyLsrareWs]

I got invited to complete Macfarlanes' job sim for the DTC. Does anyone have any insights or advice for it?

 

[Florencejones]

Has anyone applied to the Freeths Legal Graduate programme and has any insights to the online test? (posting on both the vac scheme and DTC forum as it doesn't really fit under either)

 

[adfs456]

Slaughters non-law DTC put me out of my misery pls pls pls 114 days of stress