TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[TortillaTC]

The more cycles I go through the longer these tests are taking. The HL one and the Ashurst one combined took me probably around 5 hours. It's getting ridiculous.

They say you should be able to compelte them in 60 mins. Maybe true for Ashurst if I dont spend too long on the ambiguous questions, but certainlyyyyyyy not for HL....

Ashurst took me almost 2 hours and I didn't even spend that much time on each question. And just when you think you're finally done, they bring in the critical reasoning QsD

 

[spamelinazoid]

Ashurst took me almost 2 hours and I didn't even spend that much time on each question. And just when you think you're finally done, they bring in the critical reasoning QsD

yeah to be able to say i comfortably answered the questions, 2 hrs sounds right... sersiouly missing the watson glaser days lol.

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

The more cycles I go through the longer these tests are taking. The HL one and the Ashurst one combined took me probably around 5 hours. It's getting ridiculous.

They say you should be able to compelte them in 60 mins. Maybe true for Ashurst if I dont spend too long on the ambiguous questions, but certainlyyyyyyy not for HL....

The Gibson Dunn test was the worst one. It was a Cappfinity test so SJT and WG, but they added a proof-reading SPAG test to it too. They said the test would take 60 mins… It took me 2 hours and 30 mins… Ashurst took me around 90 mins… HL and FF were about the same…​

 

[spamelinazoid]

Flashbacks to Millbank making us answer 2 200 words questions in half an hour lmao