TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[SueD]

Hi, has anyone heard back from Kingsley Napley or Farrer&Co? Thanks!

Farrer is end of May

 

[choicefox212]

It's really irritating - I did the AC last year and they didn't let me know until the Thursday evening - 6 days before the assessment day. Awful communication, lovely firm

I just had a call from recruitment at PHB telling me they had inadvertently sent me a rejection email on Friday, and I was actually supposed to be going to the assessment centre today...

Buzzing with the news and excited to go in a couple of days, but also wtf I had a three hour breakdown after the rejection

 

[adfs456]

Hey, does anyone have any tips for S&M DTC (non-law interview)?
Have it in a couple weeks and am really kicking myself over a DTC rejection today, so any advice is welcome (please help me from spiralling into a pit of self-doubt)

 

[LegallyBrunette_]

Harbottle & Lewis PFO. At last, they've put me out of my misery! I think I probably applied too late in the cycle.

 

[rain2801]

Might be a dumb question, but I completed Forage and Legal Cheek events with my university mail address and applying to firms with another email ID. I can still list the completed events right? Or should I add a note indicating its with a different email address, in case the firm can't find it due to the different email ID? All other details such as name, insti name, etc. are the same.

 

[silonthesofa]

Might be a dumb question, but I completed Forage and Legal Cheek events with my university mail address and applying to firms with another email ID. I can still list the completed events right? Or should I add a note indicating its with a different email address, in case the firm can't find it due to the different email ID? All other details such as name, insti name, etc. are the same.

I’d just list it without any disclaimer. It’s factually true that you completed it. And I doubt any firm will bother looking into it at all because no one cares enough to dedicate effort to it at CV stage and after that, I doubt it’s relevant compared to other things they’d be more interested in.

 

[lucky2]

Hi @Abbie Whitlock hope you are having a nice day! I’m a bit stuck with this application question: “Can you share a specific instance during your research, a conversation, or an event that convinced you that Burges Salmon was the right firm for you?“.

I’m unsure how to approach this question because it asks about a specific instance? The word limit is around 400 words. If I were to pick a specific instance, like a deal they’ve worked on, etc, how could I used up the word count?

Also this questions feels different from “why this firm” question, where you pick 2-3 reasons behind your interest in the firm. Am I correct in saying that they just want me to pick one reason/instance and then talk about that?