TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[amb303]

Congrats! Nothing for me, assuming PFO I’m gutted I was hopeful for that one

If you do get PFO they will give you fairly specific feedback in a month or two, which is useful if you end up applying to them again—this is cycle 2 for me and cycle 1 I got rejected this round

 

[lcerys]

If you do get PFO they will give you fairly specific feedback in a month or two, which is useful if you end up applying to them again—this is cycle 2 for me and cycle 1 I got rejected this round

Will the PFO not come for another month or so then?

 

[amb303]

Will the PFO not come for another month or so then?

No I think everyone will hear back this week, but I remember the feedback coming about a month or 6 weeks after the PFO!

 

[Maddy]

It’s untimed and there’s no numerical questions. It is just SJT and a lot of verbal reasoning.

I just did mine and I got 6-6-6-5 in the pillars and high in verbal reasoning. Idk if this is good…​

Should we turn on our camera? I am travelling so need to adjust based on that.

 

[rain2801]

It’s untimed and there’s no numerical questions. It is just SJT and a lot of verbal reasoning.

I just did mine and I got 6-6-6-5 in the pillars and high in verbal reasoning. Idk if this is good…​

How long will it take to complete it approx?

 

[amb303]

Does anyone have any advice on prepping for written exercises? I really struggled with the one written exercise I've had and would really appreciate any tips on how to approach something like this one that I have coming up (also if anyone has done the KN written exercise in a previous cycle and has any tips)! Thank you!:

"The next step is a written case study, designed to be completed within 1 hour and 15 minutes. You will receive the case study via email at your selected time slot and will be required to type your responses and return them within the allocated timeframe.

The exercise focuses on Regulatory Law and will require you to provide written advice to a client. All necessary materials and resources will be provided to support you in completing the task. Just to reassure you, the written case study does not require any previous legal experience in Regulatory Law to complete."

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Should we turn on our camera? I am travelling so need to adjust based on that.

There was no need to turn the camera on so you should be good to go tbh esp with travelling.​

How long will it take to complete it approx?

It took me about 45 mins cos there wasn’t maths at all. So it’s doable within an hour honestly.​