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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
- Thread starter Ram Sabaratnam
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Hi everyone! I am reaching out to my fellow neurodivergents (or anyone really!). I would love if anyone could share their experiences with me or give me any tips. I have just received a rejection after completing an AC. I feel deflated and hopeless. I wonder if there is space for people like me at law firms. I’ve talked to my mentor who said that a lot of the tasks they get you to do at assessment centre aren’t a realistic depiction of being a lawyer, but it’s hard to still not feel like there is no chance for me. I am dyslexic and this really affected me during my AC. During the group exercise, I didn’t speak as much as everyone else because dyslexia impacts my processing speed. Whenever I had a point to make, the other person would have already made it because they can think a lot quicker than me and that 0.5 seconds really makes a difference. I also struggle to form my thoughts quickly so whenever people were talking, I was trying to decode what they were saying and then think about what I could say, but again, people beat me to the punch.
I normally get 25% extra time for my writing exercises, which means 15 minutes more. Those 15 minutes feel futile when I’m doing the task. I struggle to order my thoughts and understand everything even with those extra 15 minutes. This causes me to write very basic responses to the tasks. For reference, normally I am a good writer and get good grades, but in situations like these I really struggle because these are not things I would have been revising for a year or so like you would do for exams. The tasks can often be unpredictable.
Does anyone have any advice to offer? I am feeling so hopeless right now
I normally get 25% extra time for my writing exercises, which means 15 minutes more. Those 15 minutes feel futile when I’m doing the task. I struggle to order my thoughts and understand everything even with those extra 15 minutes. This causes me to write very basic responses to the tasks. For reference, normally I am a good writer and get good grades, but in situations like these I really struggle because these are not things I would have been revising for a year or so like you would do for exams. The tasks can often be unpredictable.
Does anyone have any advice to offer? I am feeling so hopeless right now
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