TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Trophy]

What I’m interested about is Slaughter and May… I saw someone who had their status changed to “interview” but they weren’t officially invited by email. I wonder what’s up with that

If you make it known you want to progress with them they’ll reject you! I think they’re after the nonchalant type I fear😂 I emailed them stating I had another offer at 6pm as they state that you must let them know if you do. They rejected me next day 9:30am and didn’t respond to my email. 🤝

 

[yk1906]

If you make it known you want to progress with them they’ll reject you! I think they’re after the nonchalant type I fear😂 I emailed them stating I had another offer at 6pm as they state that you must let them know if you do. They rejected me next day 9:30am and didn’t respond to my email. 🤝

Was this this year? And what do you mean by an offer? Vs or DTC?

 

[Trophy]

Was this this year? And what do you mean by an offer? Vs or DTC?

This was all last week.

I have a TC offer and they say if you have one to email then so they can interview you earlier. Obviously I was too good so they rejected me😭

 

[yk1906]

This was all last week.

I have a TC offer and they say if you have one to email then so they can interview you earlier. Obviously I was too good so they rejected me😭

Oh, I’m so sorry!!! But also huge congrats for the TC offer )

 

[Amgrad]

I think the whole “under review” discussion was regarding CC, not AO

Yep, I never attended both firm events prior submitting, just Legal Cheek Fair post deadline, so I wrote the app based on my holistic due diligence and never thought I'd pass, that's why I said so.

Do you think CC does prefer candidates who did VS in any law firms like Linklaters? I had no legal experience, so that might be explaining in case I got a no from them just like last year applicants.

Also, I noticed that they sort of wait-list candidates last year, wondering if this kind of thing happens again now. It's my first cycle anyway.

 

[yk1906]

Yep, I never attended both firm events prior submitting, just Legal Cheek Fair post deadline, so I wrote the app based on my holistic due diligence and never thought I'd pass, that's why I said so.

Do you think CC does prefer candidates who did VS in amy law firms like Linklaters? I had no legal experience, so that might be explaining in case I got a no from them just like last year applicants.

Also, I noticed that they sort of wait-list candidates last year, wondering if this kind of thing happens again now. It's my first cycle anyway.

I have no idea, tbh...

 

[routetotrainingcontract]

This was all last week.

I have a TC offer and they say if you have one to email then so they can interview you earlier. Obviously I was too good so they rejected me😭

still applying to firms despite securing a tc? i could never 😩

 

[Trophy]

still applying to firms despite securing a tc? i could never 😩

Luckily it’s me and not you then. Who said I didn’t get my offer after applying to slaughters 😄

Not every firm is for everyone. 2 years working 9-14 hour days in the wrong place can have a hit on you. Not saying the firm I hold an offer from is bad but we all had our reasons

Tc offer doesn’t = securing a tc

 

[Amgrad]

I have no idea, tbh...

Me neither, it was all due to the cloudflare outage so can't confirm exactly how the process would be. Then, they didn't attend the booth on the rescheduled date.

I am thinking of withdrawing my Linklaters London-Asia TC as well before submitting. I just don't wanna waste more time and got rejected despite too excited when passed WG exceptionally. Someone here said got PFO after 99th percentile WG at Links lmao.

 

[Prudentia]

Me neither, it was all due to the cloudflare outage so can't confirm exactly how the process would be. Then, they didn't attend the booth on the rescheduled date.

I am thinking of withdrawing my Linklaters London-Asia TC as well before submitting. I just don't wanna waste more time and got rejected despite too excited when passed WG exceptionally. Someone here said got PFO after 99th percentile WG at Links lmao.

You don’t know why that person got rejected. Maybe their application was weak. Maybe they were in a pool of extremely competitive candidates. I’d just focus on your own applications and don’t worry about/benchmark yourself against other people.

 

[Amgrad]

You don’t know why that person got rejected. Maybe their application was weak. Maybe they were in a pool of extremely competitive candidates. I’d just focus on your own applications and don’t worry about/benchmark yourself against other people.

But in case of Linklaters it's more direct than CC. It states on the job description it requires at least 2 week subsequent legal work experience. I was assuming it's 'slightly preferred', now I interpreted it as 'highly preferred' or even mandatory.

 

[Prudentia]

But in case of Linklaters it's more direct than CC. It states on the job description it requires at least 2 week subsequent legal work experience. I was assuming it's 'slightly preferred', now I interpreted it as 'highly preferred' or even mandatory.

Did this candidate have that experience?

 

[PFO King]

I noticed Linklaters also asks for consistent 2:1 in all modules and two weeks legal work experience, I am guessing getting an overall 2:1 won't suffice they needs 2:1 in every module taken. just wanted to know if anyone has any information regarding this like if someone has spoken to their recruiters about this at events?

 

[Amgrad]

Did this candidate have that experience?

Not sure, I didn't ask, but I should focus on the other apps this week lolll since the deadline is approaching, I also got invited to some tests already which is more certain as I got their OD, so was well prepared, confident, and tailored the app on another level.

While I think some deserve to be a gambling, yet because I didn't met at any events as I do believe there is a some luck factor in this whole process, but lack of peculiarity because of limited eligibility for me.

 

[dinoorchestra]

I noticed Linklaters also asks for consistent 2:1 in all modules and two weeks legal work experience, I am guessing getting an overall 2:1 won't suffice they needs 2:1 in every module taken. just wanted to know if anyone has any information regarding this like if someone has spoken to their recruiters about this at events?

I spoke to them at LegalCheek Live earlier this year. They said that if you have mitigating circumstances that explain why you didn't get a 2.1 in every module, you can disclose those as part of the app form and still apply. But if you do not have any exceptional circumstances that explain the inconsistency in your marks, then you should not apply.

 

[PFO King]

I spoke to them at LegalCheek Live earlier this year. They said that if you have mitigating circumstances that explain why you didn't get a 2.1 in every module, you can disclose those as part of the app form and still apply. But if you do not have any exceptional circumstances that explain the inconsistency in your marks, then you should not apply.

thanks for this, saves me a lot of time