TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Partcore22]

Irwin Mitchell PFO, gutted

What office and business or individual stream?? I haven’t heard back!!

 

[legallybrunette14]

Has anyone heard from Linklaters DTC generally, and in particular Linklaters Middle East? I've heard back from all of the firms I applied to in the Middle East except them

 

[nalinp]

fieldfisher pfo after being put into second group - all spaces were filled

 

[Bob142]

Has anyone heard back from CC post-AC?

 

[Winter]

fieldfisher pfo after being put into second group - all spaces were filled

Same - absolutely ridiculous. I finished the online test for them in Dec 5th. And never heard back since. Assumed I was in the first batch since I submitted my app quite early in the process but guess not!

 

[Almostgivingup]

Same - absolutely ridiculous. I finished the online test for them in Dec 5th. And never heard back since. Assumed I was in the first batch since I submitted my app quite early in the process but guess not!

I'm personally never applying to the firm again, this is the second time they have wasted my time.

 

[nalinp]

Same - absolutely ridiculous. I finished the online test for them in Dec 5th. And never heard back since. Assumed I was in the first batch since I submitted my app quite early in the process but guess not!

wow you submitted the online test too?!?! so ridiculous

 

[Scottishlion]

fieldfisher pfo after being put into second group - all spaces were filled

How do you know what group you're in? and what does it mean if no PFO yet? This is all v confusing

 

[cinnamonspice]

Bristows rejection<3 Just what I needed at the end of the day

 

[tc_cc]

Bristows rejection<3 Just what I needed at the end of the day

Same here

 

[33potatoes]

Hey,
Could anyone please provide insight or advice into the Kennedys assessment centre ? I'm happy to help with firms CMS, Baker Mckenzie, Clifford Chance, Charles Russell Speechlys, ,Mishcon de Reya, White and Case. Thank you!

yes please message me

 

[cinnamonspice]

I'm personally never applying to the firm again, this is the second time they have wasted my time.

FF sucks! I applied two years in a row, had support from one of their ex-trainees and current employees and still was rejected without any explanation. They have some weird pattern going on

 

[AryanAgg]

does anyone know when can we expect to hear back from linklaters for the DTC applications?

 

[HasRez]

does anyone know when can we expect to hear back from linklaters for the DTC applications?

Been waiting for months!

 

[BM99]

does anyone know when can we expect to hear back from linklaters for the DTC applications?

Historically end of January/beginning of Feb. But for the 2024/25 cycle people waited until end of Feb to receive a PFO.

 

[TCGrad1642]

freshfields wait is taking it out of me haha! does anyone want to conjecture a prospective timeline of when we might hear back?

 

[yuhhhh]

freshfields wait is taking it out of me haha! does anyone want to conjecture a prospective timeline of when we might hear back?

unfortunately if we are still waiting a PFO is likely (I am cooked too brochacho)

 

[WeGotThis!]

Has anyone heard from Stevens & Bolton post-app?

 

[TCGrad1642]

unfortunately if we are still waiting a PFO is likely (I am cooked too brochacho)

So sad have that many people had dtc acs ?

 

[Partcore22]

Has anyone heard from Irwin Mitchell Birmingham office individual stream?