TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Lissa06]

I am internally screaming, I thought it was like a serious acronym!

Lol same, I genuinely thought it was a description of a rejection after a certain stage so like post FO rejection. Couldn’t figure out what FO was 😂🤣

 

[aspiringtcholder]

Lol same, I genuinely thought it was a description of a rejection after a certain stage so like post FO rejection. Couldn’t figure out what FO was 😂🤣

So did I!! I thought PFO was rejection after the initial application stage!

 

[Shaky_Pete]

Nah it acc does mean please F off no joke. I want to know who was the creator of the term PFO on the TCLA forum. I’m acc curious about it now. 🧐​

Haha, PFO started on Roll on Friday. There was a training contract apps discussion board that was very active in the pre TCLA days.

 

[ABC234]

Anyone heard from the following post app? Starting to lose hope:

Arnold & Porter
Baker McKenzie
Fried, Frank
Ashurst
White & Case
Paul Hastings

*All for the London office

 

[Harvey Specter - Presiding Partner]

Anyone heard from the following post app? Starting to lose hope:

Arnold & Porter
Baker McKenzie
Fried, Frank
Ashurst
White & Case
Paul Hastings

I don’t think any of these firms’ deadlines have closed yet and they’re all non-rolling, so it’s gna be a while before any post app responses. White & Case and Paul Hastings won’t be until June and July for DTC responses afaik.​

 

[_hashirm1]

Freshfields PFO post-AC, if you haven't heard back yet it's looking good!

Hi When did you do your AC and was it for the DTC?

 

[NorthernerInLondon]

Hi When did you do your AC and was it for the DTC?

Hey, yes, it was DTC and I did my AC yesterday