City Law Recruitment Intelligence

City Tracker

Apply on information, not on hope.

After four years and more than seventy rejections, I received training contract offers from Freshfields and Latham & Watkins. City Tracker is the structured tool I wished existed while trying to work out whether firms were moving and whether silence meant I was behind.

Current reports unlock when your own status is up to date. Historical evidence stays open.
MovementIs this firm still moving?
SilenceHow many applicants are still waiting?
PerspectiveAm I actually behind?
Track

Plan Your Applications

Put every deadline, submission and milestone in one private timeline.

Check

Read The Live Market

See movement, rejection and confirmed silence across every scheme.

The Backstory

I built this for the moments that made me feel most behind.

I haven't applied yet. Have I already missed my chance?

A rolling deadline used to turn every application into a guessing game. I would find a firm I wanted to apply to, then immediately wonder how many people were already ahead of me. Had hundreds applied? Had interviews started? Was there still any point in spending three evenings on the form, or should I put that energy somewhere else?

I would comb through TCLA threads, searching the firm name and trying to reconstruct the answer from scattered posts: someone had applied, someone else had received a video interview, dozens more might still be waiting. I often finished the search no wiser, only more anxious.

The Answer I NeededShow me what is actually happening.

City Tracker shows how many applicants have reported applying, whether anyone has started progressing, and how many people are still waiting.

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How it works

Track. Check in. Know where you stand.

1

Track

Add the firms you care about and see every deadline in one place.

2

Check In

Once a week, tap Still Waiting or record what changed.

3

Know

See movement, typical waits and whether you are actually behind.

Apply on information, not on hope

TCLA remains the place for conversation and support. City Tracker gives applicants the structured signal a discussion thread cannot: who is still waiting, what is moving and whether you are actually behind.

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