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Hi Marcus,

Why have the firm chosen not to recruit any London-based trainees in this cycle?

Thanks!
During the last application cycle we saw lots of great candidates both internally and externally and have therefore filled our London vacancies for 2027. We would encourage anyone interested in TLT to explore one of our other offices Bristol (HQ), Birmingham, Manchester, Scotland (Glasgow and Edinburgh), and Belfast where we are currently recruiting Trainees.
 
Hi Marcus,

Please can you advise if TLT are accepting candidates who have recently completed the LPC without requiring them to also take the SQE as well?

Many thanks.
Afternoon,

Yes, we accept candidates who have completed the LPC! At present, those who have completed the LPC are able to undertake the PSC in order to satisfy that part of the route to qualification.

Marcus
 
Hi, thank you all for your time.
so i don't know if it is the right place for this question. but I don't know what else to do!
I got my undergrad (law) and first master's degree (law) in my home country (Iran), my law internship and arbitration reserach fellowship took place there as well. I do have a master's degree from LSE. This is my second year applying and I have had no luck. I just want to know if someone with my background has any chance for a T.C or not. I just want to know if should spend so much time on these applications, dealing with those rejections or if I should just give up and find something else to do. I would really appreacite it if you could give me an honest answer.
 
Hi Marcus,

I see that TLT has a South West presence along with an organic style of growth rather than an aggressive merging and opening offices growth strategy. What do you think is the main advantage of this and how is the firm positioned to compete with larger firms with more office coverage?
 
Hi, thank you all for your time.
so i don't know if it is the right place for this question. but I don't know what else to do!
I got my undergrad (law) and first master's degree (law) in my home country (Iran), my law internship and arbitration reserach fellowship took place there as well. I do have a master's degree from LSE. This is my second year applying and I have had no luck. I just want to know if someone with my background has any chance for a T.C or not. I just want to know if should spend so much time on these applications, dealing with those rejections or if I should just give up and find something else to do. I would really appreacite it if you could give me an honest answer.
Afternoon!


You definitely have as good of a chance as anyone else! These processes are really tough and it is not uncommon for people to spend a couple of years applying before being successful. A lot of firms will ask for their applicants to hold a qualifying law degree or have completed the PGDL before applying. It may be worth checking some of the entry requirements of the firms you are interested in to make sure this is not impacting your application. Alternatively, you could look at completing the SQE to supersede this pre-requisite.
 
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