TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

[Jaysen]

Hiya @Jaysen, since this is a general inquiry forum i though I may as well ask my question here One direct TC application I’m doing has my CV as an integral part of the application. Are CV’s included as part of the premium service to look over applications? It’s is a main part of their application process, but CV’s are a bit different to the normal “why commercial law?’ questions. Thanks SM

For the time being, yes! @Jessica Booker looks over CVs within the application review team. This would count as one review under your free review per month

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

I'm yet to receive a Teams invite for an interview at 9:15am tomorrow. They said it would be "no later than one day before the interview". Is it appropriate to ring now or should I give it more time?

If you haven’t got it by 2.00pm, give them a call.

 

[Alice G]

Hey guys!

If you have a moment to spare to answer this poll I just created, we would be so grateful.

It is asking you to choose your top three topics you would like the TCLA team to cover in the new webinar series we are working on for you all!

Thank you!!

New webinar series: which top three topics would you like to see us cover?

Hi everyone, The TCLA team are working on a new series of webinars to help you all 'get ahead' for the new application cycle. We would really love to hear the kind of content you guys would find the most useful. If you have a moment to complete the poll and tell us which of the options...

www.thecorporatelawacademy.com

 

[Jacob Miller]

If you are keen to understand your strengths and weakenesses more, you may want to complete the free strengths finder test here:

Develop your skills - Office for Students

How graduates can develop their skills

www.officeforstudents.org.uk

The site has some other interesting/useful content. I have just done the strengths finder and despite doing several of these types of assessments in the past few years, I learnt a thing or two!

Just did this - super interesting and scarily accurate!

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Just did this - super interesting and scarily accurate!

Mine was scarily accurate too! Does make me wonder how I ever got into graduate recruitment though

 

[Jacob Miller]

when we said we expected real estate/retail stores to be re-purposed and be more innovative, wasn't quite expecting this View attachment 3336

I'm v v nervous my fiancee finds out about this because I'll 100% be on the hook for a wedding at Selfridges

 

[jan28]

No way would I attend a wedding at a store where a bottle of water costs over £10 and t-shirts up to £200

hahaha the up side to it is you could get your suit on the same day! wedding shopping at 10 am and getting married at 3pm

 

[FM302989]

hahaha the up side to it is you could get your suit on the same day! wedding shopping at 10 am and getting married at 3pm

Bankrupt by 4pm, relationship breakdown by 6pm, then honeymoon cancelled at 10pm

 

[Kablahc]

This is a very niche question, but is anyone here a final year LLB/on GDL future trainee (or making plans for being a future trainee) and is doing/planning to do paralegal work with the firm they're going to train with? I think I might be offered an opportunity to do so (previously was planning a masters) and wondering about the benefits or disadvantages!

 

[Jacob Miller]

This is a very niche question, but is anyone here a final year LLB/on GDL future trainee (or making plans for being a future trainee) and is doing/planning to do paralegal work with the firm they're going to train with? I think I might be offered an opportunity to do so (previously was planning a masters) and wondering about the benefits or disadvantages!

This is me! I'm starting a DispRes paralegal position with travers in July

 

[CJM.UC]

Hello! I haven't heard back from the first stage of the Withers Training Contract interview in quite a while and I was wondering whether I should contact Graduate Recruitment to ask for an update? I had my interview on the 30th of April!

 

[CJM.UC]

Also, has anyone heard back from Faegre with positive news?

 

[M777]

Also, has anyone heard back from Faegre with positive news?

I've heard absolutely nothing

 

[CJM.UC]

I've heard absolutely nothing

Oh nooooo

 

[Kablahc]

This is me! I'm starting a DispRes paralegal position with travers in July

OMG this is super lucky someone else is in the same situation and what a coincidence because I think mine also may be in disputes... I know it would be amazing experience (and I guess help with the LPC later down the line as well) but I guess I'm kind of daunted by the idea of it since I have no idea what paralegals do really (apart from things like research and administrative duties) and I've already got the imposter syndrome lol. What was your main thought when you decided to take the paralegalling offer? Do you think there can be any disadvantages to that over doing a Masters aside from obviously you're not pursuing academic stuff?

 

[blairh]

Has anyone who got to the Watson Glaser stage for Bevan Brittan been sent the test invite yet?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Hello! I haven't heard back from the first stage of the Withers Training Contract interview in quite a while and I was wondering whether I should contact Graduate Recruitment to ask for an update? I had my interview on the 30th of April!

I’d personally wait another week - maybe contact them start of next week. It will only be 6 working days since you have been interviewed.

 

[M777]

Oh nooooo

I don't think anyone has received positive outcomes yet, only negative ones

 

[Jacob Miller]

OMG this is super lucky someone else is in the same situation and what a coincidence because I think mine also may be in disputes... I know it would be amazing experience (and I guess help with the LPC later down the line as well) but I guess I'm kind of daunted by the idea of it since I have no idea what paralegals do really (apart from things like research and administrative duties) and I've already got the imposter syndrome lol. What was your main thought when you decided to take the paralegalling offer? Do you think there can be any disadvantages to that over doing a Masters aside from obviously you're not pursuing academic stuff?

I never wanted to do a Masters personally so it was never really a part of my considerations. I'll be exempt from most of the GDL, so I would have been sitting on my hands for a lot of it anyway, and wanted to just get into a 'proper job' so to speak. For me, it'll be about learning the firm, building relationships, learning the systems, processes etc before my TC starts!

 

[Wls1507]

Anyone heard from Irwin Mitchell post AC?

Hey I heard back Monday (did the AC Thursday) and got offered a VS