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Recent content by FutureTrainee213
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An Entrepreneur's TC Journey
No worries, and there is no such thing as wasted effort. Who knows, those finance qualifications you worked hard to get could come in handy when it comes to seat selection or NQ consideration… maybe it was destiny :o- FutureTrainee213
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- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Of course! I’ll try helping as best I can. May not be able to respond back to back instantly though, so if I take a few hours here and there please bare with :)- FutureTrainee213
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Hey, I’m not sure what the split is between the two BUT regarding the conversion from VS to TC, we were told repeatedly that there were TC’s available for everybody (I was on a VS) and that we were not competing with each other, which made the scheme a lot more easier to manage. It was honestly...- FutureTrainee213
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Ooh good choice, if I'm allowed to say that. I would say my biggest tip for the TS application is to let your personality shine through. One of the greatest things about this firm is their genuine desire to know you as a person (I remember laughing my way through my first interview with the...- FutureTrainee213
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
Loool, why is this giving "who are you" by the Kazoo kid? Not rude at all, we love a concerned citizen. I'm a future trainee at Travers Smith just hopping back on here for a while to see if I can help anyone out.- FutureTrainee213
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
What you’re feeling is entirely normal. I remember being torn between wanting to continue my postgraduate research in AI regulation or proceed with pursuing a legal career. Ultimately, I decided the latter. The reason being, I knew what my future after the research was going to look like because...- FutureTrainee213
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
This is a really good question. It's tricky to try and differentiate every little thing about a firm, when in reality, sometimes they just are pretty similar and the only way you can tell their specifics is by having already worked there. However, typically with firms that are "renowned" per...- FutureTrainee213
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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An Entrepreneur's TC Journey
Hey, well done for sharing your journey. It was something I was a little sceptical of doing at first during my time with applications but it really helped with holding myself accountable and being able to visualise my progress - so good start and keep it up! First of all, you should be really...- FutureTrainee213
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- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
If that's the case, then I wouldn't think strengths are what they're assessing at this stage. They'll typically assess that at a later stage of the application process, and I wouldn't suggest jeopardising the quality of you answer for a question that usually looks for those who are genuinely...- FutureTrainee213
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
It’s a tricky one because sure Mayer Brown may not be your first choice, but something about it must have taken your liking for you to apply right? I wouldn’t suggest compromising anything for a first choice, as nothing is set in stone, and you don’t want to leave yourself without options in the...- FutureTrainee213
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
I remember struggling with this question a lot at the beginning of my application journey, so just to offer my two cents as to what worked for me. There is no fixed answer, but I found a lot more success when I broke each component of the cover letter/application form down into “stages” if you...- FutureTrainee213
- Post #10,674
- Forum: Applications Discussion