Recent content by glaine

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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I'm receiving an error message every time I go to the apply page for A&O winter VS, anyone find a fix for this?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    To add on, I use prompts that ask for questions specific to the values of the firm. Do some research on the website and write down 5-6 key values/areas of their business, and use a prompt like "Imagine you are an interviewer at a company in X market concerned with X values. I'm a law student...
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    Fieldfisher AC

    Hey, it was my first AC and in person interview. After watching some youtube videos there really were no surprises at all, you'll do just fine with some prep! I would recommend that you take your time during the interview as it is generally the same questions for everyone and some people in our...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Not an AC but I did a workshop with them and they expected you to pull as many different practice areas/ business concepts out of the article as possible. It was about 3 pages long and they were concerned with your attention to detail and knowledge on the specific markets mentioned in the...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    London 2025, heard back two days after the AC but most of my cohort didn't hear back for about 7 days after.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    A friend of mine did her final interview and received her offer last week! She applied quite early in the application window.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I just received their instructions, it was very helpful. Think I will mostly focus on prepping soft-skills questions. I find Chat GPT to be useful in generating questions to practice with.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Mine was on Wednesday and they phoned me Friday afternoon, but a lot of other people from my AC have told me today they haven't heard back yet. On the day we were told they would email us early this week so I hope they aren't stressing too much yet.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I personally can't speak to that, I'm still in the LLB and have about 3 years legal work experience by pure pandemic luck. This has included running a firm's website and web articles, researching for active litigation and drafting some basic documents. In all the TC related interviews I've done...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I would worry about making sure you have at least one successful application by being selective and putting a lot of time into making contact with the firm and drafting the application. Graduate visas are costly if you are only going to be using it for a short period of time before a firm...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Final partner interview for Fieldfisher coming up! How does everyone like to prepare for technical interviews? And practice techniques
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Don't lose hope! All the info I have is speculative
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I have no special knowledge but given the discussion in the Fieldfisher 2022 TC thread it seems that many people who applied later in the process weren't progressed before all the vacancies were filled.

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