• Get Everything You Need to Secure a Training Contract
    Now half the price. Join TCLA Premium for £30/month and get step-by-step application support, daily commercial awareness practice, and 700+ successful examples of past applications and interview experiences. Plus so much more.
    Join Premium →
  • Office Hours with BCLP (Live Q&A)
    17 December 2025 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (UK) Hosted on TCLA TV
    Join Isabel Elsey, Legal Recruitment Manager at BCLP, for a live Q&A session. Get details on secondments, innovation, growth areas, and everything else you’ve wanted to ask about life at BCLP!

    📺 View Event →

Recent content by Jane101

  1. J

    Picking Between Training Contracts

    Thank you @Jessica Booker and @Andrei Radu — very helpful advice! I’ll reach out to some associates I've met and also contact Graduate Recruitment to see if they can arrange some meetings. Appreciate your suggestions!
  2. J

    Picking Between Training Contracts

    Hi @Andrei Radu, thank you for the detailed response! It’s reassuring to hear that you were in a similar position, and I appreciate the reminder not to overthink things too much - I'll admit it does feels like a life-defining decision at times! 😅 Seeing as I'm unsure about where I'd like to...
  3. J

    Picking Between Training Contracts

    Hi everyone! This is my first post here so apologies if I've put it in the wrong place. I’m currently weighing offers from both Ashurst and Baker McKenzie ('BM'), and I’d really appreciate any insight/advice from those who have experience with either (or both!) firms. I know I’m incredibly...

About Us

The Corporate Law Academy (TCLA) was founded in 2018 because we wanted to improve the legal journey. We wanted more transparency and better training. We wanted to form a community of aspiring lawyers who care about becoming the best version of themselves.

Get Our 2026 Vacation Scheme Guide

Nail your vacation scheme applications this year with our latest guide, with sample answers to law firm questions.