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    International Students right to work during the Winter/Spring vacation scheme

    Hi, thanks for the reply! I had similar thoughts about the intensity of the schedule and was also concerned that the graduate visa might be restricted in the future (unlikely, but not willing to bet it). Ultimately, I'll be applying for the graduate visa and hope for the best. Also checked...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    If you don't mind me asking, what part time jobs did you secure and how did you get the paralegal position? I am also leaning towards paralegal work as I have previous commercial law experience, but was wondering what the market is like for grads.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Thanks for the reply! @Jessica Booker Yes, this is the 2 year visa after graduating this summer. I have a decent amount of legal and non-legal experiences (but not vac schemes), but was afraid that a gap year of not studying/working would be viewed negatively by Grad Recs. I am also unsure if...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Is anyone here an international student who took a graduate visa to apply for TC/VS? Weighing between this and self-funding the SQE, but the term times for the SQE prep course does not allow me to do vac schemes. Also would appreciate your thoughts on whether taking a year off to apply might be...
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    International Students right to work during the Winter/Spring vacation scheme

    Hi, just wondering if any international student has any experience with vac schemes during BPP's full-time LLM SQE 1 & 2? Their term dates seem to run until August which rules out summer vac schemes as well
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    Experience with Osborne Clarke virtual AC

    Does anyone have experience with OC's virtual AC? It would be a research exercise and a presentation, but the recruitment team was quite sparse with the details

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