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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    The advice from @Legal Wizard above is great - I agree with what they have said. I'd also add to try and not change your answers just because another candidate has said something you think is impressive. You can always be a bit clever with it and say something like "I agree with what Joe Bloggs...
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    What are your initial thoughts on this question?
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I really can’t say what the probability is as it’s going to be determined by so many individual factors, many of which the graduate recruitment team won’t be able to predict. However, if they have said they are backlogged, it sounds less likely and that other people are ahead of him in the...
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    At this stage I don’t see the value in telling your VS firm that you have accepted a TC offer. At some point they may ask you to provide this detail anyway, and you can explain the situation at that time. The only reason to speak to the VS firm about it is if you feel you could ask them to...
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think it is perfectly fine to ask this. It is just down to the firm as to whether they will agree to it or not, but its not going to be an issue by asking. Some firms will easily agree on an extension while others won't - its hard to know what the response is going to be in your particular...
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I would recommend calling the firm rather than emailing for a matter like this. You'll be able to discuss the issue with them, emphasise your motivations for the firm much more clearly, and get a quicker answer than relying on email. If you cannot get hold of the firm, then email and cover: -...
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Don’t worry - I have this question asked of me all the time, it’s very common to feel like this and to feel very nervous about it all! That’s why I am here though to try and dispel this worries, especially when there is very little (or nothing) to worry about!
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    After putting all the effort into recruit you, a firm isn’t going to rescind an offer just because you have asked for time to consider another vacation scheme. They want you to make an informed decision, and if anything are probably thinking more about how they can convince you to join them over...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Generally the rule would be not worthwhile applying unless: - you have mitigating circumstances - the firm uses language like “we typically look for candidates who have achieved” rather than “candidates must have achieved” - you think you would have multiple flags in a contextualised...
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Finding part time paralegal work can be difficult - generally there are not a lot of part time roles in the legal sector. If working part-time is important, then you may find other roles/industries that are better suited to what you need.
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I should have been clearer that you will need around 12 months to do the SQE (unless you have an exemption from either SQE1 or SQE2). You will need 4-5 months of prep before SQE1, you then will have to wait 3-4 months for the next SQE2 sitting (if you were to start an SQE course in February, you...
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Most firms will expect you to do the SQE in the 12 months before starting your TC. Some may allow you to do it earlier if you have spare time between your offer and your TC starting though. I would not advise working full-time while doing the SQE unless it was a highly flexible job in terms of...
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Maybe wait until late tomorrow or early Friday. They clearly didn't anticipate the 5th being a bank holiday if they said they would get back to you by then.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    It sounds like they have had two separate processes - one hold process for VS candidates and another for direct TC candidates. I suspect they had enough strong direct TC applicants, that they didn't feel the need to go to their VS on hold pool.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    1) Doesn't matter where you study if you self fund. Firms only have preferred suppliers because it is commercially/financially better for them to do so where they are putting a cohort of students through the same course - it basically means they get cheaper rates than individual's buying the...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    1) An LLM would only take a year unless it was part time - I think the people you are looking at have done an LLM level SQE prep course rather than two separate courses. People may have taken longer than a year if they had to resit either SQE1 or SQE2 though. People can do anything in the gap...
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I don't think you will be on the direct TC reserve list. It is likely you are only on the reserve list for the vacation scheme and if a place becomes available on that, then you would secure that first and then potentially convert to a direct TC through the vacation scheme.
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    1) Yes - if you are applying in the autumn/winter, then most likely you wouldn't start the SQE until September 2026. You could potentially join a January/Feb SQE intake, but given most firms are recruiting for intakes at least 30 months ahead at that point, you would have plenty of time to start...
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Yes - CRS is going to be a firm where people decline or renege on offers (although to be fair this happens for pretty much every firm) and so there is a chance. What that chance is though is difficult to determine because there are so many variables that not even the recruitment team will have...
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    Failed first year module?

    I think you should hold off making any decisions on what to do in the next recruitment cycle until you have your results. A fail will be viewed very differently than a pass. A pass will be viewed very differently if it is an anomaly against a set of otherwise strong results than if it is one...

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