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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Congratulations! That is amazing news.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #21,677
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Don’t rely on email. Call firm B rather than emailing them. This is something you need to discuss not correspond over. Attending the first week may be a possibility, but many firms will not allow this, especially if there are key assessments or activities in the second part of the scheme. You...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #21,675
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I am happy to respond to any messages via private message that may contain personal, sensitive or confidential information. These topics include: Mitigating or extenuating circumstances Anything relating to a job offer Advice relating to personal circumstances that may impact a recruitment...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #21,674
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Kennedys SQE Recruitment
I have plenty of experience being the candidate. I have been in your shoes many times over the last 20 years. I can tell you many a story of my experiences that echo your statements. The worst one is the presentation I put three days work into, to be told I didn’t get the job, only to find my...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #6
- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I would try to get it down to the time limit, just because you might be cut off - so anything you say in the last 10-15 second might not be able to be said.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #21,654
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
It depends how you are utilising your time and if you are actively contributing to live team/department matters. If you are hanging around just to be seen, this won't be looked at positively, or if you are sticking around to do tasks that are not needed that evening or to help colleagues who...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #21,640
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Yes - it is fine to take a non-commercial role up. Many people applying for training contracts are in non-legal and/or non-commercial roles. Focus on demonstrating the transferable skills and knowledge from your role and consider how you can demonstrate your pursuit of commercial law through...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #21,636
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
That’s fantastic news! Congratulations- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #21,629
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
No - I don’t think you can make that assumption.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,960
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
I have spoken to a couple of people who will be doing this stage in the coming weeks.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,957
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I'd stress that the number of offers made do not mean the number of places taken. People turn down offers even for high profile firms like Milbank. Firms can also offer later intakes if they do have a very strong cohort of vacation scheme students.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #21,626
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
Your eligibility for vacation schemes won’t be impacted by your gap year. This will still be determined by where you are in your academic career. You’d need to check each firm’s eligibility criteria as some one take on students at certain stages of their academic career or have different schemes...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,944
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
I once went through a whole reserve list and then had 3 people no show on the day!- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,942
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
I wouldn't say that direct TC applicants are generally mature applicants - there will be other penultimate year students going for direct TCs too, especially candidates like you who have secured vacation schemes in this cycle (so do have direct legal work experience). My advice wouldn't really...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,941
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
Its definitely not a PFO. They would have just turned you down if that was the case. Some candidates will not accept their invitation to the AC and when that happens, the firm will contact people on the reserve list to fill the remaining places.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,940
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Kennedys SQE Recruitment
I can understand the frustrations that come with a prolonged recruitment process and one where you are particularly emotionally invested in the firm/employer. However, as a recruiter, a lot of what you have said about this process to me feels like things that just can happen, unfortunately. For...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2
- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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Where firms recruit from (Vacation Scheme vs Direct TC applications) 2024-2025
I would expect RPC to fall into the category of the firm recruiting a substantial number of trainees from their vacation scheme, but this is topped up with their direct TC process. The firm seems to recruit 14 trainees a year but only has 16 vacation scheme students - its highly unlikely...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #10
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
It depends on the terms of both your VS offers and your TC offers. Some VS offers have terms in them that you cannot complete the VS if you have accepted a TC elsewhere. Some TC offers state you have to withdraw from other firms' recruitment processes, although it is questionable how...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #21,616
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Anyone qualified early as a solicitor via existing QWE + passing SQE1 & 2?
Most firms will not consider you for a training contract because you have qualified and they will expect that if you are qualified you won’t want to take a step back in terms of pay, responsibility and career progression. There are few exceptions, but most won’t consider you suitable for an...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #4
- Forum: Applications Discussion