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  1. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    So in a debt finance situation, the person purchasing the debt (for example, a company performing a leveraged buyout) is the debtor and the financial institutions selling the debt facility are creditors. Creditors and debtors are just umbrella terms used for any sort of debt arrangement :)
  2. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Hey all! One thing I really don't miss about the application cycle is how emotionally and psychologically draining it can be, and the negative impact it can take on applicants' mental health. I'm almost even more conscious of that now, I think largely due to being a part of the forum and seeing...
  3. Jacob Miller

    Analysis Of The Week: Only Fans

    I'll be interested to see how OF and other paid adult platforms perform in the long run, to be honest. The pandemic stopped in-person dating and romantic rendezvous dead in the water, and combined with the other areas where people weren't spending due to lockdown (gyms, dates, restaurants...
  4. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I never wanted to do a Masters personally so it was never really a part of my considerations. I'll be exempt from most of the GDL, so I would have been sitting on my hands for a lot of it anyway, and wanted to just get into a 'proper job' so to speak. For me, it'll be about learning the firm...
  5. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    This is me! I'm starting a DispRes paralegal position with travers in July :)
  6. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I'm v v nervous my fiancee finds out about this because I'll 100% be on the hook for a wedding at Selfridges 😂
  7. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Just did this - super interesting and scarily accurate!
  8. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I was a terrible example of how best to prep for my schemes (i.e., I barely did any...) - with that said, a few general pointers: LinkedIn networking is fine so long as it's done right. Look through your schedule for the scheme and pre-plan some questions you might want to ask different...
  9. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I discuss this in some depth in my interview prep article accessible via the link in my signature, if you're not already familiar with it :)
  10. Jacob Miller

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Don't take it as a rejection until you're given a rejection! :)
  11. Jacob Miller

    Questions to ask an associate

    There's no one right answer here, to be honest. Some considerations to make, though, include: They generally shouldn't be things that can be easily found on google, as this is a waste of their time They should be questions you genuinely want to know the answer to, not asking things just for...
  12. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Post-VS, much more consideration is given to the VS performance. If you made it to the VS, your application (inc grades etc) was judged to be sufficient to train there.
  13. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I'd say it's worthwhile discussing if you have a genuine interest in it, but, as Jess says, it's quite a niche issue so could seem contrived if you don't have a clear and genuine interest!
  14. Jacob Miller

    Converting your vacation scheme into a training contract - top tips in 2021

    So the actual content will vary firm by firm (it's hard to advise without specifically knowing who the firm is), but generally exit interviews will be benefited by focussing more on things you've learned and taken away from the vac scheme and how they have affirmed your desire to train there...
  15. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    If it's a written case study, my case studies article (accessible via link in signature) should help you out. I do also cover some wider points of technique for written exercises in general in it at the end which may help you out.
  16. Jacob Miller

    Analysis Of The Week: Only Fans

    The Only Fans discussion is really interesting to me - in British society in particular, we tend to be very prudish "oh no, we don't talk about those things in polite company" sort of a thing - yet we're faced with not only OF, but a number of other adult platforms, which nevertheless are...
  17. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    The caveat to everything I'll go on to say here is that there are myriad ways of approaching this sort of thing, and one method may not be any more "right" than the other. For starters, try to find something you're genuinely interested in: this will make researching and planning a response much...
  18. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    So I think the differentiation really comes from the possibility that the two things can be mutually exclusive. A problem is something which has a negative impact and, thus, needs solved or rectified in some way. For example, if you're a sound tech at a gig and the sound system breaks before...
  19. Jacob Miller

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I'm sure this would be great to include in an application!
  20. Jacob Miller

    Knowledge Paralegal Interview

    Hey, I haven't interviewed for a position like this but can give you some broad guidance for general preparations: - Firstly, think through the role of a paralegal. Identify some of the key skill sets a paralegal needs (there is a reasonable degree of overlap with those required of a...

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