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    GDL help - P/T ULaw

    I'd recommend reaching out to your class representative and the assessments coordinator if this is common among your whole cohort. Other than that really make sure you review the workshops on Panopto and try to provide detail where possible. One thing I did on my exams which I think helped bump...
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    In addition to Jessica's comments, consider whether the firms you have your eye on only recruit via vac scheme, or whether they also take candidates through the direct TC route. I'm in the same position as you, and have opted to apply for direct TCs this cycle. In the upcoming cycle I'll apply...
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    GDL help - P/T ULaw

    Have you reached out to your personal tutor about this? Without seeing your exam papers it's hard to determine 'what works', especially if you're getting that range of scores. Are you doing well on the mocks and not well on the exams? Or vice versa?
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    Are GDL Course Notes useful?

    GDL Answered has ULaw and BPP versions of each book, just FYI :) I've used it this year and like it. I got both the case book and core guide and I agree the case book isn't super helpful (though I imagine if you did read it you'd get a first in each module, LOL). Would definitely recommend the...
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Hey, I am nearing the end of my GDL at ULaw. Before you start they'll ask you to do a course called Legal Methods, which is just a real basic intro to law. If you're already watching videos then you'll be well-prepared for it :) YourGDL and GDL Answered won't really help you until you start the...
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    Foreign educated law graduate

    Hey, as an international student (foreign LLB, English LLM, current GDL), I can help with this: You're considered a non-law student as long as you have not done an English LLB or GDL, as you do not have an English law background. So you should apply within the non-law window. As for how many...
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Better to undersell than to oversell. Firms will ask for your language capabilities and list those internally. If client work comes up where they require your language skills, you can be assigned to a matter based on those language skills. If it's a matter of being rusty and just needing a...
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Hey, this refers to the size of the deals in terms of value. So 'mid-market' means deals at a lower value than 'premium' (think hundreds of thousands of pounds vs. millions of pounds, or millions vs. billions).
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Still waiting for both as well!
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Update Cleary Gottlieb: just got an email saying they are now reviewing applications and will communicate the outcome in due course. So at least they are considering direct TCs!
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Hey guys, was just wondering whether anyone has heard from (or even applied for) the direct TC at Cleary Gottlieb or Gibson Dunn? Conscious they both closed very recently but I was under the impression they were rolling applications. And yes, I am conscious they rarely take anyone from the...
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    SQE ROUTE

    I can't speak on either course prep provider but can speak to the working-while-studying dilemma. I'm a civil law LLB/UK LLM graduate who has been doing the GDL full time while working as a paralegal at a MC firm, and my partner is a 5 PQE foreign qualified lawyer who sat the QLTS this year. The...
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I think they took about 3 days when I applied last December.
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    99% of people had to be a "PFO person" to become a "happy to announce...." person. Your transparency helps others feel less alone and own their PFOs. So don't be embarrassed!
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Same ✌️💁‍♀️
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I think the 51 weeks one includes breaks and reading weeks, which you don't get on the condensed course. So should give you enough time. At any rate, they'll always try to schedule the start of the LPC to accommodate students moving from the GDL.
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    I'm a current GDL student at Moorgate and I'm doing the course online instead of in person, even though we were given the choice. I go into the library each week and I can tell now that people have stopped wearing face masks, whereas before you'd have security checking the floor each hour to...
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    I'm banging my head on the wall. Someone else said they got the VI invite. I haven't heard anything and am spending my days clicking 'refresh' on this forum and the apply4law portal. 🥲
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Would add on that the final GDL exams are up till September 10th. I imagine they'll give GDL students a week between their final exams and LPC. So I'd be surprised if it started any time before the 20th.
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    'why are you applying to the location you have chosen'

    I'm not an expert but here's my two cents: I think it requires more than that. You can start out with saying that you live there, but follow it up with why you're keen to stay there. For example, a firm's London offices will see deals of a different size than its offices in Birmingham. Think...

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