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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Yes, you can renege on the first firm as long as you haven't received any financial support from the firm or have started the onboarding processes for studying for the GDL/SQE.
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Missing the first day could be difficult. Can you ask the MC firm to move your final round interview date instead?
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You don't need a three piece suit but I would have a 2 or 3 suits that you can rotate with different collared shirts (so it looks slightly different each time you wear the suit) and in a style/pattern that you can wear more formally for meetings (e.g. with a tie) or pair up with more dress down...
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    VC / TC applications with SQE completed

    I don't think this is going to be the issue your employability team claim it to be. Many people self-fund the SQE and secure training contracts. Yes, many larger firms have agreements with preferred suppliers, but this is really for a cost perspective where they get preferential rates - I...
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    No - if you have got commitments you cannot get out of, then this is not an issue. Just explain why you cannot attend to the firm/graduate recruitment team.
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I wouldn't really see the need to do this before the scheme unless you have a purpose for connecting with them as individual people rather than just their job title.
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Are you asking to swap to the in-person elective or change the elective entirely?
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Agree with @Ram Sabaratnam here and his template is great - it is short and to the point - I think this is also formal enough to work with partners too. If you know there are specific days you can meet, adding this type of detail might be helpful too. E.g. I'd be grateful if you had some time...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I would see that as a positive. Is there any reason you wouldn’t be able to do the vacation scheme?
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ropes & Gray AC

    The partner interview was divided into motivational, competency and commercial questions and lasted 45 minutes, with time to ask questions at the end. What did you study at uni and why? Why Law? Who are our competitors and why Ropes & Gray? How do PE fundraise? What news story have you been...
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Has the firm given you an example or any guidance on how to write it? A lot of firms do so that your writing is going to be fairly consistent with other vacation scheme students. If they have given this to you, then always follow their structure and guidance first. If they haven't provided...
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi there - please can you email me at [email protected] and copy in the usual Zendesk email and I will look into this today.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    The programme will run until the end of May but the recorded content will be available on the platform after then.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Plenty of people do both. So there isn’t really a right path to take or one where more people do one over the other. I think you have to weigh up a lot of personal choices in this decision and therefore I wouldn’t say there is one recommended path to take.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You don't need to change your work experience unless it is a role you are still in and there are additional experiences/responsibilities you have gained since your last application. You could obviously just to a quick check to see whether you would explain things slightly differently. For...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Yes, you can.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Definitely not - a coffee chat does not have to involve any coffee. In fact, you don't have to drink anything - its just an informal meeting. They just get called coffee chats as they sometimes happen in coffee shops - e.g. away from the office, or in the firm's coffee bar, or break out area...
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It is a shame that commercial professional development loans don't exist these days. In days of old, many future trainees used to get them from major high-street banks and they were practically guaranteed (unless you had a really bad credit rating) if you supplied a letter from the firm...
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    In most instances, it is going to be unlikely that additional funds would be allocated on a means-tested basis. Firms set their maintenance grants at levels they think are reasonable for everyone no matter what their circumstances. There might be some firms that offer this, but it isn't...
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Definitely something to include - shows you are a competitive candidate and that you have pursued opportunities to learn more about the sector/career. It will be important to demonstrate what you have gained from the insight day though.

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