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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    in what assessment have you been asked to do an elevator pitch?
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Apologies - I should have been clearer, that the accelerator will be for Gold members rather than Bronze.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If you are an existing premium member you will have access to the accelerator programme.
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It really depends on the context. In what type of setting/assessments would this be?
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    The SRA have never taken any action against lawyers who have sold careers advisory services and they have been identifiable. Therefore they are unlikely to take action against someone who isn’t identifiable. If we felt it was a problem, it wouldn’t be something we facilitated anyway. Ultimately...
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    This post might be helpful about subject access requests Thread 'Using A Subject Access Request for Law Firm Feedback' https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/using-a-subject-access-request-for-law-firm-feedback.3292/
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    There is no point in lying about it. If you want to keep in contact with the firm they are going to find out you did another scheme anyway (especially if you want to be put forward for a direct TC process), and if you don’t want to keep in contact with the firm, it really doesn’t matter why you...
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Your performance on the vacation scheme is going to decide whether you get an offer or not, not how many vacation schemes you have done elsewhere. The only disadvantage of having one vacation scheme is that you only have one opportunity to convert, while people with multiple offers will have 2...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    Pre-employment Vero Screening Frustrations

    They may need some form of documentation regarding this. If a reference can not be provided by the organisation, it may be that they will accept any documentation you have that demonstrates the role happened - for instance, any email communication from that time. As it was an unpaid role/work...
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    No - you don’t always have to interact with the firm if you can show you have been researching about the firm in other ways.
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    Cover Letter Length for Paralegal roles

    I think as long as it is no more than one page, this is fine. Just don't overcrowd the page. Sometimes people write very long paragraphs or narrow margins too much and the document can just look very crowded and more difficult to read. Generally, I would expect 600 words to be about right though.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Just to add to @Ram Sabaratnam's great advice. Not everything needs linking back to the firm specifically - sometimes firms don't need to see this at the application stage but may assess it later on in the recruitment process. As Ram has suggested, I think its important to focus on your key...
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Even if it is a case that you do not get to attend the vacation scheme, speak to the firm about the possibility of converting to a direct TC process instead. This can be done closer to the time that you know the scheme is happening.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Consider this as a good "try before you buy" type opportunity. It is a good opportunity to explore a practice area to work out whether you may (or may not) want to do a seat in that area as a trainee. If you do enjoy it, having experience in that area could then help with future trainee seat...
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I would stress you don't always have to use SWOT in a case study. They can be useful for certain exercises, but it isn't always the most appropriate approach to take. For some, PESTLE might be more appropriate, and for others you might not need to do either form of analysis. It really depends...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I would speak to them as to whether you can defer your vacation scheme offer to a winter/spring scheme next cycle or alternatively whether you can move to a direct TC process.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You often don't have to submit a cover letter, but in many instances, I would encourage people to do so, especially for paralegal roles they are especially interested in. I think it is important to do so when you haven't got paralegal experience or especially when you have less evidence of your...
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    For a paralegal cover letter, the first thing is to look closely at the job description/job advert and pick out key information/requirements from that and build it into your cover letter. It is important to cover the following within the cover letter: Why the firm Why the opportunity (e.g. why...
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I recommend trying to find people you have some kind of connection with where you can. That connection could be that you went to the same university or especially if you are a non-law candidate, maybe you have studied the same subject as them. It maybe that you have a mutual connection on...
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I am sorry to hear this situation - it is frustrating when these situations can occur especially so late on in the recruitment process. The first thing to mention is that the firm won't need to rescind as such, it will be more than the terms of the offer cannot be met. I just want to make this...

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