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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    To follow up on this, we cannot see an account linked to your email address used to register in the forums. Therefore, please can you either send me a private message with proof of purchase that will include your email address and name, or send this to [email protected] and I can...
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi there - apologies for the delay in coming back to you. I will speak to the team to get this resolved ASAP. If you also send me proof of purchase via a PM, I can also provide you with access.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Saying they are regulated by the SRA is very different to saying they would report you. If the firm’s website says it’s okay to use it, this is just a default on Vantage that they haven’t been able to switch off and it can be ignored.
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Unfortunately I expect them to just be mistakes.
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Who mentioned that the firm would report people to the SRA?
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    They technically can but no one does for entry level roles. It would be ridiculous to try and pursue a claim when trainees are easily replaceable. You only would pursue costs if there was substantial costs incurred through the breach of contract - there isn’t really any major costs until the...
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You can always renege on the first firm if you get an offer from the second and prefer them. But you can also see if either firm has alternative vacation scheme dates they can offer or can offer you a direct TC process.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    For the firm you have an interview with next week, I would just update them at the interview. If there are any firms that you have applied that that are recruiting for 2025 or 2026, I would update them with this information. However, if it is for 2027/28 training contracts I don’t think this is...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    References generally aren’t requested until 2-4 months before you start your TC.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Ideally any preferred seat would be done between 6-18 months during your training contract. You really want the first six months to settle into the firm, and qualification processes can start at around 18-20 months into a TC. However, I have seen plenty of people qualify into the seat they say...
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    No - I don’t think there is a need to do that at this stage if you are waiting to hear back.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I would just wait to hear back from the firms and at the point you are either invited to the next stage or offered a role, speak to them about transferring to a direct TC process then, explaining you have taken on a new job which will mean you cannot now complete a VS with them. There is no...
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I wouldn’t say it is common but enough people do it. I don’t really agree with doing it from a moral standpoint as it will limit and reduce the number of TCs available to people, but at the same time I understand people have to have a level of being selfish when it comes to their future career...
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If I remember correctly we have seen people secure TCs after their seventh cycle. I would say 2-3 cycles is the most common. Enough people do secure something in their first VS/TC cycle, but even many of them had technically been applying to first year programmes, so it could be argued that...
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It’s very easy to take a tie off and put it in a pocket or bag. I’d generally say wear and tie and you can take it off if you feel like the odd one out.
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    No - the courses are always undersold. Look at the unfilled places in this table to see how extensive it is.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Just to stress, the 7s are not "mid tier"
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think this is fine. Not everything has to have a direct link to the firm’s work.
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    Yes - you can private message me.

    Yes - you can private message me.
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Whatever it is, 72.5 is not a low score.

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