• 📅 Vacation Scheme Applications 2025–26

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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Brilliant, thank you for your thoughtful response. My workload is varied as I’m relatively new, but I’m doing generic trainee tasks such drafting, research and due diligence on corporate transactions but so far it’s all been a blur. I’ll continue with training applications in the meantime...
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi all, Conundrum for you. I’m currently a paralegal at a white shoe law firm. Got a 2:1 from an RG uni, strong A levels and then a distinction and a commendation for postgraw law studies. Annoyingly haven’t got a TC for various reasons but am glad to be in the job I’m in. It’s good work and...
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    A&O Shearman Merger - How will it benefit a trainee?

    American securities law is the most complex / well used besides English law by major companies. This brings in a lot more money for the partners. At associate level, it allows teams to speak to someone whose NY and UK qualified for expertise in cross border matters without requiring a best...
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    Job conundrum

    Hi all, I have a conundrum, and it would be great to hear your thoughts on this. I recently started working for a legal tech company specializing in derivatives and contract automation. As a company, we normally work in investment banks and there is an opportunity for lots of exposure to...
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    Watson glaser test acceptance

    Hey all, I submitted my NRF spring vac scheme application back in October and got an email today stating that it hasn't made it through to the Watson Glaser test. I'm surprised as I've never had this with any other firm before. I was just wondering if there was a reason for this at all. I have...
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Evening all, Has anyone here sat the game's assessment for Taylor Wessing? Is it like the PWC tests? Never applied for them before so would be interesting to find out what happens so I can get some practice in.
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hey all, would love a bit of advice. I finished the LPC recently and attained decent grades to finish up my education ( Very strong A levels, 2:1 from Exeter, Distinction in the GDL, Commendation on the LPC) and have ended up taking a role as an M and A compliance analyst for a financial...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Hey all, Just wondering about how firms view LPC results overall. I just got my stage 1 results back and it went okay but not brilliantly, the average so far is a 63. It's impossible for me to bring this up to a distinction without averaging about 90% in my electives which I don't think will...
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    LPC Resits

    Evening all, Just had all my January exams back for ULaw and have failed three of my exams (legal writing- unsure by how much, wills and estates 1-mark off a pass, accounts-10 marks off). Apart from this I got firsts in all my grade weighted mocks, passed my other pass/fail exams and the...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Evening all, has anyone heard from Linklaters for summer VS? Sent one for their spring scheme last year and got rejected fairly quickly, sent one in November this year and I'm still waiting to hear back?
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    Covid 19 and safety net policies

    Hi James, Cheers for the response!! That's good to hear about the school grades, hoping the 2:1 should be fine as prior to some mitigating circumstances in second year and covid I was on a 66% average. I know my average is weaker than most but I'm hoping on nailing the LPC and my electives...
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    Covid 19 and safety net policies

    Good afternoon all, I'm currently an LPC student at Ulaw and am looking for some advice. I did the GDL in the pandemic and decided to go straight on to the LPC just to get it done so I can start working. I've done about 12 vac scheme applications this cycle and been rejected from all of them...

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