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  1. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    To be clear, there's a 2 year graduate visa during which you can work in McD (or anywhere), while applying for jobs following uni. It costs ~£3k On the other point, there's a student suing Clyde over not being offered a remote AC...
  2. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    she's no longer with TCLA. there are ai tools specifically to cheat on recruitment tests. but that is.... cheating. i wouldn't really rely on chatgpt to get the answer right either.
  3. trainee4u

    Full time SQE - is there a Christmas break ?

    See https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/5/section/776 (1)No liability to income tax arises in respect of income from a scholarship held by an individual in full-time education at a university, college, school or other educational establishment. HMRC say...
  4. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Third PFO of the day, from Devonshires. I still technically have about seven on my list (have applied or will apply), but it's looking like a strikeout for this cycle :(
  5. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    that's a reasonable rate of progress tbh: 2 out of 9 to VI. VIs are tough, but you can improve a lot, so realistically that speaks to improving VI skills. I would look to substantially increase those application numbers. Also not all firms are equally competitive - IME I get more success with...
  6. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    never mind - got the CB PFO today! Macfarlanes too!
  7. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I received the W&C PFO today too. Haven't heard back from CB though! Not sure if this is good, bad or neutral.
  8. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    yes i didn't apply or speaking to them but it did make it reasonably clear that it's intended to help students and career changers specifically understand about a legal career - an outreach effort more than a recruitment process. no idea about pay though.
  9. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    this is asked frequently. is this a legal masters? there's no stigma, it just doesn't particularly help. the main thing is that you are applying for law jobs 2+ years ahead, so should apply for those jobs while doing the masters. do you have an LLB/GDL already? if so the masters is a good...
  10. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    looks like it's more of an unpaid internship hence less competitive
  11. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    1. you should ask questions prior to accepting the offer, but ultimately do accept the offer regardless. Try and say you want to take a gap year to go travelling or something. OTOH doing SQE now does open a small possibility they move you forward a year. If you accept money and tuition then...
  12. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I received a "your VI was not good enough" PFO at 14:05 and a second "PFO some more" at 14:26 (no idea why the double).
  13. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    are you eligible for the graduate visa?
  14. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Could you clarify? I applied to their SVS in February and got put through to the SJT and VI. I was rejected specifically saying I didn't meet the standard on the SJT (it seems they didn't even review my VI) Are you saying I can apply again for the TC which closes at the end of the month, or...
  15. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    honestly it's better to be disingenuous then to be underprepared. if the firm is great then you won't be disingenuous anyway. be sure you swot up hard on them, their lawyers, their key wins/deals/cases both recently and further back. if it's a big firm then try to have ones for different areas...
  16. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Can you reapply to SH if you were rejected for failing their SJT for the SVS?
  17. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I received a PFO at 15:39 today: "Thank you for taking the time to apply for a Training Contract with Dorsey & Whitney. Regrettably, we will not be able to advance you to the 1st stage of the process. The standard of applications was particularly high this year and this is always a difficult...
  18. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I got feedback from a firm on my interview performance, which I found helpful - it was essentially two key points: for the "use your experience" type of question it is essential to be specific and use STAR. Talking too generally is a fail. Secondly for most of the other questions it was...
  19. trainee4u

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I received some feedback from this - apparently I scored 99th percentile, and beyond the time limit, which is 3 minutes for 4 questions, there is actually a speed score - I scored 8/10. This implies that beyond getting all the questions correct, which I must assume I did, it's also a good idea...
  20. trainee4u

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Don't listen to me, but pretty sure London is preferable to Dubai for experience.

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