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  1. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    They put your application on hold once you have completed their assessments and they are reviewing applications. It will update once they have looked at you application and made a decision about whether to send you to the AC.
  2. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Andrew Nealon is the Training Principal. You can find the info (and more helpful tips) in their training brochure.
  3. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Update: I've been thinking about how to achieve some of the goals I set myself (added again below for reference). Paying forward help So far, I have offered to help another member on the forum with their applications. I'm going to see how successful this is and what I can learn from the...
  4. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It should be as concise as you can make it with as much detail as possible (if that makes sense). You are right in that you don't want to ramble, but you may not be asked any follow up questions, so it is important you present all the information you want to get across. 2-3 minutes is probably a...
  5. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I'm not sure if you've clocked yet, but the purpose of TCLA is to support aspiring lawyers. This forum helps support this goal by helping us share our experiences. By being deliberately antagonistic you are disrupting this goal and making people feel stupid for sharing their vulnerabilities on a...
  6. j.s.cox

    a confused law student's TC journey :)

    Congrats on your progress through December! Do you have a plan for how you will develop your commercial awareness? I'd be happy to help in any way that's useful for you. Looking forward to seeing your hard work pay off!
  7. j.s.cox

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Thank you for your thorough response and good advice! That was definitely my fear with accepting the interview. I wouldn't want to take the opportunity away from someone else, so I'll turn it down. Good luck to everyone who has an interview there!
  8. j.s.cox

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I'm looking for a bit of advice @Jessica Booker I'm in the privileged position to have been offered a TC at my dream firm and I intend to accept the offer when they send the paperwork later this week. I have also just been sent an interview invite for Slaughter and May's direct TC. From where...
  9. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    The WG is just a benchmark test. I reckon you probably have a good chance of having passed that. They also take their CAPP assessment into consideration and it seems as though this is where a lot of applicants are rejected or offered an AC. Unfortunately, you are going to have to wait it out for...
  10. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Reflections on 2022 My mother has always told me that you are where you are supposed to be. Starting the year off with some serious personal issues and a list of law firm rejections longer than me, that advice really irritated me. It's easy to say things like that when everything is going...
  11. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    The TCLA premium subscription should give you access to the course on assessment centres which I found very useful!
  12. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Update: First of all, thank you for all the support and congratulations, it really means a lot. Also Happy Holidays! The Early Careers Team at NRF phoned me yesterday to confirm a few details ahead of sending me the official paperwork for the TC. I'm really glad they did because I think I...
  13. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hey! Congratulations! My tips: - Fully answer every question. They don't ask follow ups so make sure you are happy with everything you've said. - Make a note of the questions they ask. Some questions have multiple parts and you need to have answered each part of the question. - Prepare an answer...
  14. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Update: This week started out pretty rough. My cat broke his femur from a very small jump and has had to go to a specialist animal hospital due to a complicated medical history. It was hard to see and hear him in so much pain and I was feeling a bit down. Luckily he made it through a successful...
  15. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It's basically just a bunch of games designed to test different aspects of your personality. Early Recruitment said that they progress people if they get high scores on Arctic Shores or the Watson Glaser or both.
  16. j.s.cox

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Your reason for choosing law is unlikely to have significantly changed by the time you reach an interview. I would use your original answer as a skeleton and build on it. That could mean a more detailed explanation, or you may have had additional experiences that could add value. For example...
  17. j.s.cox

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I don't think the answer should be different necessarily, it should just be a little more developed than your application answer.
  18. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Unfortunately not. I remember taking it from the car up to the 9th floor. It dropped somewhere on the way and I now can't find it. I've let the firm know about it and hopefully it turns up. Whilst it is an important possession of mine and it also has sentimental value, I have to remember that it...
  19. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Norton Rose Fulbright Vacation Scheme Day 9 Work Shadowing I finished the time I was given for the benchmarking task I was given today. I didn't manage to finish it all, but when I talked to the associate about this, she said that she hadn't expected me to finish the task and she woud expect me...
  20. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I'm no expert, but if it's a cover letter I go for 1 A4 page. If it's multiple questions, I go for 250-300 words.

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