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  1. James Carrabino

    Should I defer my TC to attend ACs?

    First of all, congratulations on receiving an offer from such an excellent firm!! To be completely honest here, the decision seems like a no-brainer to me unless, of course, there are factors influencing your decision making process which you have not mentioned here (e.g. practice area focus)...
  2. James Carrabino

    Query about Rolling Applications

    Apologies for just seeing this thread now! There is some confusion over how rolling applications work exactly and I believe that it differs by firm. A brief summary of the possible meaning of 'rolling' applications are as follows: There are some firms which read applications as they receive...
  3. James Carrabino

    Choosing between two TC offers

    Congratulations @esther18 on this outstanding achievement! You are in an amazing position to have offers from two top Magic Circle firms which are also quite different from one another... it demonstrates that your background must be both broad and absolutely stellar :) You seem to recognise all...
  4. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Hi @PF'noooo! I have made some general comments on written exercises and case studies here. I was successful in Willkie's written exercise last year and I recall that it did not involve legal or commercial knowledge, but that knowing some commercial terms was helpful. I do not know if this is...
  5. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    @Commerciallaw I should link you this excellent post from @futuretraineesolicitor! The entire thread is very helpful :)
  6. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Don't message them, just don't get your hopes up too high. But much stranger things have happened than people spelling the firm name wrong still getting through to interview :)
  7. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Good luck with your application!
  8. James Carrabino

    Difficult Interview Questions

    This is an excellent thread idea and I will tag @George Maxwell and @AvniD to see what their thoughts are on this! First of all, you may find some ideas in this thread. Some of my personal tricky questions are as follows: You seem to have a lot of interests; how do I know that you won't quit...
  9. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I think usually you would write to the partner, with the assumption that they will at least take the time to amend it and address it to the client. I would not worry about addressing it to the client myself, or if you would really like to do so then you could use format A
  10. James Carrabino

    Let's hear about TCLA members' hobbies!

    On the topic of hobbies, I absolutely love watching tennis! Did anyone else witness the historic Nadal Medvedev match this morning? 😊
  11. James Carrabino

    Let's hear about TCLA members' hobbies!

    Apologies for not seeing this sooner. Unless there is a commercial element to this story then I am not sure it would be the best answer, although I do not quite know enough about the story to be able to opine on it!
  12. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I don't think it's the wrong approach. Some questions will be more obviously geared towards mitigating circumstances, but the wording of this question seems to leave open the possibility for you to talk about anything you want to in my opinion!
  13. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Hi @summer207, I am copying over the same answer that I used to respond to your post in the thread, Keep getting ACs but always feel like I fail them... so that I can respond to your answer here as well and perhaps reach a wider audience in the process :) I rarely felt that I had 'done...
  14. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    @S87 I appreciate your kind comments and am really happy that you liked my answer 😊
  15. James Carrabino

    Keep getting ACs but always feel like I fail them...

    I am really glad to be able to help! And no worries at all - I will go post my response in the main vac scheme thread as well for people who would be more likely to read it there :)
  16. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    You could discuss achievements, or anything that is not adequately conveyed elsewhere to be honest :) I would never leave such a question blank - more space to show yourself off is a gift!
  17. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I think @Jessica Booker's advice is spot on! You could then sign off the letter unless they tell you not to use your name (e.g. it is a CV-blind interview)
  18. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    If there is another question for that and you ran out of space to write it there, then I am not sure that this is the right place to mention it. But if there is no other question relating to extra-curricular activities or achievements then I would feel comfortable mentioning it here!
  19. James Carrabino

    Keep getting ACs but always feel like I fail them...

    I rarely felt that I had 'done enough', but I also knew when to stop. I only felt unprepared for an interview if I had not thoroughly gone back over all of the following six things in advance of the interview (which only happened once I think, when I had a coursework deadline the night before an...
  20. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I am not a recruiter but I don't think name dropping for its own sake is very impressive. Showing that you have truly engaged with the firm, however, is a different story. I had an interview with a firm where I happened to recall a talk by my interviewer from several months back at the firm's...

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