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  1. James Carrabino

    Share your interview nightmares, sticky situations and stories!

    Hi @TheChipmunk @George Maxwell is very kind! I am really glad if you find the example useful as well as the suggestion to show up early (not too early by the way, just a few minutes 🤣). I do think that my number one piece of advice though is not to let yourself get thrown by anything and to...
  2. James Carrabino

    Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!

    I agree with @Jessica Booker's answer completely and I am sure that you are best positioned to decide how you want to use your limited word count. Perhaps you could phrase your point something like this: 'I enhanced my skills in writing clearly and concisely at A and B internships, where I...
  3. James Carrabino

    Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!

    @AvniD and @George Maxwell's answers are excellent as usual. I also got this question - the question for me was basically getting at the fact that I pursued my undergraduate degree in the US and I was applying to US firms, so why did I not want to work in the US??? Think about the London...
  4. James Carrabino

    Let's hear about TCLA members' hobbies!

    All the terminology confuses me - I can't understand any of the articles explaining what happened! What do people mean by allowing unlapped cars through? I have also read that the racing director was overly lenient to Lewis Hamilton earlier on? It all sounds like a very exciting controversy :)
  5. James Carrabino

    What are the major differences between US firms? (in terms of their works)

    Excellent insight @Kola! The lines are slightly blurred but on the whole I think you're spot on :)
  6. James Carrabino

    What are the major differences between US firms? (in terms of their works)

    I completely agree with everything @George Maxwell said, except for his claim that I would be good at answering this query!! I'll start by saying that @AvniD's article is one of those articles that I read regularly when I was applying and thought 'Wow, whoever spent the time to compile this is...
  7. James Carrabino

    Let's hear about TCLA members' hobbies!

    Funnily enough not as far as I was aware (or just not in my friendship circles)!
  8. James Carrabino

    Let's hear about TCLA members' hobbies!

    Ahh @F1_Legal I sheepishly did not respond to you earlier as I did not get round to watching it in the end 😢 After hearing about the crazy controversy in today's race though I went back and watched all the highlights...wow! What is your take on the whole matter? I am going to try getting into...
  9. James Carrabino

    Let's hear about TCLA members' hobbies!

    This is amazing - definitely something worth investing in! I have been getting really into board games with friends more generally and there's never the right game for the number of people present... having a 2-player, 3-player and 4-player chess board could definitely help fix that :)
  10. James Carrabino

    Let's hear about TCLA members' hobbies!

    I googled 3-player chess and it looks so cool :) I'm also trying to go to the gym regularly but right now it's every couple days or so. I love tennis and table tennis too and have just been getting into squash recently! Never was so good at badminton though :( Blitz games make me feel so...
  11. James Carrabino

    Share your interview nightmares, sticky situations and stories!

    I once asked an interviewer what they liked about the firm and they responded 'I have no f****** clue' 🤣 I once asked an associate during an interview at a different firm's vac scheme why he chose the firm and he said 'I applied to 50 jobs and this is the only one I got'! Way to kill rapport...
  12. James Carrabino

    Share your interview nightmares, sticky situations and stories!

    Your reflections are excellent @shannontongg. This process is not about being a well-oiled law applicant from the outset, but taking the time to reflect and build upon your prior experiences. We have to all thank @George Maxwell here for creating not just a fun and humorously honest thread but...
  13. James Carrabino

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi @SLKEJRWOI97, I am sure @Jessica Booker will have much more extensive insight, but I can answer your last question from my own experience. I have seen some firms suggest having two answers to the same competency question. I have found that I have almost never needed more than one answer to...
  14. James Carrabino

    Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!

    I'd recommend reading the last ten newsletters or so and subscribing to the three daily pieces of commercial news at Finimize here. This was an incredibly useful resource whilst I was applying and continues to offer me some very interesting reads!
  15. James Carrabino

    Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!

    Band 2 is excellent! Also these things can change from year to year
  16. James Carrabino

    Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!

    Yes that's right! They are quite different roles but I guess you are comparing them because the skillset can be transferable and many management consultants will go into PE later on in their careers. Basically management consultants can look at a company and advise on how to solve its problems...
  17. James Carrabino

    Share your interview nightmares, sticky situations and stories!

    Oh boy @George Maxwell thanks for this thread, have I had some of these too! 🤣 The worst has to be when I went for a paralegal interview a couple years back (oh have I come such a long way since then) and I read up on the firm and thought I was well prepared. The interviewer asked me if I...
  18. James Carrabino

    Weekly Application Pitfalls

    That's a great perspective @Jessica Booker, thank you! I think that candidates cannot go too wrong whether they use the more formal or more modern styles of writing here as long as they are consistent!
  19. James Carrabino

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

    Hi everyone! In advance of a busy weekend of applications I just posted a thread with some common application pitfalls that I have noticed during my role as an application reviewer for TCLA. Check out this thread which I will be updating weekly over the intense application period of...
  20. James Carrabino

    Weekly Application Pitfalls

    Hi everyone! In addition to my role as a community manager helping to address the queries of our lovely community members on the forum, I have also worked as part of TCLA's application review team to offer feedback on many of the applications that our members send in for review. As December...

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