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    Totally screwed up video interview

    I can understand the panic and stress of waiting for the outcome of your VI but being patient will be beneficial to you for the time being. Firms can take their time to process VIs (WG's have auto-generated scores so I am assuming that the effort required to process these is lesser)- it took me...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Welcome to the forum @raz! 🥳 It is great that you are reflecting on what you did well and the things you could improve on. Applications for law events/schemes need a lot of research, good structure, evidence for why you like the career and the firm and high-quality writing. Even if you have all...
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    Clyde & Co VI

    You are not alone! I think as aspiring lawyers, one of our best traits is our attention to detail but the drawback of this is that we can obsess over details to the point where it stresses us out. If you feel this is happening again (and understandably so- this process can be very stressful!)...
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    Slaughter and May Vacation Scheme Cover Letter

    No problem at all! Please let me know if you need any more help with your cover letter or any other applications! I don't think this is a cliche as long as you tie back your answer for 'why this firm' to your expectations for a TC and the qualities that you want to be reflected in your firm...
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    Clyde & Co VI

    I'd say go with your gut on this- If you feel awkward doing it I'm sure it's for a reason! You are an individual with a life and personality beyond training contract applications and not every strength of yours is going to be related to this process or the firms you apply to. Like @Jessica...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    If you haven't already, I'd recommend reaching out to them via telephone/email to follow up on the application as it's been almost over two months.
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    Slaughter and May Vacation Scheme Cover Letter

    Hi @Crystal86! I remember from an event that I attended with Slaughter and May that the intro+why law+why the firm+why me structure is perfectly fine to use. Try to keep your cover letter to a page and ensure you back up your motivations for a career in law with evidence and tie back things you...
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    Clyde & Co VI

    It wouldn't make sense to do that in my mind unless there was some obvious correlation there. What have you felt about this while answering strengths-based questions? Do your answers feel incomplete unless you link them back to the firm?
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Not a problem- glad to be of help! 😊
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    Accelerated LPC and Visa Concerns

    Thanks for tagging me @George Maxwell and hi @ARP! I am afraid that I don't have much insight on this as I am yet to begin my visa process and have already completed my LPC. I completely agree with everything that @Jessica Booker has said here and the only thing I'd add is to ensure that you...
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi @futuretraineesolicitor, I hope you're well! I had the same dilemma as you when I was making applications and realised that thinking outside the box for my cover letter when my application already states my more obvious/attention-grabbing achievements helped me resolve this. For example, if...
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    First off, congratulations for your interview! This is incredible and you should be so proud of yourself 👏👏👏 I don't think @Jessica Booker could have said it better- her advice is absolutely spot on. The only thing I would like to recommend you to do is step away from the interview and your...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Congratulations on your interview! Unfortunately, I do not know about the recruitment process for the IT business graduate programme, but it is very good that they've let you know what to expect. I would not use these as an indicator of what to expect in your interview, but practising the...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Congratulations! This is great news 🥳 I think you may find this thread helpful- https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/converting-your-vacation-scheme-into-a-training-contract-top-tips-in-2021.3454/. It has a bunch of tips from the TCLA community and resources available that...
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    Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!

    If your current document is a Google doc- Download it as a Word doc Check to see if the text is justified If the text is not justified, fix this in Word Copy the fixed text from Word and paste in Taleo No guarantees that this will work, but it helped me whenever my text was appearing...
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    Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!

    Try downloading your document as a Word doc? Sometimes the Google to Word formatting gets messed up when you download a document and fixing it in Word could help retain the formatting once you input it in Taleo.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    For open day applications, it's important to demonstrate your curiosity by elaborating on- what you're hoping to learn about a career in commercial law at the firm that you're applying to and how you know you may learn this through an open day For 1, talk about what sparked your interest in...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    @Cantab_95 I think @Jessica Booker has provided some really useful insight in her post and I wholeheartedly agree with her. I think there's a lot to be said about the impact that your perspective has on your applications. When I graduated from law school in 2018, I had absolutely no intention...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I am someone who finds it really hard to sit still with a straight face in most situations, and especially when I'm having a conversation with someone (the TCLA team will probably attest to this- I'm always laughing and joking around in our weekly meetings 😅) Probably because of my cultural...
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    How Important Are A-Levels?

    Your achievements are very commendable 👏👏👏 Since you have mitigating circumstances for your A-Levels, I doubt that this is what's causing your applications to not progress forward. @Jessica Booker would be best to confirm this. One of the biggest mistakes I made while making applications was...

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