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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Hey Asil, Could you PM me with a little more detail about the problems you are experiencing and I’ll look into this?- Jaysen
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
This was a kind message to log into, thank you very much. We adore this community :)- Jaysen
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What are you struggling with the most right now?
This is very helpful, thank you. Any more ideas, please do feel free to use this thread!- Jaysen
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What are you struggling with the most right now?
This is very kind of you to say - thank you. I like the concept. Providing meaningful data is an area that we have lacked on in the past and it's something we're actively trying to work on this year. I would also love to have a sense of how many people were securing vacation schemes/training...- Jaysen
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What are you struggling with the most right now?
I appreciate the honesty Asil and @Y-Gurl, thank you very much for sharing.- Jaysen
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Developing self and skills
No problem - My starting suggestion would be to reflect on where you feel you are struggling at the moment. If there are things you think you need to work on, this can be a helpful focus. I would just be wary of doing things for the sake of doing them. In other words, rather than thinking about...- Jaysen
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What are you struggling with the most right now?
Hey everyone, I'm beginning this series of monthly check-ins to make sure I understand what you need the most help with right now. I want to then make sure that we are focusing on the right things that would be most useful to you. In time, I will zoom in on particular areas (e.g...- Jaysen
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Developing self and skills
Hey! To best help you, it would be first be very useful to know why you are looking to develop yourself or gain new skills? Is it for the purpose of demonstrating this in application forms? Or did you have another reason for this?- Jaysen
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Hello from a procrastinating postgraduate student...
Welcome to the forum Amy, it's a pleasure to have you on here :). Let us know if we can do anything to help you.- Jaysen
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I Got My TC After 5 Years. Ask Me Anything!
Great thread @SLKEJRWOI97!- Jaysen
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I think that’s a very interesting point that I haven’t thought about before - you are right that everyone celebrates an applicant when they’ve received an offer but the advice is quite different when they’ve received a rejection. I suspect we tend to attribute the role of luck a lot more in the...- Jaysen
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[Ask Me Anything] Using your Law Background in Consulting - A Career in Financial Regulation, Governance, and Risk
This is very kind of you to share, thank you!- Jaysen
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Interview Questions List
Well done on your assessment centre! For practice questions, this should help: https://classes.thecorporatelawacademy.com/courses/1550567/lectures/35978368 https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/175-training-contract-interview-questions-2/- Jaysen
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Hey everyone, It was brought to our attention last night that a member tried to sell details of an AC to another member. A huge thank you to the member who reported this to us. I just wanted to remind everyone to stay vigilant during the busy application season. We are very strict on this...- Jaysen
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Tonight at 6pm: Our best lessons after reviewing thousands of law firm applications!
Hey everyone, We'd love for you to join us tonight at 6pm for our first webinar of 2022. Places are completely free and issued on a first come, first served basis. @Jessica Booker and @Paul - Shearman & Sterling will be sharing their best lessons from reviewing thousands of law firm...- Jaysen
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Resolutions for 2022 🎉🤞🤔💪
Thank you @AvniD. Still a work in progress as I find it is very easy to let it slip during busy periods. Time to re-read Atomic Habits I think!- Jaysen
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Macfarlanes Interview 2021
Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. September 2021 Please specify what the interview was for. Training contract commencing 2023 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. These are very approximate as I can't quite remember the timings -- everything...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interview Experiences 2021 - 2022
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Resolutions for 2022 🎉🤞🤔💪
My personal resolutions this year: 1. Meditate for 10 minutes daily. My favourite app for this is Waking Up (if anyone wants to sign up and you can't afford the subscription, just send an email and they'll give it to you for free). I'm also using an app called Streaks for accountability - a...- Jaysen
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Either way, well done for having the courage to make the suggestion! We won't always be able to implement it, but I'm always keen to hear what we could do to make this forum more useful for you.- Jaysen
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