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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Forum slang for "please f*ck off" - basically another way of saying someone's application has been unsuccessful
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I’d briefly explain why whether it is yes or no.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Similarly to this, I used to say that although I recruited more Oxbridge candidates ant an MC firm, also used to reject more Oxbridge candidates than any orher pair of universities. Oxbridge candidates generally have little to no fear in applying and so apply in their hundreds/thousands each...
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I’d personally suggest trying to limit the use of terms that maybe offensive in an answer like this. Are the specific references needed and can the same point be said without using them?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You won’t need a first to apply to Slaughter and May.
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Bullet points for a CV
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Unfortunately I don't know whether it is/isn't.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    This is fantastic news! Congratulations and well done!
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I don’t unfortunately.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It is not included - application reviews are only part of the Gold subscription. You can choose to upgrade to Gold or alternatively purchase a review seperately (although it tends to be more cost-effective to upgrade to Gold). If you want to upgrade you can emai [email protected]
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    The first part about people from the firm completing the assessments is correct. In addition interviews with the firm’s lawyers will have designed the questions too. It is unlikely with a SJT that you are marked by one competency. Instead you will receive either a negative/neutral/positive...
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    3 months is not rare for permanent roles post probation these days. Fixed term contracts will more likely be 4 weeks/1 month.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If there is a connection to the experience to the firm you are applying to, you should include it somewhere in your application. It is not an issue it is with a competitor firm or with a different type of firm.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I don’t think this is an issue given how new the firm is.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I’d take the “raise your game” as the key focus to this question. It needs to be something that has required you to put unexpected effort into something whilst still keeping your other commitments ticking over. I’d try to avoid anything that is just about working longer. There can be an...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I don’t think there is any value in doing this. Without understanding how the assessment is designed, you risk interpreting a limited number of results incorrectly.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It will include any references, but you don’t have to reference things like you do in academia.
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I personally don’t think you need to list out the talks attended (because the talks are not optional) or the general activities you completed. Instead I would focus on what you learned from attending, even if this is across open days. If you achieved anything on the open day (eg awarded some...
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You can, but I think this is a risky approach to take. You can’t assume because your application was successful last year, it will be again. It also means that there is no recent evidence of the things you have done. You will want to show you have been actively pursuing the career and/or...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I’d write in full prose rather than bullet points, but the descriptions don’t need to be more extensive than your CV in terms of what you are highlighting, it just needs to be joined up a little more. I wouldn’t expect many work experience entries to be 600 words. I’d say an average is 250-300...

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