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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    Reaching out to grad rec

    I personally would just recommend reaching out to trainees or associates on LinkedIn rather than asking the Graduate Recruitment team to connect you with others, especially if you have met people at the firm through other means.
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I tend to not do them anymore - it is a real shift in the last 5 years or so, and mostly driven from the pandemic although there are various groups of people who don't do handshakes too so its become more of a consideration for those who don't. So I wouldn't worry if you are not seen to...
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    email them/send them a messenger on Zoom/Teams chat (or anything similar the firm has) and ask if they would have time to meet later in the week/programme.
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Interesting approach (and one I find slightly odd in all honesty!). It’s really difficult to comment as I have never seen one in action, but I would suggest that if the questions are being directed to both of you, don’t always jump in first. However, I would expect the interviewer(s) to direct...
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    You’d probably need to not answer your phone and mute emails if you did, and then you risk not being contactable if they are offering you and need to discuss this with you. Just because one firm doesn’t want to offer you a TC does not mean the next one will make the same decision.
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    The only link back to you should be why the story interests you and this should be kept pretty brief (no more than 1-2 sentences). You don’t need to describe anything you have done to build this interest, just a reference of where it stems from.
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    It’s really not weird - many thousands of people do it each year and many of those go on to secure vacation schemes. I would try to keep yourself busy even if it is with part time work, volunteering, travelling etc, or even taking on informal forms of study/training. It will be a bit of a...
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    Paralegal Roles - Cover Letter Advice

    It is not necessary if it is optional. If they needed it, they would set this up as a compulsory element to upload to or include in an application
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Sometimes, yes they do. Where you can try to use different examples but it is not an issue if you occasionally highlight something already mentioned on your application form.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    Vacation scheme applications with little/no legal experience? + any other tips?

    First thing to stress is that you are actually ahead of your counterparts. Most non law candidates don’t come to this until their final year or even after graduation, so you are definitely not on the back foot. Your virtual programme will be a way to show you are exploring legal careers. You...
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    This is amazing news - congratulations!
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    No - you don’t need to duplicate this information then. In these instances, put your degree details and overall qualification in, and you can highlight and key modules/strong performance if you want to.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    Mitigating circumstances, Care leaver

    I wouldn’t retake your second year, I don’t think the extra year will be worth it. Instead I would focus on your final year and getting the grades you aspire to achieve. Magic circle firms are not necessarily more picky about grades. In fact, some of them maybe more open minded than other...
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    You don’t have to provide these if you don’t want to. There is never a requirement for you to provide your social media handles. But if you wanted to, you can provide any that you think are important to share whether that be LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I would list out all modules if there is no other place to put them (like an online form).
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    Mitigating Circumstances

    The difficulty if you are claiming both your first and second years is that the firm cannot gauge what your true academic potential is at a degree level qualification. You can apply for roles, but you might find you have much more success once you improve your health and get the support you...
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    Mitigating Circumstances

    You don’t have to - it’s always completely at your discretion what you disclose if anything. If your grades were not really affected, I don’t think you need to disclose anything.
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    Mitigating Circumstances

    Were your academic results good/strong before your mental health challenges?
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    Mitigating Circumstances

    There isn’t a straight answer on this unfortunately. It is good the doctor is providing you with a diagnosis though, and you should speak to your university at the earliest opportunity to discuss this and get any support you may require. Ultimately mitigating circumstances should demonstrate...
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    Is the PSC paid?

    I would ask a current trainee at the firm if you don’t want to ask the HR team. I would expect it to be paid, unless they deem it to be within a maintenance grant period if they have sponsored you for the LPC/SQE.

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