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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    This is likely to be sufficient. Firms don’t focus on GDL grades in the same way they do about undergraduate degree courses.
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Definitely not essential. If anything they are just a time filler if you are not busy.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    Career change: Teacher to law

    Hi @Rebeccal Welcome to the forums - it’s great to have you with us. Outside of TCLA’s premium content, you can find out more about law through events, particularly webinars if you are working full time. Lots of firms and key marketing suppliers run them, so do keep an eye out for them...
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I’d wait until you are there. You really don’t know what your timetable will be to organise the chats. I’d wait until you are settled into your department and have a bette understanding of your timetable and then arrange meetings from there. Otherwise you just risk booking loads in and then not...
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    Advisory Paralegal Role Interview Questions?

    I would expect questions to be more focused on why specifically a paralegal role, and especially why that department over other practice areas. I would also expect questions to be more on the skills needed for paralegals - attention to detail, time management, dealing with lots of information...
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Leisure would be things like gym, going to the cinema, hiking - the things you only really do for you and there are little to no implications for anyone else because you choose to do them.
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    They have placed people at Freshfields (one of their major clients in Manchester) and firms like Leigh Day and Eversheds. A lot of their clients are in-house legal teams too though.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Sports and societies will be included in this. Consider an extra curricular as anything where other people are expecting you to turn up or deliver something. Leisure would be the things you do where the only commitment you are making is to yourself.
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    You can ask but generally given firms recruit in advance, they most likely will have a full 2026 intake and therefore will not be able to bring your start date forward. There is no harm in asking though, as sometimes people renege offers or fail law school, meaning spaces occasionally come up...
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    You can’t self sponsor work visas - they have to be with your employer. You can look for alternative visas that allow you to work though, such as the post graduate visa, but the costs really depend on what visa you are applying for.
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    Kennedys TC 2025 & SQE

    Congratulations!!
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    There is no harm in asking. I suspect if you applied for a 2025 opportunity but have been given 2026, they have already taken this into consideration, but there is absolutely no issue with asking if there are any opportunities to start earlier. The worst that is going to happen is that they say...
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Assuming you mean the bar course in England & Wales, then there are no exemptions for the course alone.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I would always ask your supervisor first - going off and working for another department without asking is rarely a good idea, as for all you know your department may have something to give you. I think it also risks you not showing an interest in the team you are allocated to. Instead of asking...
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    End of Vac Scheme TC Interview Question

    The negativity is because you are focusing on the negative elements rather than the positive of the learning. Instead, frame it in a way that is similar to the following (I am not saying the wording/phrasing is correct here, it is just an example of how to frame something positively). The...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    End of Vac Scheme TC Interview Question

    I would still recommend avoiding the negative language here. "I did not know" and "I did not like" are pretty direct ways of showing negativity. You are saying exactly the same point but framing it in a more positive way if instead you said something like:
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    End of Vac Scheme TC Interview Question

    I would avoid the negative context of not doing something - even if that was some time ago and things have changed since then. Instead frame it in a positive way - for instance you can phrase it in a similar way to - “I’ve subsequently had the opportunity to learn more about a greater range of...
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Yes - you can do this. You are obviously in breach of contract, but a firm isn't going to seek some form of compensation for you doing so, because there is little to no value in them doing so. They will just back fill your role. Just be mindful that the moment you even start onboarding...
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    It is unlikely to be something you can negotiate, but you can state your want to join earlier if an opportunity presents itself. Firms will have headcount to work towards and it maybe that the earlier intakes are full. If they are, there is no negotiation - you’d just have to wait. But by...
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    No - this would not be an issue. You don’t have to include this in a resit section as they are not resits. However, if you feel it maybe better to explain a delayed sitting or graduation, you could reference it elsewhere, like an additional information section or reference it on your CV.

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