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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I wouldn’t suggest you are being treated disrespectfully if you do contact them. Feedback is often vague unfortunately, not just because of the GR team but because of the feedback given to them. It is difficult for them to give you precise feedback when they weren’t in the assessments and...
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I’ve encouraged plenty of people to reapply - if they have done this, take it as a good sign and consider doing so at the appropriate point. They won’t have said this to everyone.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Yes - I would update anything and refine anything, particularly making sure any motivational questions are more tailored to a TC vs a VS, and also as strong as they possibly can be as they are likely to be scrutinised more for a TC than a VS. You should also try to showcase any development in...
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    International student/Paralegal - Ask me anything

    I’d get the graduate visa while you can. They won’t revoke visa, they just won’t issue new ones if the visa is ended by the government. The financial considerations are an important thing to consider though as you will need to have the relevant funds for the visa. If you want to work as a...
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Personal circumstances are such a difficult topic to advise on because it’s very much about individual circumstances rather than rules or principles. You have to really use your judgment on whether to claim mitigating circumstances and especially whether you claim both aspects. Ultimately if...
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    It really depends what your purpose is for following up. Is it just a polite thank you, or are you asking for an outcome or update or when you will hear back?
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    SQE is generally cheaper, and can be by about £6k. What does happen though is that people do expensive LLM style SQE prep courses that are not dissimilar in price to the LPC LLM courses, and then pay the £4-5k of assessment fees on top of that meaning the SQE can become more expensive, and...
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    Future Query- qualifying into office abroad permanently?

    It is possible but it’s pretty rare. Firms aren’t really looking for talent to qualify in the U.K. and then move abroad - it would be much better to train and qualify in that local office than it would be to move upon qualification. I have seen it happen in Hong Kong, Brussels (pre Brexit)...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Your writing style can be assessed if you write in bullet points - it is just much more about using them appropriately.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Only if the form gives you the option to format bullet points. For instance, in the forum posts (on a laptop rather than mobile version), you have the option to change font size and format, change the alignment of text and like a word document, add bullet points. If the application form allows...
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Completely firm dependent and it may not just be about the individual exercises but also the e individual competencies assessed within them. Those competencies may also cross exercises too - meaning you can score slightly lower in one competency in one exercise but make up for it in another. But...
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Pass rates and the way that it is assessed.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Yes, very much so. Seen it hundreds of times.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    In some instances, yes. But if they hold your data beyond the period of time between your first and second application, or they ask you to disclose whether you have applied before, they are probably going to look more closely at what you have done since your last application - to see if there is...
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    There is likely to be a payment plan put in place at 0% interest. For instance, in one of the MC firms I worked in, someone dropped out of their TC and had to pay back the GDL, LPC and maintenance fees. That was over £35k and a very long time ago, but the individual paid back about £350 per...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Employment dates and job title most likely - some firms may ask previous employers to comment on your performance, but most employers will only give out a standard reference of dates worked and the job title you worked under.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Here’s some useful articles on the topic. Just remember to put your own spin on this rather than repeating what others have said...
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    As it doesn’t impact your timelines if you were to convert to a TC, I wouldn’t worry about this. You can explain during your VS or at the point you are made an offer (if it’s relevant to your offer, it sounds like it might not be unless they offer a pro data maintenance grant/fees for the GDL)
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I’d just aim for the noon finish just in case!
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    A bit of both - turn over in graduate recruitment is either sky high or there are people that work in the same firm for many, many years. But I wouldn’t worry about this. 1) you probably think it’s a lot worse than the people who assessed you did and 2) if you can show growth/development in the...

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