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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    That is fine then. Dont try and force your answer into something you think they expect - go with what is important to you.
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    You can bring notes but I’d advise not to really use them in assessments too much - it’s important to use them sparingly. You want to show genuine response rather than rehearsed ones. You can make notes during assessments though.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Taking the time off work may also be very difficult due to conflict checks. Yes - I would recommend applying to direct TCs in your situation. It would only be if a firm recruits exclusively from vacation schemes that this would not be appropriate route for you. I would potentially look at...
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Unfortunately these figures do not exist because there are far too many variables. I personally would try not to focus or concern yourself about these details - they are ultimately not useful in your pursuit of the career.
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    Pre-employment Vero Screening Frustrations

    No - unfortunately not, as you have presented it that you were working with them for 4-5 months longer than you actually were. That is the crux of the issue here - you have presented false information. If you weren’t an employee it might be that the company won’t provide the potential next...
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    Pre-employment Vero Screening Frustrations

    They will need to contact your previous employer. The only reason they won’t contact the employer is if you are still in employment and haven’t given your notice in. However, at the point that happened, they will still seek a reference from that employer and before you joined their organisation...
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    Pre-employment Vero Screening Frustrations

    It is not an issue about how you lost your job then - you were made redundant. That is with your employer not down to you and your performance. However, you should not be lying about your employment status though. If you are no longer employed by the company that needs to be reflected in the...
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    You can mention it, but just don’t make it the first reason or dedicate a lot of word count to it. Even though pro bono might feed through to lots of different initiatives, it is only going to be something you do occasionally - it is like an extra curricular rather than it being a key part of...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Not an issue at all then. You’d only be expected to asks questions at the end of an interview.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    Pre-employment Vero Screening Frustrations

    For clarity, were your team made redundant or were you terminated for bad performance?
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Good 10%+ of applications are copy and paste and will have another firm’s name in. Quick tip is to remember where you copied it from and keyword search the document for the old firm’s name. Same goes for if you spell the firm’s name incorrectly and want to ensure all other spellings are correct.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    If just generally during the day, not at all. If during an interview cut can be a concern if no questions were asked at the end (shows a lack of curiosity) but isn’t necessarily a straight no.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    Legal CV Structure/Content

    This is the problem with any form of application - you will get mainly opinions rather than a set of rules everyone abides by. For instance, I think a personal summary is usually redundant - I generally think they are a complete waste of space/words. Are you applying to vacation...
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    Macfarlanes AC - typed or handwritten?

    You can ask them for an adjustment and use a laptop if it is hand written.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Know your application inside out - any claim you have made in it about your motivations or skill set, you could be questioned on, so remembering what you wrote is pretty important.
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I don’t know the specifics of the form unfortunately so can’t advise on this. However, if your contact has also contacted GR I don’t think it is worthwhile duplicating this.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    For something like Chambers or Legal 500, don’t use the student pages. Use the rankings. Then pick a particular practice area or sector you are interested in and then look at their profile for this area - for instance...
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    If you haven’t heard back in the last two months, a short but polite email asking when you may hear back is not too much of an issue, especially if you haven’t chased them before.
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Think most firms will about LPC graduates/students to apply, but will state that you need to convert to the SQE by completing SQE2.
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    Solicitor Apprenticeships 2024 - Discussion Thread

    Firms recruiting solicitor apprentices: Addleshaw Goddard Allen & Overy Ashurst Bates Well BDB Pitmans Bird & Bird Blake Morgan Bristows Charles Russell Speechlys CMS DAC Beachcroft Dentons DLA Piper Evershed Sutherland Farrer & Co Fenchurch Law Fieldfisher Forsters Fox Williams Freshfields...

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