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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    2nd Year Non-Law Vac Scheme Applications

    I don't know the specifics of which firms offer particular programmes, unfortunately. I would look out for open days/insight programmes this year. I would also consider completing 1-2 virtual work experience programmes too. I would also try to get some positions of responsibility on campus this...
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    Non-law final year making applications, any advice?

    You will need to disclose your first year grades for firms that request them - leaving them out will lead them to come to the fairly obvious conclusion as to why they have not been included. If you continue to do well in your third year, I don't think your first year grades will be too much of...
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    UCAS points are only really in place for UK recognised qualifications. Trying to calculate UCAS points outside of these is pretty difficult to do consistently, but one way to do it is to find a law course at a UK university that matches the firm's UCAS points requirement and see if they also...
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Explain you had a bounce back and so you are sending again, just in case.
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    Capitalisation in applications

    This is something that gets a bit complicated but is ultimately a stylistic point not to get too caught up on. You are not going to be marked down on something like this. In short, because you are not writing as if you are “the firm”, I wouldn’t capitalise it. Some firms do capitalise firm...
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    This post is particularly helpful. Although the guide attached in the post is quite old now, I really don't think much has changed since then when it comes to the firm's expectations with the personal statement...
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    The reference to other firms is fine. You can rely less on describing what you did where this is about your motivations and where the evidence of what you did will typically be in your work experience entry. But I don't think it's an issue if you talk about other law firm's by name. Even if you...
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I would take into account all of those aspects and consider collectively what are the entries that reflect the best combination of most closely linked to commercial law, biggest commitment, developed you the most, and what is most recent.
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    There won’t be a perfect number - it’s really going to come down to your reasons and description, along with how you can leverage other evidence in other parts of your application Naturally you are going to need to be quite focused/concise given the right word limit, but I wouldn’t fixate on the...
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    The questions will be very much based on your experiences you have described in your CV. My advice would be to know your CV inside out, think about what is interesting about your experiences, what maybe is missing from your CV or could be stronger, how your experiences have pushed you towards...
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    No - this is not an issue.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I personally wouldn’t prioritise putting them in work experience as they aren’t really work experience (you don’t work when you are on them), and they are only one day. Depending on the rest of the application form though, there may not be anywhere else to include them. In these instances...
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    No need to link this back to the firm.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    There aren’t specific examples but you may want to think about what examples you have that fit more closely fit the values or qualities that the firm looks for in its trainees/lawyers. I would try to get as much variety in as possible whilst making sure you are really highlighting the...
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Talks/presentations, maybe an interactive exercise or mock case study, panel Q&A sessions, networking lunches, recruitment advice sessions.
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    You can call, although you might want to wait until the 2 or 3 January when most people will be back from the festive break.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    No - this will not be an issue.
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    'Why our firm' questions

    It is fine to reference these things as an additional point, but it’s really important to focus on the work the firm does first. The things you mention are not the day job - they aren’t going to influence your day to day work that you’ll be doing 95% of the time. They will impact the...
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    International student wanting to work in London

    One quick question - which country are you a citizen of?
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    There is a balance to this. Choosing something prominent might lead to it being quite generic if it is a very big story that everyone could talk about. However, too much of a niche and there is a risk of it being relevant to the firm. My advice generally is to pick a general trend you are...

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