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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
Hi @flower1 - we no longer have this service. We recommend booking a 1-2-1 interview instead as this allows us to provide much clearer feedback to people.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,896
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Clifford Chance single essay question
I personally don’t think you need the STAR format in this type of question as it is not a competency question. I think you can focus just on your impact and skills developed from your experiences and make sure those are aligned to the skills needed to excel at the firm.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #9
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
You don’t need to explain why you are a strong candidate in this answer. This question is not about your abilities, it is about your motivation. Trying to explain your abilities is only needed in a “why you” question.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,887
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
There will need an element of you in this answer. By just focusing on what the firm can offer you, you are only telling them firm what it already knows about itself. What they don’t know is why the elements you identify are important/relevant to you. However, I think a lot of people get quite...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,885
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
Do you mean why X firm?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,883
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
I would include a welcome and sign off where they explicitly state it’s a cover letter, but you don’t need to include all the formalities like addresses and dates. I don’t think an introductory sentence or two is ever needed in a cover letter - I just think many people use them as they think...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,882
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
You don’t have to make the specific link in your answer, but I would try to find a topic that is relevant to the firm (you just don’t have to describe why it is so). If the firm has a life sciences, IP or M&A practice then the story will still be of interest to the firm. You don’t have to...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,880
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
You can find previous interview experiences for White & Case here: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/successful-applications/categories/interview-database.2/?scf%5Bfirm%5D=whiteCase- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,874
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4
I’d keep with their current name until the merger is completed (think this is due in the spring).- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #454
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4
Yes - but remember to link it back to you. The firm knows it performs well in certain practice areas, but they don’t know why that is important to you.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #453
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
It’s common enough - I have seen plenty of people do it with firms they are eligible to apply for. I’d say recruiters see slightly less third years apply though generally - I suspect where many choose to focus on their studies rather than invest time into the recruitment process. Many people do...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,860
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
If this for a particular firm? Or general questions?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,850
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
Let me check with the team as I know there have been some changes with the video interview simulator.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,832
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
I don’t know these kind of details unfortunately.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,831
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
Degree grades could be taken into consideration on a minor level at a NQ level - the more experience you gain the less that will be the case as your training contract/qualified lawyer experience is going to always be the key “prior experience” element taken into consideration and the more of...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,830
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
Yes, that is very possible.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,817
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
Yes - that sounds like an appropriate approach to take as your interest in law stems from another subject.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,814
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
Deadlines will include the day of the deadline. Given it’s the weekend, I would expect it closed as 23.59 on the date mentioned.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,812
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
Not a bad sign - there could be a multitude of reasons for this. Maybe the firm doesn’t care to ask at this stage. Maybe they think there is enough logic/evidence from other parts of the recruitment process, eapexially given what you have said about what else you have done. Maybe they want to...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,807
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
Where you are saying solely, I would suggest more balance and using the occasional experience from outside of your paralegal role. Your examples don’t have to come from work experience either though - they can come from extra curriculars, academics - really any experiences. I think it’s...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,802
- Forum: Applications Discussion