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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    The issue here can be relevance. Why is the deal in the US relevant to your application as someone applying to a job in the U.K? Sometimes it is relevant (eg despite it being a US deal, U.K. lawyers worked on it from London or it showcases the firm’s ability to work with a client that also bring...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    We have found out that the full address for either the firm or for you is not a necessity but all other formalities of a cover letter are.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    Law graduate unemployment

    Only 7.4% of law graduates are unemployed 15 months after graduation.
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    Winter, Spring and Summer Vacation Scheme Deadlines 2023-24 (with rolling/non rolling checklist!)

    They could have a preference and still do rolling recruitment. Rolling recruitment does not mean the earlier you apply, the better. It just means they make some decisions ahead of applications closing.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Look at rankings for these categories on websites like Legal Cheek and the Legal 500. This will give you an indication of firms who rank highly in these areas as a bit of a starting point...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Hi @juiceboy - sometimes things can go a bit quiet, especially at this time of year. August seems like a life time ago to candidates but it will be no time at all to a Graduate Recruitment team who are in the busiest time of year. I know it can be frustrating waiting, but I would try to be...
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    Winter, Spring and Summer Vacation Scheme Deadlines 2023-24 (with rolling/non rolling checklist!)

    If you got an offer from a firm for a winter scheme and you could no longer attend, you could ask to be put forward for either a direct TC recruitment process or deferred to a Spring or Summer vacation scheme.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    it’s the worst time of year to call them - new trainees starting, seat rotations, qualification process, launching new recruitment cycles and marketing campaigns, getting ready for event season, dealing with onboarding matters for LPC/SWE/GDL future trainees. Unfortunately you will be at the...
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    I think you have to spin it more as to why being a solicitor is now the right route for you instead of the Bar, rather than just not succeeding at getting into the Bar. The careers couldn’t be much different from one another and so explaining why a solicitor is the right route for you is really...
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    Ask Willkie Farr & Gallagher Anything!

    Just to butt in on @WillkieGemma ‘s point above, I would avoid saying things like: Having spoken with [WFG trainee], I learned that she exercised project management skills whilst working on [WFG transactions]. Graduate Recruiters don’t need you to tell them what their trainees do or know -...
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    Forage&Open days as work experience?

    I definitely wouldn’t put extra curriculars in work experience, but it might be worthwhile checking with the firm as to what they personally advise. It maybe that they don’t care for extracurriculars in the selection process though.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Most of them have transferred internally within the firms they work for rather than apply externally. I wouldn’t expect many external roles to come up specifically for an English qualified lawyer in New York, and if it was, in those instances you’d most likely need to be dual qualified.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    Year-end average on application forms

    I would just calculate an average taking into account the weighting of your modules.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    Winter, Spring and Summer Vacation Scheme Deadlines 2023-24 (with rolling/non rolling checklist!)

    Yes, I would expect so. Obviously a lot more will be considered beyond your academics.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    Forage&Open days as work experience?

    I personally wouldn’t put open days or Forage programmes in work experience. I think they are better suited to other sections of an application form. However, if you feel there is no place to detail them, then include them in your work experience section, but maybe put them as a collective entry...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    I have plenty of experience of dealing with the requests. It will depend on: How long you want off What time you want off (start of the programme is pretty difficult) What you want the time off for How long the vacation scheme is (if it’s less than 2 weeks, you won’t even accumulate annual leave).
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    BCLP application question - need feedback

    1) I think most people read it as the tasks are connected (the wording is not completely clear though) 2) I don’t think this makes much difference to the answer, but I would make clear whether you have made the assumption they are your supervisor or not in your writing. 3) the associate is...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Hi everyone, With a new recruitment cycle starting in the next few weeks, we thought it best to start a new master thread to discuss direct training contract applications for the 2023-2024 application cycle. Best of luck to everyone for this upcoming cycle Thanks, Jess
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    With some firms opening their applications for winter, spring and summer schemes in the coming weeks, we thought it was time to open a new thread for a new application cycle. Please use this master thread to discuss anything related to vacation scheme applications for the 2023-2024 application...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    There isn’t really a set number just by length of role. It’s really about weighing up your responsibilities and impact on the role - for some roles that will mean using the full word count and for others it will will only using part of it, although I would say even for a role where less word...

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