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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    If it’s at the same firm, it’s unlikely you would need to take annual leave to attend the scheme. It’s only if it’s another firm you will.
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yes
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    Does the SQE have to be passed before commencing a Training Contract?

    Not a regulatory requirement, but many firms have a preference for you passing both SQE1 and SQE2 before you start your TC. Many firms sponsor trainees through the SQE though in the same way they did for the LPC. You can self fund if you’d like to - many people did this with the LPC. I don’t...
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Honestly, don’t do this. If the firm uses as agency for temp staff, they are going to use this or another agency again. You could ask them if there are any other agencies they work with that you could register with, but they won’t employ you for a few weeks work (that’s why they go to agencies).
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Amazing news - congratulations! It’s nice to see some alternatives to private practice TCs too!
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    Grade Inflation

    No, it’s not taken into account because grade inflation is not consistent across universities/degree subjects. It may have been 10% in your cohort, but could have been 30% in another degree in your same faculty in the same year.
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I would say this is the same intake most likely and that Hogan Lovells have just had some earlier intakes available for 2024.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    Who to ask to be a personal reference?

    Someone who has known you for more than five years, and on a level that can talk about your character and personality. Ideally someone who works in a profession connected or related to the industry you are applying to, or who works in a professional/office working environment (eg manager level...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Amazing news and a massive congratulations!
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    If it is for the same trainee intake, then yes. There will most likely be different categories of applicant who can apply in those two windows though, so double check your eligibility.
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Opportunities while you are at uni will be limited purely because most placements will be several months and could fall out of term time.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Flex has a strong client base in and around Manchester/North West.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Three days in a row, I have had someone say “Are you the same Jess as from TCLA?” 😄
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    Bad A-level grades, 2:2 first year, insight schemes rejections - any way to help myself?

    My view is that the priority has to be getting your grades up first. I wouldn’t over commit to extra curriculars and work experience if that is at the expense of your academics - it will be important to get them to a 2.1 level first, and if you do, then spend time on other areas.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    A distinction can help, but I don’t think it will completely outweigh other academics - so it really depends on your academic profile in more detail - eg spread of module results in your degree, A-level or equivalent grades too.
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I wouldn’t try to fit in the transferable skills just because the question is no longer asked. It could easily be something they no longer need from candidates. They are likely to be able to infer a lot of the skills by you explaining your impact in those roles (which is likely to be more of...
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Not necessarily - it is something to talk about with them. But if it’s something you have manage to arrange rather than go through a formal recruitment process for, then most likely not.
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    This is just one firm’s view out of 100s of other legal employers you could work for. It’s not an indication of what’s going to happen with every legal employer you could work for. It may just be that they weren’t right for you, rather than you not being right for them.
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I don’t know the specifics for White & Case. I wouldn’t expect one module to weigh that heavily though. The only issue is if the firm has a general policy for sponsored trainees that they have to pass the LPC on first sitting, as they are likely to apply the same policy to self-funders too
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    The amount of time can vary massively. If the firm did not make it clear to you when you would hear back, then email them asking for details of when you will hear back. This should be through graduate recruitment/your HR contact rather than your buddy.

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