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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Some people don't find out until the first day of their vacation scheme.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You can if it is outside of term time - some early vacation schemes can still run in term time and so availability might be difficult. Try each university’s summer accommodation page (just search the uni name and summer accommodation on Google) or alternatively there are some private halls of...
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You can ask about timeframes you would expect to hear back - any candidate can ask this whether they have a TC or not. Whether you disclose you have secured a TC is a double edged sword though. On one side it shows you are a competitive candidate, but on the other side, many firms are not going...
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I wouldn’t worry about this (I have inside knowledge!). Someone will come back to you in due course - the deadline is just the application deadline, not the SJT deadline.
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Anyone who has known you for a good period of time (3+ years) and can comment on your character, and ideally is either someone you have worked with or of not is someone who works in a professional capacity (nurse/doctor/teacher/solicitor, director etc) who you are not related to.
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    The issue is not necessarily that you are over qualified/over experienced now, but more so that you could be by the time firms are recruiting. Most firms are recruiting for 2025 training contracts, and in that time you could gain more experience in Nigeria and potentially take the SQE and...
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It won’t be judged as part of your performance unless it was incredibly sloppily, and then it’s your writing that’s being judged not the bio itself. I would focus on a couple of interesting or unique aspects of your profile/experience.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    Do international applicants skip assessment day?

    They are likely to spot you are not in the U.K, but if they sponsor international candidates, it isn’t really an issue. They may just expect you to come to the U.K. for the assessments and use that as a bit of a judgement call as to how invested you are in the process, or may just run a virtual...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    Do international applicants skip assessment day?

    You won’t be able to skip it. You might be able to attend an online version or you would need to travel to the U.K. to attend. Sometimes firms will cover a certain amount for travel expenses.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    KCL

    Very well generally. The university is well attended by law firms at careers events both through the university and student societies. The student law society receives a good level of sponsorship from those firms too. Being geographically located within a mile of most of the firm’s offices...
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Get the feeling this may be a joke post/parody account, especially given the name.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Only value is really the ability to apply for a postgraduate student loan (assuming you haven’t already utilised this). There is no value for your career in all honesty, although some people choose to do their LLM top up research project/assessment on a topic they hope to qualify into, with the...
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I don’t know the specifics of BCLP so can’t really advise on this. It’s probably worthwhile trying to get your head around how seats are structured at BCLP - for instance I don’t know whether commercial contracts would fall into a particular department or be it’s own entity.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    Which would make me more appealing to law firms: an LLM at UCL or an MSc at King's?

    This will echo some of the points from both threads on this but: Either course will give you easier access to the U.K. job market, not because they make your application stronger, but because they give you rights to work in the U.K. out of term time and give you the option to then pursue a...
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I’d try to think about anything where the rule is either outdated or not in people’s best interests anymore - that might help you identify something.
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Another Goodwin TC - the TCLA community have been smashing it with the Goodwin offers this cycle! Congratulations - this is an amazing achievement! Well done
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Fantastic news - a massive congratulations to you!
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    1) yes - that is correct 2) BCLP has practice areas and sector specific departments, hence the reference to both. It is fine to pick anything you have a genuine interest.
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    This is amazing news - congratulations!!
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Amazing news - congratulations!!

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