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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ward Hadaway TC App Question

    Only if these positions of responsibility sat outside of what you were contracted to do. This questions is really looking for evidence of you seeking additional responsibilities, rather than those already given to you.
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    You could, but I would suggest picking something else as this is going to be quite a common answer. I think if you do choose it, your answer itself needs some individuality in thinking/analysis for it to be impactful and stand out from the crowd.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ward Hadaway TC App Question

    I would consider your hobbies and interest as those things you don’t have responsibilities for (eg travelling, photography, skiing, playing a musical instrument) while positions of responsibility or extra curriculars to me are the things where other people depend on you to do something.
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I would wait for them to contact you.
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Typically they do SQE2 prep. As the above poster has suggested, it seems it is possible to sit SQE2 three months after SQE1, but as far as I understand it, many people are waiting for their results to arrive first, then register for SQE2 and then spending time preparing for it. It is really...
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Generally “work” as you are framing it as being a longer term commitment and you are framing it as you see yourself working at the firm.
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    Allen & Overy to merge with Shearman & Sterling!

    Given how many law firms there are both in the U.K. and the US, and the market share both firms have actually being relatively small in terms of the total market, I can’t see this being an issue.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I wonder how many they actually held back and given people had trouble booking into the SQE2 assessments due to lack of availability. This is yet another issue with how this is being delivered. Until they get four sittings of SQE1 this will always be an issue unfortunately.
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Very strange unless they have some form of special arrangement (which is very dodgy if so). Registrations for SQE2 closed on 5 March 2023 for the April 2023 sitting, and the SQE1 results from January 2023 didn’t come out until the 14 March 2023.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    They are very optimistic about the timeframes here. You can’t register for SQE2 until you can show you have passed SQE1, so you won’t get your SQE2 results until mid-March, so four weeks before the SQE2 assessments took place. Most people who sat SQE1 in January 2023 registered for rhe SQE2 in...
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I am not convinced you can do SQE2 that quickly. You wouldn’t get the SQE1 results until March, and the booking for SQE2 closes 2 and a half months before the assessments.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Achievements are more about the results/output, while the positions of responsibility/extra curriculars are about the input.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    There is no set answer to this due to the variety of the courses available and whether the firm will allow you to start having sat SQE2 but not had the results. The major issue at the moment is it takes 4-5 months to get your SQE2 results, so if you were starting in September 2025 and needed to...
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I don't think there is any harm in asking - the worse they are going to say is no, and then you are in no different a position than you are in now. I would try to call them and discuss it - these things are typically better conveyed over phone and you also get a clearer indication of what will...
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yes - you shouldn’t be picking everyone in the firm as that’s not realistic (the firm has 1,000s of staff). You really need to focus on the most important relationships that you’ll need to focus on for your first three months and that are important for your long term career. Answers to this...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I’ve recruited plenty and through TCLA know people who meet that criteria who have received offers this cycle.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    No - it’s the same matter/topic as far as I am aware. The way I read it, the partner is coming to you directly because the associate is away. And yes, as mentioned in my response, you would liaise with other people familiar with the topic or client. It’s important because the associate is the...
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    1) ultimately you shouldn’t need someone to proof read as such, only comment on your content, structure, layout etc. This should be from someone with knowledge of the topic and/or client - but that could be another trainee, associate, senior associate or partner. 2) It’s highly significant in...
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    Failed ULAW BLP

    I don’t know the specifics - but if you didn’t report it at the time the exam took place, I very much doubt they will be able to consider it unfortunately.
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Unlikely in my opinion.

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