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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    There is no need to do that. Please continue posting and benefitting from the wider TCLA community. Just be mindful that attempts of humour like this can trigger anxiety or worry in others as they wait to hear back from a firm. Therefore it's best to avoid joking about receiving offers if this...
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Most likely it would only be four weeks or until mid-September unfortunately. Firms are unlikely to hold out on recruitment processes for other opportunities. They tend to only hold out offers if you have already secured the vacation scheme, and even then it is not unknown for firms to say you...
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I would mention your concerns to the firm. It is not about being ungrateful, it is about explaining its not financially viable for you to rely on the £7k alone and that the options they have outlined are not possible for you. They may not be able to increase the grant, but they might be able to...
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You can ask - it won’t be annoying, it’s a very common question they will get. They just might not be in a position to move you, and might only be able to offer a waiting list position to move you if the opportunity comes up later down the line.
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    This most likely falls under non-legal work.
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Unfortunately there isn’t a set way firms deal with this. Some will consider you a law applicant, others won’t. So you will need to persevere with contacting firms to check their stance on this.
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You don’t have a qualifying law degree for England and Wales so you can’t declare that. However, you may find that firms don’t think it is necessary for you to complete the GDL - even in the old qualification system you would have had exemptions for most of the GDL modules, and so wouldn’t have...
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I don't think that is true at all. I don't see why it would be harder to impress people you met - people's expectations will be the same in that respect. And I very much expect firms to hold back on some offers knowing that some people on the second scheme will be people they want to offer...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Some started a week or two ago, while some are not starting until after the easter weekend - so they are spread over a good 4-6 week period.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Generally it really won’t have any impact whether you choose a dissertation or not. Same goes for the language module - the only way I can see this being an easy option is if you have studied the language already or have a level of fluency in it already. It won’t be seen as a waste - most law...
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Application answers are typically short (250-300 words), so it’s really about boiling it down to the most relevant parts of the story and making sure you explain why it is of specific interest to you. I don’t think you have to be analytical as such (you don’t really have the word count to do...
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    Getting overseas QWE signed off?

    The following pages of the SRA website will be useful: https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/resources/continuing-competence/cpd/competence-statement/ https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/resources/continuing-competence/cpd/competence-statement/threshold-standard/...
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    Getting overseas QWE signed off?

    You need exposure to English law and be covering topics/competencies within the framework that the SRA has set. You will need an English qualified lawyer or a compliance officer (although I suspect they will need to have responsibilities for the U.K.) to sign off the experience. They don’t need...
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    These are the firm’s values
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It’s not necessary to update the firms in question. However, if you can log back into the application and update it, you could do that.
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    That’s fine then as it is a bank account - you have opened a U.K. bank account.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Do you have a U.K. registered Revolut account?
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It can often feel like that. Sometimes it comes down to small bits of feedback and also down to motivations - you can perform well, but if the firm doesn’t think they are quite right for you and what you want, it doesn’t matter how well you did. I encourage people to try and get specifics in...
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Because they are trying to work out whether you will renege their VS offer or are likely to not accept a TC with them even if you are to join them on the vac scheme. Its a double-edged sword - it could be seen positively that you have secured an offer elsewhere, but negatively that you may be...
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Possibly, but there are other factors in play here. For instance, people declining offers can influence what schemes are available/under subscribed. I wouldn't spend time trying to over analysing this - I don't think its productive. If you have been made a verbal offer, then you should call...

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