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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I would generally advise asking them before the interview so not to waste your time or theirs. It is very common for firms to ensure interviewers are the people you would be working with in that location, and so there is a major risk that you would need to do the interviews again if you wanted...
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    My advice is: See if either firm has any flexibility with their vacation scheme dates - can they move you to a different scheme or are they happy with you only doing part of the scheme (assuming they overlap and not completely clash) If not, ask whether either firm can consider you for a direct...
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You can send them before you hear back. It is not going to impact the decision when you submit the expenses
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It depends on the firm’s policy. They may support financially, although less likely to help you find something. Many won’t pay for accommodation just because of the costs and will think the salary is sufficient to cover some form of accommodation. Some will offer bursaries to those in need...
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I have replied in the other thread.
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    Latest date you can start LLM with a 2025 TC?

    Yes, you could start this is September 2024. It is worthwhile speaking to the firm about it at the point you receive a TC offer.
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    A week won’t make any difference unless it was the last week of the application window. I think you will be more than fine to wait.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    You don’t see diversity data in applications. It’s hidden in the back end of reporting systems on applicant tracking systems and can’t be seen on individual records by recruiters. So it would be impossible to know your friend is white, identifies as male (with the exception of if they put Mr as...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It ultimately means how does it try to market itself to clients and differentiate or compare itself to its competitors.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It maybe that they are able to see your previous application and want to see some form of clear progression/development from the last application. I would often not reinterview the same candidate as the question would often be “is the outcome likely to be any different?” if I did. Different...
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    Kennedys Training Contract 2023

    I don't think this will be an issue.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    This article is useful in answering this: https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/econemploy/2018/02/07/strength-versus-competency-based-interview-questions/
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    Vacation scheme Case research

    Are you asked to discuss a particular case?
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Sometimes scoring systems are a little bit more complicated than a straight pass figure but can be as low as 60% from my experience.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You can make the post, but I wouldn't tag partners in the post. Announcing it is enough - if you want to thank them, thank them privately via PM or email rather than stating it so publicly.
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    How long have you been waiting?
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It doesn’t need to be exact, but I would ensure you are explaining each point well. Having a very detailed explanation for one point could be at cost of the detail/substance of the others. You need to cover why that point is important to you and why Bakers is different from other firms that...
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Pressure doesn’t just have to be about time commitments, it can be about the responsibilities you have to deliver. The key part of this is explaining why it was a pressurised situation for you. Someone who doesn’t have knowledge on something may find the situation more pressurised than someone...
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    The only people who will know this is the graduate recruitment team. It’s not info regularly shared/stated. However, most firms will be somewhere between 1 in 2.5 to 1 in 4 vacancies to candidates interviewed. The lower end will be if there have been earlier recruitment stages such as...
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Pick something you are actively working on to improve or work on. Weaknesses are fine to have but it’s important to show how you either are working to improve them or how you ar learning to work around them.

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