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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    Psychometric test

    The short answer to this is there isn’t one. Tests vary and are also not just measured on a how many questions you got right basis. Even when you factor out these different factors, certain questions can be weighted more heavily. And even though a test could look identical across firms, what...
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I personally would wait a week before chasing up as a minimum.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You don’t. If your certificates have a date on them, use that (as that is when the qualification was awarded, which is actually the date required). If you don’t have access to your certificates just put 01/08/YEAR as that is the month GCSE and A-levels are awarded.
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You don’t need to put the exact date down. Just put the first of the month and August down. It isn’t when you sat it, it’s when it was awarded to you, and results are typically in August each year. The not sitting A-levels will be the case for most applicants in 2020, so again, I wouldn’t...
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yes, this sounds a sensible step, although it won’t necessarily be the first one (this might be something you can decide of your own accord). I would say how you would try to lead the conversation with the supervisor or what specific advice you are looking to gain from the supervisor.
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yes, that could easily be a question but you have the rationale as to why you didn’t, so I wouldn’t worry about it. It’s not a cop out.
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It will be beneficial to have that as part of your application - same goes for most work experience.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It really depends on how much "commercial law" is elsewhere in your applications. If it is lacking elsewhere, then taking commercial modules can be an easily way to show your interest in the topic. However, if you have lots of other evidence, you don't necessarily need to add to it.
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Sometimes questions will be explicit in saying not to disclose this information, but ultimately if nothing has been said you can describe these things.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    No - the exception was if you were exceptionally rude about it, but that isn't because you are asking, its because of how you are coming across.
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You don't have the say "The situation was this, the target was that, my actions were this, the result was that". Its just a way to create a logical order to what you say (in this very brief/poor version)- "When I was the treasurer of the law society (S), one of my objectives was to raise £3,000...
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Can be anything from a couple of hours to a few weeks. If it wasn't mentioned at the interview, contact the firm's HR/Grad Rec team and ask for details of when you should expect to hear back.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    They will apply it to all vacancies - it will just be what the minimum criteria is for that specific role/opportunity that will change.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Can be the same day through to a couple of weeks.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You still have to meet their criteria to be interviewed. What that criteria is is probably unknown, but it’s likely to go beyond minimum academic criteria. It maybe that their applications are marked/scored in some way and that everyone who meets a certain minimum benchmark and is eligible for...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I'd try to utilise most of the time (e.g at least 3/4s of it) - quality and structure is one thing, but you do need depth in your answer too.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    If they retain the data, then yes. However, data policies may suggest that applicant data is only held for 6-18 months from a certain point (either from applying, the application opening, or the vacancy closing). How they identify it isn't by what you write in an application though - it is in...
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    If the application system is the same, they are going to recognise key details from your application and realise you are the same person. The application platform you apply to has some very basic software that identifies duplicate applicants.
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    No - they will still work out you are the same person.
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    No - it will be a conflict check process which is separate to tax issues. They basically need to ensure there are no conflicts of interest with the work you do, even as a vacation scheme student.

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