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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    Seld-fund SQE, LLM or Paralegal if I am looking to apply for TC, as an international student

    That’s not without its issues - working as a paralegal can make it difficult to get time off to attend vacation schemes and sometimes conflict checks or individual firm’s policies can stop you from being employed by another law firm/legal employer. It is a good way of developing your CV though...
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I’d aim for around 300-500 words depending on how many other questions there are. I would try to include as much variety as possible though in that answer.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    Seld-fund SQE, LLM or Paralegal if I am looking to apply for TC, as an international student

    The LLM is only going to buy you another year of applying. It won’t improve your CV for most U.K. law firms - the exception generally is if you are applying for a niche/specialist role and your LLM aligns with that discipline (eg Shipping Law / IP). Sitting the SQE is more productive but still...
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    International student/Paralegal - Ask me anything

    They are unlikely to be able to get a visa for you for paralegal roles - they are unlikely to meet the requirements set by the U.K. government to get a visa. There are some exceptions but vast majority of paralegal roles won’t meet the visa requirements. Most international students will apply...
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yes - can easily take 7-10 days for written offers to go out. I'd say 2-3 days is more common, but often there is a process chain for these offers to be approved and given it is half term for some people, it could easily be stuck in an approval queue until next week.
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi - can you PM me confirmation of your premium subscription purchase (a screenshot is fine) and I can get this sorted for you.
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi @LL - there will only be one premium forum, so if you have been given access to that, that will give you the information you need.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    What type of exercises are you going to have?
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I don’t know the specifics of the firm’s AC unfortunately.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yes - it is fine to do this given the amount of time that has passed.
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Only time I did this was if they had spent time at the firm (eg on a vacation scheme).
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    The answers do not need to be different, just more developed/in detail, or you can add more points.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You don’t have to email. Plenty of people don’t, although plenty of people do at the same time. My rules are: 1) have they given you their email address or can you easily find it on their website - then go for it. If you can’t find it easily, then don’t. 2) make sure you send it to everyone...
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yes - they have been running for many years and are well respected by both employers and candidates. It can be quite common for employers to hold vacancies with a third party. I have done this many times. The third party is managing the recruitment process and therefore the marketing and...
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Plenty of people do apply as penultimate year undergrads, however, at the same time plenty of people wait too. Don’t feel you have to apply this summer, but at the same time if you feel you can put in a strong application, there is no reason why you shouldn’t.
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You can’t undertake the GDL/LPC route. You would have needed to start a GDL by December 2021 to be eligible for the LPC route. Deadlines will be pretty late - you’ll be able to apply and get on to most courses within a am few weeks of them starting.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    100 VS to about 60-65 TCs
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    See my post above.
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Exceptionally normal. Lawyers often don’t respond to things they don’t need to respond to. Unless your email had anything in it they had to respond to, it’s very normal for them to read it and delete it. It’s not anything to do with you, it’s how they just deal with any correspondence.
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    If this is on Launchpad, it usually means 23.59 on the date mentioned.

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