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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    How many questions in total?
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    Buy-side front office exit opps for lawyers

    I don’t think there is any benefit in doing a TC unless the career you are aiming for in IB is in the legal team. You are right that people do it (and the opposite way around too), but it’s not going to help you secure a role in IB (and especially front office IB). You will start pretty much...
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    No - not at all.
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Technically both matter and both will be what you will be assessed on.
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    No - that’s your interviewer’s job. It’s up to them to determine when it will finish.
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    Vac Scheme Accommodation

    Try universities just outside of the City - Eg University of West London or the campuses at Stratford, Kingston or Roehampton, or London South Bank campus in Croydon. This website might also be useful: https://www.londonnest.com/short-term-student-accommodation/
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Not a lot. Just different terminology used to describe that you can attend without having to wear a full business suit.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    No - not everyone has one and therefore it cannot be used in that way. What you will be at a disadvantage is when anyone tried to actively recruit on LinkedIn. This is far less likely for vacation schemes and a TCs as they get enough applicants, but can happen with paralegal roles and other...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Literally means they are holding back from making a decision on your application until a time they need to. Could easily be while they see how other interviews go or because they need to confirm hiring numbers (and a whole other range of reasons).
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yes, they will be logged given the message you received.
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Doubt it’s been lost - maybe just forgotten about or on hold.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It will be fine to contact them now given the scheme is less than 6 weeks away.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Any environment where you have worked in a team and had responsibility in part for keeping the team going. It’s doesn’t necessarily need to be a leadership role.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I see you are a premium member - I would recommend out case study course on the e-learning platform. Here is some advice on e-tray exercises too: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/hearing-back-from-law-firms-assessment-centres-interview-tips-2019-2020.1423/post-24409
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Don’t read everything - just follows stories you naturally gravitate to. And when you read something you are not sure about (a bit of terminology/jargon), take the time to read up on it to ensure you learn. Finally every now and then analyse the story - don’t just read it, makes notes on it...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You can definitely ask. The worst that will happen if the firm will say no.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Head to the South Bank. You can often find quieter part of either the BFI Reuben Library (open on Saturdays until 7), The National Theatre (open until 11pm on Saturdays), or the South Bank Centre (Royal Festival Hall) itself. There will be people about, but you can often find quiet spaces and...
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    This post might be helpful - https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/tcla-vacation-scheme-applications-discussion-thread-2022-23.5995/post-134974
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Which part of London (N,S,E,W)?
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    This is fine to talk about. It would only be if you shared specific questions that we would ask for the post to be edited, but even then WG questions tend to be randomised so it wouldn’t necessarily be the case that someone had the same questions as you anyway. Asking general questions like the...

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