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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23
Tagging in @Erin who might be able to help with this.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #213
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23
As a recruiter, you don't get to see this level of comparative detail where you are not working within the teams. These types of questions are much better placed for lawyers who have experienced these types of work.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #212
- Forum: General Discussion
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Buy-side front office exit opps for lawyers
@Romiras has provided you with some great information here. If you are willing to compromise on the type of organisation you do a "finance" role with, you may find it a lot easier. Outside of the big names and leaders in their sectors within finance, you may find interim roles advertised for...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #14
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23
Unfortunately I am not best placed to answer this.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #207
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
I’d probably try to cover more than one point if I could.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,145
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Online LPC & LPC vs LLM LPC
I encourage anyone thinking of doing the LPC to weigh up very carefully whether it is worthwhile doing if the firms they are thinking of applying to have already moved to the SQE qualification model in either 2024 or 2025. Doing the SQE rather than the LPC could be less expensive, more time...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
No need to address it to anyone where it is a personal statement rather than a cover letter.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #1,005
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
They will also want to see your decision-making and what steps you would take/what options you would choose beyond prioritising and organising your own schedule.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,066
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
It does depend on what kind of questions they are. However, I try to look at the application as a whole, and try to think how long it would take someone to read it from start to finish, and use my common sense to think what might be worthwhile cutting down if lots of questions/sections are long.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,059
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Spring Vacation Schemes - 2.2 Extenuating circumstances
Ok - I would stress that you don't need to do your A-levels this year as you have equivalent qualifications with your BTEC and foundation year. I am not sure that doing your A-levels (which would need to be three in the same year) alongside your other commitments will be beneficial. In terms...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #4
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
It will be 23.59 on the date stated.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,043
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Spring Vacation Schemes - 2.2 Extenuating circumstances
To help me answer this, I have got a couple of questions first. What are your first year grades like and what kind of course did you do to get into university if you didn’t have A-levels?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
They might not have enough candidates or resources to do one solely in one location and so have combined them.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,040
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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is employment law dominated by women and why?
Tends to be a bit more “fluffy” area of law where it is very people focused, and tends to attract more women (very similar to HR that tends to be very female dominated). It is also an advisory practice area. Given these are typically not put under the same pressures as transactional teams, I...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
I think you apply for a training contract, but do a week's vacation scheme as part of the process for the TC (by the looks of their website anyway). Their website really encourages you to contact them, so I would put a query in just to check.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,991
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Then I would try to use the word count to explain why that location is important for you, even if it’s just explaining that is where you have always been based or how you have connections to the location if it’s not somewhere you have lived before.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,980
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
From experience, you don’t really have to know the technicalities of the law in these article interviews. They tend to be much more focused on your commercial analysis of the topic. You might get asked what legal solutions could be applied to something mentioned in the topic, but a lot do this...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,959
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
That is their process. You complete the application if you pass their assessments.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,957
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
It’s usually not a case study, but an article interview (unless they have changed it recently).- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,956
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
It doesn’t impact how they make a decision, just when. And that can be earlier if it is rolling recruitment. Many firms do rolling recruitment to stop losing talent to other firms.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,955
- Forum: Applications Discussion