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  1. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It’s that the largest firms are based there , highest salaries and usually first dibs on work as well as having foreign clients usually flow through there.
  2. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I’ve applied to Macs and Ashurst in the past
  3. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    And to add, Scotland and especially NI tend to pay disproportinately worse. I have seen a few firms that pay close to 40 in London and close to the minimum in Belfast. Dubai tends to have salaries between Bristol and London
  4. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Bristol tends to pay more than the North and Birmingham but is more expensive yet the gap is enough to beat London overall 66k in Bristol is equal to 93in London for example
  5. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    AI softwares can have varying criteria for what is AI. If I were you I’d write a few random sentences and see what the Quillbot % is.
  6. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You’re the first I have seen to get it so congrats
  7. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Based on the assessment criteria etc I’d guess that having a “strong” comment means that the initial benchmark was passed for the application to make the proper pool
  8. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Almost as bad as the workday applications that say that your experiences were impressive
  9. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I got told that my app was strong two years in a row I assumed that it was automatic.
  10. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Must be pot luck
  11. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Interesting indeed Did you mention both the TC seat and route in that question as I think they wanted both in that one question
  12. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Do people get eliminated at this stage?
  13. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    How common are foreign unis?
  14. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Maybe Bakers as they never gave me once
  15. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If this is Ropes and Gray, that is quite inspiring
  16. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Can anyone tell me if I should begin to look at direct TCs or go for the Vac Schemes that are left? I have no paralegal experience if that is of relevance.
  17. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think those types of firms only sponsor in London. Same with Addleshaws I think too
  18. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    What is the exact meaning of a satellite office in this context?
  19. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Usually can be guessed by their TC cohort being below 10
  20. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Same :( And me

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