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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I don’t think it needs to be something that is only happening in the U.K., but should be something that the firm’s U.K. lawyers would be interested in where it impacts their work/their clients/their business.
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I don’t think it necessarily “helps” but is good evidence to show - it’s shows you are a competitive candidate by securing a VS and also shows you are actively pursuing the career.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Yes - it will include the 14th
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I would try to utilise at least 75% of the word count. You can always use examples from your time at school/college/sixth form too - it doesn’t just have to be your achievements from the last year or time at university.
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    I know it will be difficult - they will call back though, and if not, you can always try and call back on Monday. Remember if you can’t get hold of them, no one else can (it’s the weekend after all) so nothing will have changed over the weekend and since they called you this evening!
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    This won’t happen. Not getting hold of people when you first call them is exceptionally common. Recruiters don’t just give up on good candidates just because they don’t answer their phone. In many cases, the best candidates are often the most busy and so you’d lose out talent if you took this...
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Nothing you can do, unfortunately - you will need to wait until Monday as people are unlikely to pick up emails/calls over the weekend.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I would combine why commercial law and why commercial law at A&O given the tight word limit. I would also make sure the skills/qualities you identify are specific to A&O rather than as a lawyer generally. There is no need to evidence the skills by providing explanations of how you have achieved...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Well done on all the Ashurst offers - it is great to see our community do so well!
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I’d agree with this. As a recruiter, I was often emailing late at night, even on Fridays 😣
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    You may still hear back today. I wouldn’t necessarily follow up until at some point next week if they said they wouldn’t come back to people until today.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    You'll need to attach/send the transcript anyway, so an email would be sufficient.
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Then I would contact the firm, explain you have been advised that no one will be able to provide a reference until the end of January due to absence and that you are attaching a formal academic transcript in the hope that would be sufficient until an academic reference can be provided. You may...
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I generally advise removing "Relevant" from any heading in a CV - everything in your CV is relevant, so you don't have to designate experiences as such! But it can be under work experience or volunteering - it is completely up to you as it is a bit of a grey area and really depends on how you...
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    This is exceptionally common with the reference process. Do you have any formal transcripts you could provide to the firm in the interim?
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I don't think this is an issue at all.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    NQ positions, recruiters applying 2022

    General rules from my perspective: Start registering with recruitment agencies just over 6 months before the end of your TC - some firms might work more to 7-8 months ahead, especially if they only work with one trainee intake a year, but the majority of firms who have two intakes a year, they...
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    Where can i post written case study answers (those from tcla) and get (brief) feedback?

    Hi there - what is the case study for? Do you mean the written content is your output from TCLA’s courses? If so, unfortunately don’t review these written exercises outputs as part of our service, but you are welcome to ask any questions in the forum and we’d be happy to post our thoughts here.
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    NQ positions, recruiters applying 2022

    I am tagging in @Erin and @Jaysen who will be able to confirm how you can get access to the Junior Lawyers Community
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I think the AI Art is actually quite interesting and unique. If it’s something you have an interest in, then I think it’s a good topic to go with.

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