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  1. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Got a PFO before I even did an online test with Baker Mckenzie!!! Anyone know if there was some criteria that I missed?
  2. A worried paralegal

    A student in need of direction.

    Do you have much information on graduate solicitor apprenticeships and their differences to a TC?
  3. A worried paralegal

    A student in need of direction.

    Problem is I am graduating this year. What firm are you at?
  4. A worried paralegal

    A student in need of direction.

    Honestly this is very useful. I was going to apply for CMS and SPB but never got around to it and should have been on the ball more. I’ve found ways to spit out my applications faster (focus on the firm research but be more generic for past experience questions) but it’s too late now.
  5. A worried paralegal

    A student in need of direction.

    The aim is not to go south unless I have to. Cost of living , WLB tend to be better up north
  6. A worried paralegal

    A student in need of direction.

    I meant more in the live situations
  7. A worried paralegal

    A student in need of direction.

    That is a lot better than I was expecting to be honest. Which of those offer funding and recruit from small universities?
  8. A worried paralegal

    A student in need of direction.

    Do you know which firms have good presences in the north west as that’s where my career will likely start?
  9. A worried paralegal

    A student in need of direction.

    I’m still not very good at those “tell us a time where you did X questions” and I do wonder if it’s held me back.
  10. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Anyone here got info on virtual interviews/ACs and asking questions etc?
  11. A worried paralegal

    A student in need of direction.

    What type of firms do you think I stand a realistic chance of getting an AC with?
  12. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    What do you mean by legal project here?
  13. A worried paralegal

    Howden Legal Internship

    If I haven’t had one does that mean I’m gonna get the PFO

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