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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Yes - this is the right approach to take.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #727
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23
It will depend on the firm - some explicitly state it should be no longer than a page or a certain word count.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #130
- Forum: General Discussion
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Non-rotational seats and advisory instead of transactional firms
It isn’t a SRA requirement to do a transactional seat. You just have to see three distinct areas of law (under the old LPC training system) but they could be all in advisory or contentious areas if you wanted.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #4
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
References are a minefield no matter who you put down. Putting down individual tutors etc can be just as unpredictable regarding them returning 1) anything at all or 2) any substance, and especially if that tutor has left the university. Some will not be able to provide a reference once they...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #756
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
1) It is a bit of a grey area but ultimately could be deemed academic, and therefore is ok to include 2) It depends what you have done and achieved in mooting. Just attending mooting training sessions is unlikely to be considered an achievement, but placing in some form of "winning" position on...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #749
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Final year non-law student - Vacation scheme or Training contract?
Most vacation schemes will give you the opportunity to be considered for a training contract at the end of the scheme. You maybe assessed for a training contract by your performance on the scheme or a combination of this and some other assessments. Vacation schemes are also a great way to build...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
If they are not rolling it won’t matter whether you applied on the first or last day so apply for the programme that works best for you.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #621
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
That will be fine - I don’t think who you address it to really matters most of the time unless the firm explicitly states who to send it to in the actual application.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #619
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Just says “graduate recruitment” on their Lawcareers.net profile- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #616
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
They will typically use an old/existing norm group so that percentile scores stay the same.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #614
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
By ECs do you mean extenuating circumstances or extra curriculars?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #606
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Yes, definitely recommend including it. It’s far more interesting and I don’t think anyone will think it is questionable.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,382
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Because the reality is now you don’t need a two year training contract. You could accumulate your qualifying work experience across multiple employers, and firms are keen to know whether you will apply for any QWE outside of their TC. Many people applying will have forms of QWE before starting a...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #599
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
I think you’ll probably need to go one step further than the SRA framework and have a conversation with that employer as to whether they would sign it off as QWE, even if there isn’t something formally in place to start that process.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #597
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23
Put you are a future trainee on your LinkedIn profile and set your settings to “open to work” and you’ll be contacted by some recruiters. You should also focus on temporary roles. Even a fixed term contract is probably too long for you now (you’d only have 3-4 months of work by you were...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #127
- Forum: General Discussion
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Mature Student - MA or PGDL Law
Hey 👋🏼 Yes - firms do recruit mature students on to vacation schemes. I have seen many people in their late 20s and 30s on schemes, and have even known someone in their 50s. There is no preference for the PGDL or a MA - it really comes down to your personal preferences. Some firms even are...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23
There are a lot of variables to take into account to give you any clear indication of this, but ultimately it will depend on the practice area you qualify into, the typical clients (and size/complexity of the matters you deal with), the demand/supply in the market at the time, and the firm you...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #125
- Forum: General Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
It varies from firm to firm. Some even ask for references before inviting someone to an assessment centre/interview. Unfortunately there is no clear pattern/usual approach, so it could be at any stage of the recruitment process that your academic referees are contacted.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,380
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
I don’t think it is necessarily a disadvantage to take the family law module, but it does depend on how it balances with the rest of your application. For instance, if you have little evidence of prising commercial law, whether academically or via work experience/extra curriculars, then taking...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,379
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Yes, in my mind it would be. It is quite a big topic though, so I would try to be more specific in how the current inflation levels are maybe impacting a particular area of law/industry etc.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #744
- Forum: Applications Discussion