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pre employment checks for VS/TC
If it is a voluntary role, they may not even seek a reference as you weren't employed. Even if they did, as you said you could provide other supporting evidence, so I don't think this will be an issue. The firm or an outsourced company will seek the references so you will just need to provide...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #98
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
I'd echo this. Even if there was any truth to it, doing a paralegal job will be better than being unemployed and you will develop more knowledge than if you were in most other non-legal jobs. And that is really what is important - how you are developing your skills and knowledge.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #317
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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pre employment checks for VS/TC
It will most likely just be job title and employment dates and just a check to see you aren’t guilty of any misconduct. The firm could ask for more, but the reality is for those type of roles, your employer will only confirm when you were employed and under what job title. If that job title...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #96
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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LPC or SQE?
One pro will be that you have more time to resit if you do sit the assessments earlier but don’t pass first time. However, that will also depend on whether your firm allows you to resit (some won’t, and others that do might only do so if you cover the costs of the second assessment). Pros of...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #30
- Forum: General Discussion
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LPC or SQE?
There are no electives on the exams - you complete the same assessments as everyone else/they are a standardised assessment. The electives for the courses are mainly just to supplement information that the SQE assessments won’t cover but that the individual law firms think are important for...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #29
- Forum: General Discussion
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Difference between compliance and legal jobs
How long is the internship for?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Hi @WeRegretToInformYou - I am sorry to hear about your loss of a family member. I know it must be difficult to focus on your interviews with a lot happening in your personal life. I advise contacting the firm and asking for the interview to be postponed rather than informing them that your...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #308
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Question seeking clarity
There is an element of trying to work things out or complete the work independently, but ultimately within a law firm a lot of that will still require to check in with someone else. The bit that stands out to me is "You have a fair idea of what to do but you are a little confused by one of the...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #6
- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Question seeking clarity
What were your initial thoughts in answering the question?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #4
- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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LPC or SQE?
There is a 14-18 result turn around after SQE2, and so many future trainees will find themselves with a good 3-4 month gap between May-August/September, unless the course is a form of masters course and there is further study needed to complete that’s not directly tied to the SQE assessments.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #26
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
If the skills is blatantly obvious (eg you are referencing doing a lot of work in a short period of time) then you don’t need to go on to say it developed your time management skills. However, sometimes skills developed can be more subtle of less obvious. For instance, if you were responsible...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #65
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer here as it will depend on your circumstances. If you think a direct TC is the better route for you, then you should go for it. The firm will recruit a decent number of trainees from direct TC applications.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #64
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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How much does salary differ between practice areas at the same firm?
1) not entirely up to date, but gives you a rough indication of salary differences: https://www.rollonfriday.com/inside-info 2) It happens - although how common will vary between firms, practice areas and even demand in the market at the time. I wouldn’t say it happens all the time - but it...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #6
- Forum: General Discussion
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Question seeking clarity
is this a multiple choice situational judgement question or an interview question?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2
- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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How much does salary differ between practice areas at the same firm?
Salary bands also depend on individual performance, (although for some firms individual performance in part will be measured/calculated by billable hours). But you could be a exceptional performer in one department and work fewer hours than another colleague who has a lower performance rating...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #4
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
That is how I read it.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #60
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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How much does salary differ between practice areas at the same firm?
Many firms will work on a salary band rather than a fixed figure like you have as a trainee. So certain departments might be at the higher end of that band. Performance bonuses will also create quite a difference in total salary.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
I wouldn’t say “read” as many as you can - but I think it’s worthwhile picking out a reasonable number of them (say 4-6) and then reading and analysing them. Reading them alone won’t really help, but ensuring you analyse them in a short timeframe (eg 30 minutes) like you would do in the...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #293
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
300 words isn’t actually that long to read - I suspect they will read all of it. What else does the application consist of outside of the cover letter?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #56
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23
Hi @aga7324 - it would be either a cover letter or a CV for the review service.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #42
- Forum: General Discussion