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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Wow that is tight on time. I have never known it to be that tight and over the weekend too. It is possible they know before you, but I suspect they will find out the same time as you.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,294
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
No - there is no connection between you connecting with a lawyer on LinkedIn and how your application is reviewed. There are literally tens of thousands of these connections each year and they are not connected to the recruitment team and so there is no way for a recruiter would be able to...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,065
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Please don’t worry about the questions! That’s what I am here for 🙂- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,064
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
No. I’d make it clear that I got a 69.6 average though to highlight how close I was to a distinction though.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,063
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I personally wouldn’t follow up, especially as it’s only two days since he accepted the request.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,053
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Feel free to PM me if it is easier. Ultimately you’ll need to let your employer know at some point, and the earlier you tell them the better (usually expected to tell employers by 14 week mark). There are likely to be a couple of outcomes here: 1) if the baby is due before you start or close...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,291
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
For any commercial firm, they won’t be negotiable. Maybe a high street firm where there is only trainee, and even then there probably isn’t much room to manoeuvre. Ultimately training contracts are a graduate programme where the cohort are paid the same amount, and for graduate programmes...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,289
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Grades on CV
If applying for vacation sachemes or training contracts, I would include all modules and put the final module grade, eg Company Law (65%) rather than just the classification. As Avni has mentioned, you can just put the yearly average or overall degree classification, but given your grades are...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
You might want to look at some of the firms at the bottom end of these tables: Firms by size and location - Chambers Student Guide You may also want to use the filters on Lawcareers.net and filter by those with a small partnership and by locations you are considering: LawCareers.Net- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,047
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
What type of boutique firm (e.g. what type of practice areas/specialities)?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,043
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Just politely ask - there is no harm in asking, and the worst that they can say is that they can't give you an extension, and then you have to work out whether to accept (and then potentially renege) the offer or to turn it down outright. I would try to call them rather than rely on email for...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,287
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Definitely worthwhile doing this if they are firms you have a particular interest in.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,040
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
They will never be accurate. LC doesn't detail the sample size for one which means its pretty difficult to determine whether the data is even valid. For instance, if one trainee completes the survey and they work 9am to 10pm but all the other trainees don't complete the survey and they all work...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #18,750
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Saw this post from @Paul - Shearman & Sterling on LinkedIn and thought it might be useful to the TCLA community: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pauljgascoyne_ma-key-terms-for-students-activity-6954717748576858112-k4NP?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #775
- Forum: General Discussion
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Cover letter
This sounds about right - I'd keep it to a page of A4 if you can, with all the letter formalities (if you are sending it as an attachment anyway).- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #4
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Cover letter
It sounds like you have this covered with the why the firm and what you hope to gain from the scheme parts of your answer, so I don’t think you need to worry too much about this.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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They are very strong grades - you could apply to any firm with them. There is nothing to worry about here.- TCLA Community Assistant
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
I would contact Vero to discuss this if you have any questions about the process and if you will be contacted when the process is complete.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,284
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
There will be elements that only fit into one of these two questions, so be mindful to try and ensure those are in the right section. Also don’t miss things - people will often miss their general interests out on the first question, and I’d encourage people to include that. For elements that...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,017
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I’d personally suggest different elements to identify. The questions are slightly different - to me the first one is about skills that could apply to any commercial lawyer. The second is specifically to Paul Hastings and so I’d be looking at the firm’s values and what they look for in trainees...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3,016
- Forum: Applications Discussion