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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Are you 100% sure you will accept this TC over one the VS firm might offer you?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,527
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Qualifying from abroad to work in England and Wales
She’s in a difficult position unfortunately. Many firms will say a TC is not suitable for her given her level of experience, but an associate position will also be tricky. This is a massive generalisation, but take three years qualified experience off her CV and if that takes her down to 0 or...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #4
- Forum: General Discussion
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Eversheds Sutherland Application
Are the presentation and report specific to the pro Bono activity? Could you not just focus on one of these, especially if it led/contributed to a scholarship? I sense you might be trying to squeeze too much into this answer, and that it may just be better to explaining one in depth rather than...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #20
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Have you actually accepted the TC yet?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,522
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
I can’t be 100% sure unfortunately. I’d expect it to be tomorrow, but they could count the Wednesday as one day unfortunately. You can look at notes, but I would do this sparingly. You need to look like this is a natural conversation and that you can talk about the questions with confidence and...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,259
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
It isn’t a trick question. They are just genuinely interested in finding out who else you are applying to and how this may weigh up against how interested you are in them.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #18,628
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Vacation Scheme Didn't Work Out? Things You Should Consider About Making Direct TC Applications
I don’t know the specifics of whether there are firms that don’t require you do the GDL or not. What I would stress is that all the time the SQE is new and untested, forms will want people to be thoroughly prepared, and one way to do that is the GDL. For lateral hires, as long as you are in a...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #30
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I must stress this is a voluntary code - there are no implications for not sticking to it (many firms don’t stick to their obligations within the code).- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #18,625
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Firms are usually very clear on whether they have a sector based approach or not, so I would check their website to see how they describe themselves. The difference between having sectors (which most firms have) and a sector based approach is that in the latter, lawyers tend to only work with...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,257
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Normally I would also echo this point. However, on this occasion the individual has not gained any legal work experience/vacation schemes, and so the vacation scheme might help them. They could easily work out the career or the TC firm isn’t for them from their VS experience. However, I get that...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #18,622
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
I think this is fine and especially for firms who have a sector based approach (as long as your industry interest align with their sector expertise). The only time I think it would be an issue is if the firm has a very strong/particular niche and more than one compulsory seat in that niche.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,255
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
My advice would be to go more formal on your first day and gauge how informal it is from there. You can always take a tie and a jacket off to look more informal, but it is much more difficult to "dress up" if you have got a client meeting you are invited to last-minute that requires a suit and...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #18,620
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
You shouldn’t need to take one. The firm would explain anything you would need to bring in their email correspondence to you.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,515
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
It’s hard to say what the firm is specifically looking for as it could be a range of things. However, I would expect it is to just find out more about you - your interests, whether you are an interesting person, whether you can present original ideas.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,514
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
There isn't really a set structure to these answers - so it is quite difficult for me to give advice on this. The number of points really depends on the language in the question - some questions specifically state identifying one area (and so it is important to focus on one). And then another...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,252
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
There really isn't a set number unfortunately - I have seen as little as 1 and some that are over 20 bullet points. It really depends on the length of the experience, the variety of experience within the role, and how it fits in with your other entries (e.g. are things superseded by more recent...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5,251
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!
I very much doubt BPP will delay results - they don’t want to be associated with people not being able to get visas due to their processes. If you do end up leaving the U.K. and not staying on a graduate visa, many firms will offer virtual recruitment processes, so I don’t think it is the end...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #235
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!
Out of interest, which uni and what year did you graduate?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #233
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Direct TC
I wouldn’t say they open applications as a formality. At worst, they do it if they have to backfill roles they don’t fill off the back of vacation schemes. The common factor with these firms is none of them are hiring a significant amount of trainees to begin with. That means that direct...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Could you do the video interview from where you are? You can ask for an extension (there is absolutely no harm in asking) but the firm could ask for you to still complete it within the deadline, so you might want to prepare for that eventuality.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2,497
- Forum: Applications Discussion