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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I agree with @DTS; a lot of people say not to but I did because I wanted firms to know that I had vac schemes and I thought that at worst they would just ignore it - would a recruiter really say 'I am going to reject James because it annoys me that he put future vac schemes under work...- James Carrabino
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Informing law firm about study abroad?
@lawstudent15 I hope that it all went smoothly and would love to hear how the firm responded to this! I tend to find that all of the strict bureaucratic rules are taken into account prior to interview stage but that once you make it to interview (even if you are not in the priority recruitment...- James Carrabino
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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LPC Resits
@lpcstudent2021, I am sorry to hear that you have found yourself in a situation which you are upset about, but my first piece of advice would be not to panic. These things happen and as you find yourself amidst the transition between two different qualification routes, you may have some...- James Carrabino
- Post #3
- Forum: General Discussion
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Hi!
Hi @EbadR101, Welcome to The Corporate Law Academy forum - it's absolutely great to hear from you! I would love to know a little more about what stage you are at, whether you have started applying to vacation schemes and training contracts or what you are looking to learn more generally from...- James Carrabino
- Post #2
- Forum: Introduce Yourself Here!
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@hungry_for_TC I completely agree with @Jessica Booker! The only time I think candidates can get away with this is when a firm operates their assessment centre as an 'Open Day' since some candidates will put open days in their CVs.- James Carrabino
- Post #3
- Forum: General Discussion
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How long should my answers be?
Hi @kapao88, it is excellent that you have found yourself an adviser that you relate to - it is impossible to underestimate how helpful this support can be during the application process :) I think her advice on keeping your answers short is excellent, but as @Jessica Booker outlined in her...- James Carrabino
- Post #3
- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Presentation tips
Hi @exl, I don't know if you have had your presentation yet but I hope that this can be helpful going forward regardless! 30 minutes is actually quite long in my opinion. With presentations, I usually find that the challenge is keeping within the time limit, but for one training contract...- James Carrabino
- Post #3
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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No position of responsibility
@Esporia it's important to bear in mind that a 'position of responsibility' can take many forms and @Jessica Booker has explained to me before that it does not just need to be a leadership role! Not every candidate will have had the opportunity to join a vast range of clubs and societies whilst...- James Carrabino
- Post #6
- Forum: General Discussion
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Do a good deed today by helping a scared non-law baby with legal concepts (and general AC prep)?
Hi @hungry_for_TC, you already received some excellent answers from @AvniD and @thirdtimelucky and if your interview already happened then I hope it went well! I noticed your post and was impressed by your honesty in your comment that you can brush up on some interesting stories and make it...- James Carrabino
- Post #4
- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Let's hear about TCLA members' hobbies!
Hi @John Doe and @PirateShip, these are some really cool interests - thank you for sharing! I love hearing about TCLA members' non-law interests and I am glad that you are both helping to keep this thread going 😊- James Carrabino
- Post #47
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Thank you @George Maxwell for tagging me in this and I am flattered that you linked my thread! By the way, thanks for seeking my input but sadly I do not have any experience with Cooley (you may be getting confused with Covington :D) @syw to answer your question about how to approach the...- James Carrabino
- Post #16,785
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Firms you can apply to multiple times in the same recruitment cycle
This must be different from last year, because I was rejected post-app for VS but progressed to an interview for direct TC in the same cycle!- James Carrabino
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Difficult Interview Questions
Those are tricky questions! I am interested to hear how you responded? :)- James Carrabino
- Post #24
- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Free Month of TCLA Premium (Bronze) Every Week (21-22)!
I am delighted to select @RoughWood as last week's winner for their contributions to the forum during the week before last, especially in this excellent post about working from home! I am posting this late (the next forum winner will be selected within the next couple days!) as I have been away...- James Carrabino
- Post #36
- Forum: General Discussion
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Starred Thread Awards (opportunity to win a free month of TCLA Premium!)
Congratulations @Jon_Er and @Alison C for winning the awards for these two starred threads! I have removed the stars on these and new starred threads will be coming soon, so look out for them :)- James Carrabino
- Post #8
- Forum: General Discussion
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Remote / Campus Studying for GDPL?
Congratulations to @Alison C for this excellent post which has won you a TCLA Starred Thread award 😊 Thank you to everyone else for your fantastic contributions as well :)- James Carrabino
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- Forum: General Discussion
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SQE1 – FLK1 and FLK2
Congratulations @Jon_Er for this excellent post which has won you a TCLA Starred Thread Award :)- James Carrabino
- Post #7
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Hi everyone, just a friendly reminder that the deadline to respond to this thread about the SQE or this thread about the PGDL in order to be in contention for a Starred Thread award this week is tomorrow at 11:59pm :)- James Carrabino
- Post #1,584
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Hi everyone, just a friendly reminder that the deadline to respond to this thread about the SQE or this thread about the PGDL in order to be in contention for a Starred Thread award this week is tomorrow at 11:59pm :)- James Carrabino
- Post #15,785
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Hi everyone, I have just posted a new thread that I intend to update weekly about my personal experiences with different components of the law firm interview process - my post for Week 1 was about my experiences with video interviews! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions :)- James Carrabino
- Post #1,578
- Forum: Applications Discussion