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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I think @Jessica Booker is right that the questions always tend to be phrased slightly differently! The issue over whether I should use an example that I used in my application did concern me too, however, especially since it may still be relevant to the question even if the question is...- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
No worries at all - always happy to help! In general it should not be too tricky to find information about specific firms if it is on the forum, but we always like to assist in finding information on how to approach certain types of interview question or other advice or commercial awareness...- James Carrabino
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
No worries at all @lawnoob, really glad to be able to help :)- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
@GXA123 also the article that @Jessica Booker linked you too can be found by Googling 'TCLA Pinsent Masons'! Between Google and the TCLA forum search function you should be able to find everything that TCLA has to offer :)- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
@GXA123 Glad to hear that you were able to find something useful! I wonder if users assume we have extra access to past material that they don't haha - we should probably clarify that we use the search function in the same way as all of you 😀- James Carrabino
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Commercial Awareness Articles
Hi @ek125712, these articles are still being released in our weekly newsletter, in case you have not yet signed up! They will be added to the forum within the next two weeks :)- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Hi @ek125712, I think @Jessica Booker makes a great point here and that you should certainly not be trying to cater your interview to the interviewers - it would be a big mistake to pretend you are interested in tax law, simply because your interviewer is a tax lawyer, for example. A tax lawyer...- James Carrabino
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2022 Open Day Deadlines
Hi @mustardcustard (love the name by the way 😀) I have found several links that give details of upcoming Open Days although I sense that there are probably more. Unfortunately it does not seem as if the Open Day deadlines have been compiled in the TCLA forum this year, but what I would do is...- James Carrabino
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Happy birthday @Chloe D!! Hope you have a lovely birthday :)
Happy birthday @Chloe D!! Hope you have a lovely birthday :)- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Congratulations on all these successes of the past few days - it's always so excellent to see!! 😍- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Great news @imdeded I'm really glad to hear they gave you some extra time!- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
That's a great attitude! :)- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
This is a cool question - I honestly have no idea which firm I would say! Maybe you want to start a thread about it 😊- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Hi @jo I know that it is tough to face the prospect of applying again as at one point I thought I might have to face this prospect as well, before I got a TC offer at the end of the cycle (so there is still hope for you)! Even when I was gearing up to apply all over again, I put the drudgery...- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Excellent regulatory firm, one of the major US players in life sciences, tech and white collar I think. Very small trainee intake if I recall (like two people) :)- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I had to wait over 7 weeks once before finding out I passed an AC!- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Absolutely love to see self-reflection like this 😍 I have certainly had to correct myself on many an occasion after hearing from another user :)- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
It's tough... the cringest thing is seeing yourself not as you would in a mirror but the way the camera sees you, and like if you lean your head one way then it leans the other way on the screen 🤣 I think the trick is to really relax and know that it will seem cringe. The video interviews where...- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Could it be 7 days from the exact time you first started it? I have had assessments follow a timeline like this; best to see what grad rec says!- James Carrabino
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
In my view, you should at least do the interview and then worry about it later :)- James Carrabino
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