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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Does anyone have any experience on the AC for SEO Corporate Law Programme? How can I best prepare and what sorts of questions do they ask?- Mxkry
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Does anyone have any experience on the AC for SEO Corporate Law Programme? How can I best prepare and what sorts of questions do they ask?- Mxkry
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
that's how it was for the summer vacation scheme, yes.- Mxkry
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
If an application asks why you want to work as a solicitor, do you answer as you would for a "why commercial law" question?- Mxkry
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
A bit off topic, but does anyone have experience interviewing with accutrainee?- Mxkry
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Does the ashurst personal statement have to be addressed to anyone like in a cover letter?- Mxkry
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Would you capitalise 'Letter Before Action' or is the lowercase version the correct way to refer to it?- Mxkry
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
After initially thinking I wasn't even going to bother applying for training contracts, I think I'm going to attempt a few. I think one of my issues in applications is explaining my initial interest in commercial law. Partially, it is a result of my motivations not being 'pure'. I was always...- Mxkry
- Post #3,490
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
The travis pfo was my final app of my unsuccessful cycle, unfortunately. That’s two times in a row they haven’t read my application. Won’t be applying for a 3rd time.- Mxkry
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Still waiting on travers post-app- Mxkry
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Law firms & Diversity
How do you know that a particular firm has 0 black people? And yes as a black male, if a firm had 0 black people in it, I probably would not apply. I just don’t see how that would be a comfortable working environment- Mxkry
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Anyone have any advice on what a final year with no VC/TC lined up can do between now and the next cycle?- Mxkry
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I'm going for 25+. Going the route of 10 applications did not work out well for me at all this time- Mxkry
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Ashurst PFO finally!- Mxkry
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Another week of no response post app. I'm really not holding my breath at this point.- Mxkry
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
1 VI in the whole cycle.- Mxkry
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Am i ever going to hear back post-app? Find out on the next episode vacation scheme hunting- Mxkry
- Post #17,146
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Anyone else still waiting post app for ashurst or travers? I know its probably rejection as it seems like they have done all/majority of their ACs.- Mxkry
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
London- Mxkry
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
yeah i'm not sure if it's a straight pfo or they genuinely have run out of spaces.- Mxkry
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