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Vacation Scheme Prep
Just to tack on to the great advice that @laurabeaumont provided, the sort of work you will be doing also depends on how busy your department is and what sort of work your supervisor is willing to let you do. But just to give you an example of the sort of work you might be doing (pulling from my...- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Planning to complete the SQE? Introduce yourself here.
Anyone doing the LLM Legal Practice (SQE1&2) at ULaw in Manchester this coming September? I'm looking cobble together a study group to review the core law stuff and get a head start before the course starts. Feel free to DM me if you're interested.- RANDOTRON
- Post #30
- Forum: Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) Forum
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Pinsent Masons Vacation Schemes
When did you do your interview and SWOT? Last year, interviews and SWOTs for the vacation scheme were done in February and replies were given by March, so you should have heard by now because the vacation schemes happen between June and July, if I recall correctly.- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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a confused law student's TC journey :)
I didn't do a vacation scheme at Eversheds, but I did do a VS at one of its competitors (where I secured a TC). I also felt really incredibly nervous and unprepared in the days leading up to my VS. But looking back, there's no need to feel nervous or unprepared at all. You already went through a...- RANDOTRON
- Post #81
- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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Placement salary
Just to clarify, by placement, you mean a vacation scheme?- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Planning to complete the SQE? Introduce yourself here.
你好! I secured a TC last year and will be starting my SQE in September this year with ULaw. Very nervous for the exam as I have heard it is actually quite difficult. So I would love any insights or advice for exceeding in it, or just general chat to vent frustrations.- RANDOTRON
- Post #11
- Forum: Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) Forum
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'23-'24 International/Foreign/Mature/Career changers/Non-Traditional
Hi there! Most firms will not provide sponsorship for vacation schemes - I imagine it would be quite difficult (if not impossible) for a firm to sponsor a worker visa for what's effectively a one to two-week internship. As for remote vacation schemes, there could be firms which still do them...- RANDOTRON
- Post #3
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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New here!
Hi there! First of all, welcome to the forum! Here's a few threads within this community to get you started: TCLA Vacation Scheme Application Discussion Thread: useful for asking questions and finding answers - try popping a question you have in the search bar and see if it returns any...- RANDOTRON
- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Hi there! You can have a look at the practice areas they excel in and rank highly here: https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/fieldfisher/true-picture/137/1#%23firm-rankings. They also put out a press release discussing their ranking as of 2022...- RANDOTRON
- Post #13,667
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Advice on SIPs
Firstly, congratulations on receiving three offers! What have you heard in regards to the conversion rate for the other two firms?- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Sillicon Valley Bank collapse
To add on to what @CorpLawyer00 referred to in the linked tweet is looking at why SVB invested in long-term securities. Matt Levine over at Bloomberg does a great explanation of this. Here's the excerpt from Matt: "The weird problem with focusing exclusively on crypto or startups in 2021 is...- RANDOTRON
- Post #3
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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My Training Contract Journey
Just to add onto the superb list provided by @j.s.cox above, I highly recommend the following newsletters to help you develop that critical thinking mindset when reading news, analysing factual scenarios, or even answering questions. All of these newsletter go straight into your email inbox, so...- RANDOTRON
- Post #21
- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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a confused law student's TC journey :)
Hi there! I'm happy to discuss commercial topics and your thoughts with you if you pop them in here and mention me.- RANDOTRON
- Post #9
- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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My Training Contract Journey
I am not a TCLA staff member but it is great to read about your journey! I can see your dedication and it is really commendable! Food for thought on the Binance story (and for the wider crypto market as it stands today): do you think this a dot-com bubble moment for the crypto market?- RANDOTRON
- Post #17
- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23
Yes. When you send a connection request, you can send a personalised note along with it. I usually give a short introduction of myself, state my interest for that particular role, and ask to have a chat about it in my note. If they accept your connection request, they'll arrange a call with you...- RANDOTRON
- Post #162
- Forum: General Discussion
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confused to commercially aware! trying to develop my commercial awareness
Food for thought: Youtube rolled out their primetime channels to bring streaming movies and TV series onto the Youtube app itself (https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12769543?hl=en). What impact will this have on Netflix and its future? Likewise, what will privatisation of 'actual TV'...- RANDOTRON
- Post #3
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23
I would add onto @Jessica Booker's comment and say if the firms is recruiting paralegal through an external recruiter (like EJ Legal), then you should immediately reach out the recruiter on LinkedIn about the role if the job post shows who the recruiter is as opposed to just submitting in your...- RANDOTRON
- Post #160
- Forum: General Discussion
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Watson Farley & Williams
Hi there! From reading what you've provided, you can apply for an open day and a vacation scheme as it saids '[o]pen day applicants may return to apply for a vacation scheme or training contract at any time during the application window'. It does not make any sense for the firm to prevent you...- RANDOTRON
- Post #2
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Vacation Schemes
Hi there! Are you studying law in India or in the United Kingdom? I'm not super sure what you're asking for. Are you asking for how you can make your application stand out or are you asking the technical process to getting a vacation scheme? I assume the latter for now, but happy to discuss the...- RANDOTRON
- Post #2
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
As @Jessica Booker mentioned in one of her comments (which I've quoted below for your convenience), it is better to cover your open days in another section. So you can leave it out in your work experience and mention it instead in answering the question you stated. In my opinion, it'll make your...- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: Applications Discussion