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  1. Jaysen

    Iqra's journey to a TC

    Welcome to the forum Elsa, wishing you the best of luck!
  2. Jaysen

    My journey to securing a TC having self-funded the GDL

    It's amazing to have you here, thank you so much for posting! Congratulations on DLA Piper and do keep us updated :).
  3. Jaysen

    Welcome to the TCLA Forum Version 2.0!

    Glad to hear it! I'm sure we can do this, let me get back to you.
  4. Jaysen

    Welcome to the TCLA Forum Version 2.0!

    I've just sent you an invite to the group, let me know if this fixed your issue!
  5. Jaysen

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I bet you're going to be great. A firm would be lucky to have you!
  6. Jaysen

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Wishing you the best of luck!
  7. Jaysen

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Oh dear, I don't know if this means they mistakenly rejected you, or not. @Jessica Booker - I think the candidate should email/call them?
  8. Jaysen

    Clifford Chance interview

    I know a couple of years back Clifford Chance focused on Mergers and Acquisitions. In January last year, at least one of them involved being given a case study bundle on restructuring/administration (particularly what happened with Thomas Cook). This consisted of a few FT and BBC articles...
  9. Jaysen

    Clifford Chance interview

    I think Jacob might be discussing something slightly different to a typical 'case study'. These would be more fitting for commercial interviews or presentations, where candidates are asked to discuss a commercial topic of interest, or have some time to prepare in advance.
  10. Jaysen

    Welcome to the TCLA Forum Version 2.0!

    Those of you who were having trouble logging in via your Google account, this should now be fixed.
  11. Jaysen

    Welcome to the TCLA Forum Version 2.0!

    Nope you are right, we’re still working on this :)
  12. Jaysen

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    If you click on an avatar and then 'start conversation', you can send a direct message :).
  13. Jaysen

    It's a marathon, not a sprint - with Rosie C

    Welcome to the second post in our series of interviews with future trainee solicitors! Today, we are delighted to hear from Rosie Coles, who is a future trainee at CMS. 1. Who is your training contract with? CMS 2. Are you a law or non law candidate? Non-law 3. Which university did you...
  14. Jaysen

    How I secured four training contract offers - with Patricia K

    Welcome to the first in our series of interviews with future trainee solicitors. Today we delighted to hear from Patricia K, TCLA's project manager, who successfully secured four training contract offers. 1. Who is your training contract with? Allen & Overy 2. Are you a law or non law...
  15. Jaysen

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    For those that may be wondering, we just introduced a new feature to the TCLA forums. You can now insert GIFs directly into posts using this button in the text editor! This was almost singlehandedly because of these guys 😄. I'm also in the process of starting to release new content via the...
  16. Jaysen

    Welcome to the TCLA Forum Version 2.0!

    Does this show up when you click search?
  17. Jaysen

    Welcome to the TCLA Forum Version 2.0!

    Looks like I can change the form to automatically search for most recent, rather than most relevant. Not sure if anyone has a preference here?
  18. Jaysen

    Welcome to the TCLA Forum Version 2.0!

    Yep! If you head over to 'advanced', you can search by most recent first.
  19. Jaysen

    Welcome to the TCLA Forum Version 2.0!

    Hey Dan - are you able to see this now?
  20. Jaysen

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    You can definitely skip this.

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