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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    If they have an agreement to start such courses in 2022 (rather than 2023) then yes they might. Just be aware that the SQE2 exams are only sat in the UK though and that if they have a specific course, you might only be able to study it from within the UK.
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Amazing news and congratulations! We look forward to you joining the Junior Lawyer Community and will appreciate any efforts to pay it forward.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Sounds like you would be hired this summer, start the SQE prep course in January, sit SQE1 in April 2023, and if you passed go on the SQE2 prep in April, taking SQE2 sometime in the summer. The 2023 SQE assessment dates haven’t been announced yet by the SRA and so they must know specific timings...
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    No expectation for you to do this. Just because some people do it, doesn't mean you have to. For everyone who likes these types of post, there is another person who cringes at them, so do what you feel comfortable doing.
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!

    I think there is always a balance here and how you frame it is important. For instance, "As someone conscious of people's mental health struggles, I appreciate the firm's efforts to help its employees by providing the necessary support to ensure employees are cared for" is very different to...
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I must stress it won't necessarily work in your favour. It is just you are asking the firm to make a decision now compared to later. There will be different variables to consider now than there will be at a later date. Those variables could work in your favour in some instances or not in others.
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    It’s not as binary as that. It could, depending on the circumstances, work in your favour. But at the same time if you are asking them to come to a decision now, it maybe the case it is a no based on what they have to factor in now rather than later down the line.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!

    Tagging in @George Maxwell @James Carrabino and @AvniD as I know they will have some great thoughts on some of these points.
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    This previous post will give you some info: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/tcla-vacation-scheme-applications-discussion-thread-2021-22-1.4197/post-110119
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I’d wait until a week has passed and then email them asking when you will receive the offer documents. All it takes is for someone to be off sick and a typically 1 day turnaround turns into a longer period of time.
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I’d be slightly cautious of this comments from UoL reps. They have a particular agenda, and one of those is protecting their revenue streams. They do that if they still push the LPC because it is a regulated market with fewer competitors. The SQE is unregulated and will allow many more provider...
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I would just say you have some personal circumstances that have come up unexpectedly and would like to see if there is the opportunity to delay the interview so you can give it your fullest attention. That is truthful but isn’t going into the specifics of what it is. It isn’t also asking the...
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    (P)GDL Cold feet- was SQE right instead?

    Highly unlikely in my opinion. Firms didn’t make people who self funded their LPC to take the LPC modules that were aligned to their practice areas/bespoke LPC courses. Plus the PGDL generally isn’t tailored (it’s just a standardised course, a rebadged GDL with some SQE prep thrown in). As the...
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    (P)GDL Cold feet- was SQE right instead?

    It will really depend on the individual firm's policy on SQE support. Technically there is nothing stopping someone just taking the exams of their own accord without doing a course at all (you could technically self-study for it). But where firms typically recruit trainees in advance, its just...
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    Difference between LLM (SQE preparation course) and MA Law (SQE1)

    It really won’t matter from a U.K. perspective, so if it is the case that one term has potentially more weight than the other in your home country, then factor that into your decision. But I suspect they are very similar courses just badged up differently.
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    Difference between LLM (SQE preparation course) and MA Law (SQE1)

    You won't need an LLM to practice as a solicitor in England and Wales. You will just need an undergraduate degree (but that doesn't need to be a UK degree). LLMs tend to be more specialised courses, where you focus on a sub division of law. This isn't always the case though, some universities...
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    In times of recessions, application numbers always go up. People just hedge their bets with more job applications. At the same time, the visa process in the UK has changed, meaning it is actually easier to higher international applicants than it ever was before. That has undoubtedly increased...
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    How old is too old for Vacation Scheme Applications?

    Age won't directly be a factor to stop you. However, there will be some factors that correlate with being older that may make it more problematic: 1) Older people tend to be in work. Applying for vacation schemes can then be tricky if you can't get the time off from work from your current...
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    If you have replied now, I wouldn't send another email. See if they do it again, and then pick up then if needed.
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I'd personally wait another 2 weeks unless you urgently need the feedback.

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