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Free Month of TCLA Premium (Bronze) Every Week (21-22)!
I am delighted to say we will be giving @Rob93 this week's award. @Rob93 has provided so many helpful responses to people over the last week, and especially this weekend. From insightful posts on a firm's structure, to links to information of firm's websites, to being willing to explain their...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #19
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
If they have a separate question in their application, I wouldn’t repeat your extra curriculars, however they could be referenced.- TCLA Community Assistant
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Amazing news! Congratulations- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,620
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!
You can PM me for things like this.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #129
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
It means 11.59pm U.K. time on that date. So you’ll need to factor in time differences if you are in another time zone.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,618
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
That won’t work. Firm’s will be able to flag up duplicate applications even if you register with another email address.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,617
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
It is likely to be somewhere between 2-3 times the number of vacancies available, but that will be the case for many firms.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,616
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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A question for paralegals doing vacation schemes
You will definitely need to speak to your employer to see if any exemptions can be made. It’s not that it can’t be approved, it is just that it will need to be done so. Working for another employer without such disclosure and approval (and especially with potential conflict checks being need to...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #5
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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A question for paralegals doing vacation schemes
You should check any employment contracts to see if there are any requirements for declaring other forms of employment. You should also consider conflict checks. Working for a direct competitor is likely to cause many more problems than if the firms don’t work on similar matters.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
It’s about expanding your answers more than repeating the same thing or saying something completely different.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,581
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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SQE or GDL
I wouldn’t expect you to need to do the GDL and an SQE1 prep course - I’d personally suggest looking for a course/training provider who will cover both these elements.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #3
- Forum: General Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I wouldn’t apply until 8-12 weeks until your academic course is coming to an end.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,573
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Attending Interview During Vacation Scheme
It doesn’t really matter. I would still ask for this. The period between your first and potentially second round interview can just be shorter. It is much better to ask for the interview to be rescheduled than taking time off during the vacation scheme. It would only be if the firm you are...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #10
- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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What interests you about our firm's work?
What are your initial thoughts on answering the question?- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #2
- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
If you don’t know the name of the person you are sending it to, then yours faithfully will be a better sign off than sincerely, but apart from that, yes, it will be ok to not include the addresses.- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,554
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
They may not even have access to the old application so they may not be able to compare it. Just make sure your application demonstrates elements of continuing to pursue the career/learn/develop since your last application. If everything was the same or everything seemed to not be that recent...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,529
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I would always recommend refining and updating your application answers for things that are not static. That will include your career motivation and also possibly any competency answers, as you may now have stronger examples. I also think you can always go back and critically evaluate what you...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,526
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Your strategy of what you include really depends on the other information you are providing in the rest of the application. Try to think of your application not only as its individual component parts, but also the information you present as a whole. That might mean that you actually have a...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,512
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I hope if the community does continue with this conversation that we keep things respectful. We encourage diverse opinions in this forum, but I would encourage everyone to consider how their posts could be construed when writing on such a contentious topic - it is likely to raise some emotive...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,510
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
Recruitment is an art, not a science. Higher grades or more work experience don't equate to more success. There are so many factors that make up an application that you can never truly understand why someone is being chosen over you. The only person who will be able to explain that is the...- TCLA Community Assistant
- Post #7,509
- Forum: Applications Discussion