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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Graduate Recruitment are unlikely to pick it up until the morning. You might want to contact the video interview platform provider to see if they can provide any support.
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    Work experience section on applications

    You can list those events in India as career events. I wouldn’t worry too much about this, as it will be obvious you won’t have had the same access to some of the opportunities as U.K. students.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    Should I link my answer here back to the law firm?

    There is no need to link it to the firm as they have done this in the question itself. In that example, it would be events manager but it is highly unlikely you would be scored down in anyway if you wrote Events Manager.
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    There won’t be a set amount for each element - for one person it could be quite evenly split, while with the next person they may not cover one element at all - it really depends on the individual’s profile and the evidence elsewhere in their application. It is quite normal for a 850 word...
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    You really don’t have to worry - they aren’t going to give your place to someone else. Drop them a brief but polite email asking when you may receive the paperwork for the offer.
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    Work experience section on applications

    Do you have experience in the legal sector? I think it is fine for these to be blank but you need to have strong evidence elsewhere that you have strongly considered and pursued opportunities to understand the career and prepare for it. For some people they will be able to do this with work...
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Usually just confirmation of your grades. It’s why a lot of the time an email from your faculty office will be sufficient. Some academic references can put more of a character reference for individuals but where that is rarely consistent, firms tend to just want confirmation that your grades...
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Yes - they will have had this happen all the time even outside of Christmas. Some referees never get back to reference requests. You just need to ask whether: 1) it can wait until the new year 2) if not, is there any other information you can provide as an alternative.
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    It sounds like the firm won’t get the reference until the New Year, and so I don’t think it’s a case of asking whether they have received it, more that is receiving it in the new year ok, and if not is there any alternative information/referee details you can provide instead.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    Choosing a TC start date

    SQE2 is also based on the QLTS OSCE and that also is around the 60-70% pass mark https://qlts.kaplan.co.uk/results
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    Choosing a TC start date

    A traditional TC was pretty much guaranteed employment for two years - firms don’t have things like probationary periods in LPC TCs because the commitment was two years of training with one employer. Only things like misconduct would have really allowed a firm to terminate your TC (or the firm...
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    Choosing a TC start date

    I take a different view on this to James and Avni. The SQE is likely to be more difficult to pass based on the assessments it is designed from. Although we haven’t seen anyone pass the SQE yet (won’t until mid 2022), the assessments are very similar to the QLTS which has some pretty low pass...
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    I would recommend including why you believe the skills are of particular importance.
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    If this firm is a strong contender for you - for instance it is in the top five-ten firms you would accept an offer with, I would apply anyway. Most applicants won’t apply until the last week (and even the last few days), and even then some of those people are bound to be selected to the next...
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    The module newsletter sounds like extra curriculars. Volunteering is more of a grey area as to which category it falls into. Ultimately if it’s attached to the university, technically it would be considered extra curriculars, but such roles are ok to put in work experience sections.
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Congratulations on your TC!
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    I’d really advise against this. There will be slight differences I suspect in the work or team and also the impact you will have in the roles, and so I would focus on those differences.
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    You can ask for an extension if you are ill. The worst that can happen is they say no to the extension, so you won’t be in any worse of a position than you are now.
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    That is amazing news! Congratulations
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    They may not even have your old application if their data retention policy means they would delete the data within a set period of time and that time has expired. Even if they do have it on file, 9 times out of 10 they probably won’t need to look at your previous application as a decision can...

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