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  1. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Will the GSA replace the TC at larger firms then perhaps?
  2. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    The pass odds may be higher but it is not something that can be guaranteed, so it creates a risk. I am surprised that law firms aren't working to develop an alternative to BPP/Ulaw as the tuition fees are continuing to rise and both have a rather poor reputation. If not the firms themselves...
  3. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Interesting, I wonder if that puts off law firms from moving to GSAs or if the 95% is sorted regardless
  4. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think this whole fiasco actually will create a much larger problem of killing off social mobility. If someone can’t or won’t self-fund, having funding vs having funding IF you pass is one hell of a distinction especially if it could lead to serious financial problems. Furthermore, getting a...
  5. A worried paralegal

    Private Equity

    Do we need to know the finance numbers as a banker would for law firms now or is it more just about the basic concepts etc?
  6. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    As a bonus point Self-funding prevents you from doing GSA’s which is how most in-house “TC’s” are arranged
  7. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Maybe it’s just the rankings that cost
  8. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Usually not Might be in a minority of them
  9. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I was wondering about alternative sites too as the lawyer and law.com have always been a nuisance
  10. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Do you have guidance for dealing with paywalls in these instances?
  11. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Anyone else here got the holding email from Hill Dickinson?
  12. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Slaughters evolving for the better it seems
  13. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Anyone here with a guide on that as I have no idea if I am passing and I never use semicolons and that sort of thing (Only got a C in English GCSE too! ) As for Setsail, they are just too lazy to make new text so made one and rolled with it. Them and Amberjack seem to pitch all these things to...
  14. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Usually you can see on a firm’s grad rec site what they want to see in a trainee. Most cases the answer is to work with others, say yes to every opportunity , take risks , take every piece of tech going and to proofread yourself instead of getting someone else to. If you want some practice...
  15. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Cappfinity this year - Used by a lot of firms so should be more familiar If you struggle with those, then consider asking, but they usually are personality tests more than anything else with a minority also including a grammar review task (Always about a travel agency takeover ''SetSail LLC'')...
  16. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I'd say that is an improvement considering how horrible their test was in past years.
  17. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I never had moving in mind as I would personally prefer to be in the regions.
  18. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    On the reverse side, does this mean that as someone based in the regions, I will have a higher chance of succeeding if I go for firms HQed near where I am as opposed to London offices or regional firms based elsewhere?
  19. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I don't think HL London gets 19 times more applicants though. I meant the opposite with regards to it being harder not easier to go for regional offices.
  20. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Funnily enough it tends to be the opposite, such as for example with Hogan Lovells' 40 TC places, 38 go to London and 2 to Birmingham

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