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  1. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Thank you.
  2. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Anyone got a guide for Slaughters cover letter?
  3. A worried paralegal

    Government Legal Department Trainee Scheme AC

    Government site says a combination of motivational and behavioural
  4. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    High 2:1 usually
  5. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I only got onto it yesterday
  6. A worried paralegal

    Macfarlanes Mock AC

    Bumping
  7. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I got the pfo
  8. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    They are just coming now
  9. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Mayer Brown took me around 4 months iirc.
  10. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Lawyers on demand
  11. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    US firms tend to enforce the academic rules more strictly than others but as an ABB is still quite good you could probably get by if you do well in University and write out your mitigating factors correctly. 65% is fine but some US firms like to see those 70s. Good luck!
  12. A worried paralegal

    A graduate in need of career advice

    Would you advise that I think about self-funding or should I stay away from studying for a cycle?
  13. A worried paralegal

    Macfarlanes Mock AC

    Thanks to the lovely people at Upreach I now have a mock AC coming up at Macfarlanes later this month. Does anyone have some guidance on how to best research and prepare for such an AC. If it is of relevance it is in person and quite lengthy at 8 hours. I also have some extra questions. 1) Are...
  14. A worried paralegal

    A graduate in need of career advice

    Thank you. Do you have advice for good strategies or types of roles that I could get straight from a degree that can be useful. Is the best approach to just look at local high street firms?
  15. A worried paralegal

    A graduate in need of career advice

    Is there any particular downside to starting in January/Feb such as with student finance (If I take a SQE/LPC LLM) or TC prospects?
  16. A worried paralegal

    A graduate in need of career advice

    I have just received results for my assessments and will likely finish my degree with a solid 2:1. Sadly, I have no training contract or even legal role lined up at this moment but I have secured work experience for 3 days at one of the Big 4 and a mock assessment centre at a London firm...
  17. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Didn’t come up in the email
  18. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Yeah
  19. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Naturally I failed the online assessment anyway and the feedback report don’t even work Honestly this one is one big bummer rn
  20. A worried paralegal

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Oh wow, that is interesting and maybe I do stand a chance.

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