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    TCLA's New Podcast: Trainee Talk

    Great idea! Please let me know if there are any areas that you especially want to know with trainees/ future trainees and their journeys. I will be keeping an eye on this thread :)
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    Paralegal position in London

    Hi all! I am currently working at CMS as Client Management Assistant and my contract is about to come to an end. There is a vacancy in place! Please let me know if you are interested and I can provide more information about the role, why I decided to work in business development prior to...
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    Six things I learnt by applying for training contracts for six years

    As we are in the midst of application season, I thought I would share what I learnt in my journey to obtain a training contact. I started applying for training contracts during my second year of university, in 2013. I received a training contract offer this year, in 2018. I write this in the...
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    Advice re written exercises/ case studies- AC Monday 16th April

    Thanks Jaysen! Sorry, one last question: do you have any advice re group presentations where you're given materials on the spot and have to prepare there and then?
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    Advice re written exercises/ case studies- AC Monday 16th April

    Thank you so much, Jaysen. Yes I did receive feedback, it was quite difficult to hear but I was grateful that they were honest with me. I had around over an hour to write a report similar to what I've described to you: to advise a client (a corporation) on which company to invest in, and then...
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    Advice re written exercises/ case studies- AC Monday 16th April

    Hi Jaysen I hope you are well. I was wondering if you may have any advice when it comes to written exercises. I've been told that the written exercise I will do at an AC this Monday is likely to be business-related. For example, candidates are given 4 companies to choose from and then have to...

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