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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I am growing increasingly frustrated because I have been applying to law firms for several years and have not managed to land a training contract or paralegal position. I genuinely feel let down by the education system in order to improve my career prospects. I feel trapped because getting...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    How do law firms view candidates who have been on state benefits such as JSA or universal credit?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Many candidates apply to law firms for vacation schemes and training contracts, and there are only limited places at each firm. This may not be the first or second cycle for applicants but their fifth or tenth cycle. Applying for paralegal positions are as, if not more, competitive than...

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