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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Thanks so much for responding Jessica! That's a perspective that I hadn't really entertained, so thank you and I will keep that in mind :)
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Hi all, not sure if this is the correct thread for this so apologies if not! I just wanted to gather some thoughts. When I was offered a TC, I asked if I could defer my start date by 6 months - I was concerned I might be burnt out doing the GDL, LPC MSc and then going straight into the TC with...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Tbh it was quite difficult since I didn't have much "real" legal experience. All I could do was go off my insight day but I really tried to make the most of this. For example I talked about the negotiation exercise that we did during the insight day, how this helped strengthen my interest in...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Thank you Alice, appreciate it!
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Thank you Jaysen!!
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Thanks so much Daniel!! I hope you enjoyed your vac schemes :)
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Thank you Jessica!!
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Thank you! Do you mean in terms of pursuing a career in law? :)
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I still can’t believe that I’m typing this, but I’m so happy to have accepted a training contract at an international firm that feels so right for me! Admittedly, I don’t post much on here, though I do check the forum frequently so I want to share my story with you. I graduated from a non-law...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    That's reassuring, thank you Penelope!
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Hi guys, I've been invited to do the 30 minute multiple choice assessment as part of the scholarship process. I don't know anything about what this consists of other than the fact there's 20 questions. Please could you tell me what the assessment is like? Is it basically a Watson Glaser test...

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