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  1. James Carrabino

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Congratulations to the three of you, I'm sure you will all do a great job!!
  2. James Carrabino

    Preparing for a paralegal interview

    My guess is you will get at least a question or two on the area of law they want you to work in - they won't expect much knowledge from you but will probably want to see that you have at least some interest in the role. Otherwise, I am personally inclined to think that it will be less...
  3. James Carrabino

    How to Explain Rejections in Interviews?

    No worries, glad to be of help! From my experience, a lot of firms (US in particular) like candidates who are not part of the clean slate of penultimate-year students you are referring to. In my PGDL class the average age is around 24 and most have prior work experience. I think work experience...
  4. James Carrabino

    How to Explain Rejections in Interviews?

    Just to add to what @Jessica Booker has said - first of all, don't worry at all about this! I have two questions and answers for you: Q1. Is someone who has done vacation schemes in previous cycles a better or worse candidate than someone without any legal work experience? A: They're...
  5. James Carrabino

    Ask TCLA's New Community Managers Anything!

    Good afternoon everyone, I am very excited to introduce myself as one of your new Community Managers, along with @AvniD and @George Maxwell - it is an honour to be in this role! I will also be providing reviews of your applications as part of TCLA's application review service for premium...

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