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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    1) yes - they won’t have received the majority of their applications yet (unlikely to until at least a week before their deadline£ 2) Yes - online events would be included in that category
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Unfortunately there will not be a standard on this. For some firms, it would include the day you got the email, for others it would mean the first day starts tomorrow like you have suggested. I would always go with the earlier date though unless you are given a specific date to complete it...
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    I think this isn’t absolutely a killer but it really does depend on the strength on the rest of your application. Consider it as your first strike rather than a strike out.
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    It basically acts as a flagging system to contextualise your previous achievements. If your application had spelling errors or poor motivational answers, the system doesn’t compensate for that. But what it does do is flag to the recruiter that you are likely to have been disadvantaged when it...
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Yes - they should be capitalised as they are titles.
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Yes - contact them to explain. Sometimes technical glitches happen, so I wouldn’t worry about it.
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Look for the name on Lawcareers.net for the firm’s profile. If it’s not listed there, Graduate Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment Team, or Training Principal would all be acceptable to use
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    I doubt it will be decided on that alone, but other decisions are likely to be far more subjective and contribute one way or another to the decision on your application. Consider it like a set of scales. This puts some additional weighting on the “not great” side of the scale but there could...
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    George’s advice is spot on here and N/A is the most appropriate option for 3) if you are not going to self fund the course.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    I’d personally wait now. There is a risk you are inundating them with correspondence. Next time, my advice is to ensure you have all this information in one go and then email them.
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    If you have sent them the relevant information to add to your application, there’s not much else you can do but be patient at this stage. It can easily take 10 working days for them to pick up something like this.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    If you are happy to wait until the summer to secure a VS, then you could apply for that. But if you are looking for a spring scheme and want to look to convert to a TC sooner, then it might be worthwhile applying for the Spring. It really depends what else you are applying to and the other...
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Sounds like they review applications as they go but they don’t shortlist candidates for interview until after the final candidate’s test is completed. If you want to apply to the firm and the opportunity, I would apply. I think too many people get caught up in the mechanisms of rolling...
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    You can still answer the questions, particularly around refugee status, working during education and caring responsbilities, but the algorithm won’t be able to factor in your postcode or school.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    My advice is to look at how the firm writes it in body copy on their website (eg not in headings/titles) and mirror that, but it does really depend in the context of how you write it. The above example isn’t capitalised, while if you said someone’s job title “Joe Bloggs, Real Estate” it would...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Yes - ok for it to be blank unless it doesn’t let you proceed.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Over thinking it in my opinion - it’s highly unlikely a decision would be made on this alone.
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Congratulations!
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    As a lawyer you will never be expected to know everything off the top of your head, and therefore you won’t be expected to in an interview either. You were brought through to interview with the firm knowing you are a non-law applicant and also that you have no legal work experience - they...
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Yes, I would expect this to go through to 23.59 on the 25th.

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