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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    In what context?
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    I’d try to ensure there is some kind of connection to the events and the firm you are applying to, even if just that the firms do similar work. If you have the word count you could briefly talk about either what you learnt or how the events have shaped your career motivation.
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    With that word count, I’d just focus on the question rather than trying to link it back to the firm.
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Remember the question isn’t asking you to frame this in what the firm would do. It’s just asking you to talk about pitch processes generally, and asking you to potentially leverage previous experiences. But it wouldn’t be presumptive if that’s the approach you took.
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    I don’t know 🤷🏻‍♀️
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Sounds like you have taken the right approach!
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    It will be fine.
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    They aren’t going to look at you negatively if 1) you can identify your weaknesses - self awareness is a vital characteristic of any trainee 2) you can show what you are either doing to develop that particular weakness or how you have learnt to work around it
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    GDL results and TC applications

    Not really an issue unless you are only aiming for firms who are known to be strict on academic performance.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    The accelerated course is more likely to be more days per week. Used to be 4 days a week back in my day, but that was way before remote learning etc, so things may have changed.
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Unless money isn't an issue due to savings/bank of Mum & Dad, I would think that staying at home would be a far less stressful approach even with a 40 minute commute. Even in London, to find somewhere affordable for a house share, your commute would still probably be around 40 minutes anyway...
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Ah ok. That technically isn’t an SJT assessment really. There isn’t a right or wrong answer with these type of personality questionnaires, they weigh it up across all your answers and get a profile, it is not like this is a pass/fail assessment, which an SJT is. Just answer honestly and...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Things to consider: Does the firm state it values leadership or collaboration in its marketing material? In the scenario, are you really going to be a designated leader (eg a first seat trainee working with qualified lawyers vs second year trainee working with paralegals)?
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Not an issue at all if it is not important to you. An interest in international work would be separate from the firm’s international strategy in a lot of instances.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    There isn’t really an set number of points, but focus on what the day job is. That isn’t really going to employer events in all honesty - that’s just an extra responsibility that staff can get involved in, just like they can get involved in CSR activities, pro Bono or even things like charity...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    You don’t need to know about the client. You just need to know what clients generally will care about.
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    That’s fine. Some things are unlikely to change. As long as sections of it are being updated/refined, that is fine.
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Any academic resit should be covered.
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    They aren’t asking you to talk about them specifically. They just want you to focus on what is important to clients in pitch processes.
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    Undergrad degree from USA — how to list 'modules'?

    Do you not get an annual GPA, even if it is informally?

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