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  1. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Our members are predominately based in the UK, but we have a range of international students studying at UK universities, and some members who are studying/working in other countries, and that’s across various continents too.
  2. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    I would give them a call tomorrow morning to see if they can give you an outcome. However, be prepared that you may not get an answer as to whether you have been successful or not. You may need to consider accepting and then reneging your offer if you do get a second offer (assuming the second...
  3. TCLA Community Assistant

    BPP LPC help. 3Days?

    If you are doing it of your own accord, I wouldn’t really concern yourselves about which modules to choose. But at the same time, it would be slightly surprising to see someone choose all non commercial electives and then want to work in a commercial law firm.
  4. TCLA Community Assistant

    Has anyone failed the LPC. Lost TC?

    If they have lost their TC, it will be due to a term in their training contract offer that they had to obtain a certain grade. Most firms just require you to pass the LPC, and so for anyone not passing the LPC, they can’t go on to their TC anyway, so it’s a fairly straight forward decision as...
  5. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    You don't need to know anyone - the reference is attached to your university/faculty. Someone will be able to provide it. If the worse comes to the worst, you have your reference letter attached. That would be sufficient (your extutor is only going to replicate that information).
  6. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Anything from a couple of hours to a couple of weeks
  7. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    The firm is likely to just ask your university for the reference rather than the individual referee. I would put a contact for the faculty office and upload your letter from your tutor as an additional document (purely where you have it).
  8. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Latest first usually. Some people choose to put them into sections, and put their legal experience first, but again back date it with the most recent first, then put things like part time jobs /volunteering etc after the legal work experience even if it is the most recent
  9. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Very common! Yes, could easily be that they are waiting to interview everyone. They have said the end of the month so to me there is little need in checking your phone. Just keep it charged up - they will contact you by Tuesday.
  10. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    No offer would be contingent on an LLM where it isn’t necessary for a TC, so I don't think you have anything to concern yourself about here
  11. TCLA Community Assistant

    Re-applying for Vacation Schemes

    Just a waste of time applying with a new email address - most ATS are sophisticated enough to flag duplicate applicants based on your other information. No reason to not apply again though if you feel your application will be stronger this year and if you are eligible for the programme.
  12. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    No - sometimes it can be PFO by call and an email on a positive update (that isn’t necessarily an offer).
  13. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Actually more common as it sounds. Many employers are doing it to ensure you are the person taking the interview!
  14. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    This is a “no one really knows” answer. Firms want to run schemes of all types in person, but all the time infection rates are high, particularly in the main age group of vac schemers, firms are not going to risk it and could run virtual events instead.
  15. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    1) no - it’s just a job title 2) Three months is actually pretty common for permanent roles as this is how long it can take to backfill the role should you resign. You won’t be able to negotiate the notice period down - I wouldn’t even attempt it as it basically says you are looking to leave...
  16. TCLA Community Assistant

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Not all firms will offer this (I have never offered this). It is worthwhile checking with the firm in question that you are applying to. Some firms will just see it as a postgraduate course, which they don’t provide funding to in other occasions. With the GDL becoming redundant for many firms...
  17. TCLA Community Assistant

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

    Yes - just skip it unless you feel there is a reason why you’d should include documents to your application (eg mitigating circumstances documents).
  18. TCLA Community Assistant

    Tier 2 Work Visa Sponsorships - Which firms? Insight from international students?

    A graduate visa may not cover the entire period of a training contract, especially if you are doing a LPC course/SQE course that is not eligible for the graduate visa. Even if it is, if there is anytime between your course ending and your TC starting, it means it is likely that a graduate visa...
  19. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    See every question as an opportunity to present something additional/different about you. A lot of questions won’t be compulsory just because they won’t apply to all candidates (and that’s fine if that’s the case) but if you have information to present that is relevant to that question...
  20. TCLA Community Assistant

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    I personally wouldn’t omit anything unless it doesn’t apply to you. If you have fluency in other languages, it would be a mistake not to include them just because the question isn’t mandatory.

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