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    Legal experience and TC application with no questions

    Hi all - I had a question on what everyone thought on not getting through on the first stage on most applications despite having 20 years plus legal experience in top City law firms and one high street law firm. I know it is not just down to this section that you would get through on to the...
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    Application advice queries

    Hi there - I'd like to hear your views on the following 2 queries I have. On the question why commercial law, is it fine to mention the areas I do enjoy mostly like researching and drafting and refrain from mentioning the areas I don't e.g. the due diligence side of keeping track of parties...
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    Looking for inspiration

    Hi All - to any candidates who took a while to get passed the application stage - do you have anything inspiring to tell? Looking for some inspiration as starting to lose the will after applying for a while now. Thank you.
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    Confused if I should continue or not for a TC is the question!

    Hi - I am resuming my TCLA premium membership having been a member a year ago and wondered if someone can answer my questions as follows:- 1. Is there a deadline when my law degree and LPC will no longer be considered/accepted when applying for a training contract? I graduated from studying my...
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    How will you make it a success?

    One of the questions I have on an application is why do you want to join **** and how will you make it a success? I find the latter difficult to answer when you can’t predict what area you’ll end up specialising in and how you’ll change once you’ve done the seats and training. Any thoughts?
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    No direct experience but personal interest in practice area

    @Jessica Booker Is it possible to show interest in a particular niche area of a sector and be successful in an application without having any direct experience in that area? If so, how does one go about demonstrating this in an application answer without going into the topic in depth. Eg Hill...
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    Law firms moving all candidates to SQE in next in-take despite those done LPC

    Hi - as of 2025, Dentons are asking for all candidates to undertake SQE 1 and 2 despite candidates like myself already completed/passed the LPC. Does anyone know if all law firms are likely to move this way before the LPC finishes being available in 2030 (not sure if this is exactly right)? It...
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    Have you applied for any previous positions at the firm?

    @Jessica Booker Hi Jessica - I am applying for a training contract at a law firm where it asks if I have applied for any other positions at the firm previously. I have mentioned that I applied for a legal assistant position at the firm a few years ago in order to gain legal experience in a...
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    Non-rotational seats and advisory instead of transactional firms

    Hi - are Jones Day and Kennedys (I think!) the only firms that do non-rotational TCs? How should one approach a training contract with having an interest in doing advisory instead of transactional seats? I know we need to explore both as our skills could develop more in both however, having...
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    No info online on small boutique London law firm

    Hi I am applying to a small boutique law firm online but there doesn't seem to be any helpful information online/social media platforms to assist in explaining why I'd like to apply to them in my cover letter. The firm doesn't seem to have any presence online. There are reviews from clients on...
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    Cover letters and CVs

    Is there a link/section where there is info on how to approach cover letters and CVs and ideas on the content please? Thank you.
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    Firms that look at application and tests at all levels

    Hi - does anyone know how I can find out which firms look at all levels of a TC application e.g. they will look at the situational test if a candidate did not pass the application form stage and still consider them to the next stage please? I attended a law firm event recently and a law firm...
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    Developing self and skills

    Hi everyone - just wondering if anyone can share how they went about showing how they had developed themselves and their skills from one application cycle to the next to get ideas especially since there’s been limited resources since Covid. Thank you
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    Legal work experience and voluntary experience

    Hi - I have been interviewing clients on their legal queries and drafting legal advice for pro bono legal advice clinic for over a year. Do I need to continue doing this to showcase dealing with clients and providing legal advice in my applications until I get a training contract (whenever that...
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    Firm listed in The Legal 500 rankings in 2020 but not in 2021

    Hi - does anyone know what it means if a law firm is listed in top tiers 1 and 2 and as leading individuals in 2020 but do not appear anywhere in The Legal 500 rankings in 2021? Thank you.
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    Any advice on how to do things differently in new year

    Hi there - does anyone have any advice on how to do things differently in a new year on applying for TCs? Is it a matter of seeking new opportunities and thinking about what new legal experiences we can add to applications? After all, if we have not secured a TC we don't want to repeat the...
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    Applying for a training contract after 3/4 years as a mature candidate

    Hi - following the post regarding “I got a training contract after ten years”, it got me thinking of reading online (I can’t recall where, so I do not know if it is a reliable source) that law firms tend to only accept candidates that have completed the LPC within the last 3/4 years. They like...
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    Improving applications each time

    Hi - I was wondering if anyone can provide some suggestions on how they improved applying for further TCs after each rejected application. Yes I read over my past applications to see how I could have improved but as each application is unique apart from providing a different example or...
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    Law firms requesting LPC candidates to do SQE 2 and phasing out of the LPC (what does this mean for LPC candidates?)

    Hi everyone - I attended a webinar yesterday by Reed Smith and they were discussing if to apply for the SQE or the LPC? They mentioned those applying to Reed Smith for a TC who have completed and/or undergoing the LPC would have to complete SQE 2 to be on the same par as their other trainees...

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