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  1. antisocial applicant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I've not finished it cover to cover yet, but the parts I have read do make me question commercial law as a career for me and the value I feel like I could add if I were to go down that route. I'm a paralegal in a commercial firm atm and a lot of the work banking & finance and corporate lawyers...
  2. antisocial applicant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Just popped in to check on vac scheme progress and some dude's on about genocide, tf is going on here?
  3. antisocial applicant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Imagine Homelander as a partner in a firm 💀
  4. antisocial applicant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I let my line manager know about a month into my role and there were no issues at all. Lots of my colleagues do vac schemes with other firms though so it's kind of a precedent to allow annual leave for vac schemes. Does your line manager know of your interest in working in law? If you explain...
  5. antisocial applicant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I hope you're successful and become a six figure fee earner with Macfarlanes 👍
  6. antisocial applicant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Well done and best of luck! :) I cracked a smile thinking how 'NRF SVS AC' would look to anyone outside the law space - application lingo is like another language.
  7. antisocial applicant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    @Jessica Booker when firms want to get rid of associates but can't fire them for whatever reason, what does it look like when HR 'manages out' associates? 'Managing out' is only something I've heard bits and pieces about but I can't find a proper definition.
  8. antisocial applicant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It's not timed, but they track how long you take to answer questions as part of their anti-cheating measures. Very invasive of them to turn your camera on too.
  9. antisocial applicant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    There's no video element, brudda. You can expect to rank what you would do in certain situations (or what you think Mills & Reeve would expect a future trainee to do) and then answer a long form written question bro. Best of luck!
  10. antisocial applicant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    That's a straight up uni essay. I do think some HR/recruitment teams get carried away and forget to have basic respect for applicants' time.
  11. antisocial applicant

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi Teddy, sorry to read that you're feeling lost. In terms of figuring out where you're heading, there is a podcast called legal tea that I found really helpful in terms of helping me figure out directions in terms of where to target my applications. The host interviews lawyers/legal-adjacent...
  12. antisocial applicant

    Do some practice areas leave you stuck in London?

    Hi everyone. I was wondering, for people looking to train and qualify in large London firms, is it true that qualifying into some practice areas mean you're stuck in London if you want to continue practicing? I'm not sure if this is accurate, but I hear that it's hard to lateral into the regions...
  13. antisocial applicant

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

    Have you been asked to explain a lower grade? I have some 2:2 modules and no firms ever bothered bringing them up in interviews
  14. antisocial applicant

    Taking time off to do winter/summer schemes

    Thanks for you input, third time lucky!
  15. antisocial applicant

    Taking time off to do winter/summer schemes

    @Lisa Lowe @AvniD Thank you both for answering my question!
  16. antisocial applicant

    Taking time off to do winter/summer schemes

    Hi guys. I was wondering, for those of you in full time employment, how do you usually open a dialogue with your employer about taking time off to do schemes with other law firms (including direct competitors)? Also, does it come across as a bit cheeky if you want to take time off to do more...

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