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    SQE with Ulaw

    Hi all I am due to start the SQE next year with Ulaw, sponsored by a Firm amd had a few questions. has anyone had any experiemce of studying the SQE with Ulaw? How difficult did you find the SQE in general? are there any tips on preparing in advance? as its been a while since my law degree...
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    TC prospects and law firm targeting help

    Hi all still cant believe this but I got the TC! I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who posted words of encouragement in response to my original post, I was so unsure if I would even be considered and if you hadnt taken the time out to encourage me I may have not even applied!
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Does anyone have any tips on securing entry level compliance and other legal related finance/aml roles? struggling finding suitable roles on linkedin and indeed atm
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    not heard anything yet, assuming its a pfo and offers have been made
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Has anyone heard back from the Womble Bond Dickinson vac scheme/ final interview yet?
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    taking a job outside of law

    out of curiosity did you both apply for accounting grad schemes straight after uni?
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    taking a job outside of law

    Honestly getting a big 4 training programme is a phenomenal acheivement! and when you do apply imagine how unique and valuable that would look on your application. good luck with the program, itll be worth it. when you qualify as a solicitor and have a chartered qualification youll be able to...
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    taking a job outside of law

    congratulations on the job! that sounds like it would be incredibly valuable, being in a big 4 setting would be impressive on your application I would imagine. Do you mind if I ask what kind of work youre doing? regarding qualifications ive thought about this, like maybe doing something related...
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    taking a job outside of law

    thank you @Kubed! appreciate your thoughts on this, I think for my short term happiness its a good option definitely and that will help my applications as well. still have to wai to hear back after the interview but I think even moving to a larger city with a bigger legal market would be of...
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    taking a job outside of law

    Thanks @AvniD sorry I didnt respond sooner. just completed a vac scheme as part of a TC application and its my first commercial law experiemce. I know that I am going to keep pursuing this but ive now come to the conclusion that a differerent type of role would aid my development so I am looking...
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    TC prospects and law firm targeting help

    Thank you so much for sharing and congratulations on getting a TC! I appreciate this so much, its great to hear of people who have made a similar transition. I am going to cast my net further in the next cycle definitely and spend more time on my applications. Yeah i have spent far less time...
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    TC prospects and law firm targeting help

    @Jessica Booker sorry to resurrect an old thread but I took your advice and applied. rejected at some initial stages, got to the video interview stage for CMS and the vac scheme/ final interview for Womble Bond Dickinson! still waiting to hear although it could have gone better (nerves got the...
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica ive just completed a vac scheme and a final interview as part of a direct TC application. whilst im pretty sure I havent got it (still waiting as it was last week), I realised that my current role as a PI paralegal is not for me anymore. ideally I would prefer a paralegal role in a...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi all got to the last stage of WBD' app process.it involves an assessment week in the office and a final interview. i havent done a vac scheme before but it sounds a bit like a vac scheme. ill receive more details the week before the assessment week (late june). Does anyone have any advice on...
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi @Jessica Booker Im currently a paralegal at a national law firm in the serious injury department. Its been a valuable experience and I have enjoyed it, having gained new skills and insight. whilst I am more inclined towards corporate law, im considering looking for a job in a different...
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    taking a job outside of law

    Hi all Apologies if this has been discussed previously. Im currently a paralegal at a national law firm in the serious injury department. Its been a valuable experience and I have enjoyed it amd gained new skills and insight. whilst I am leaning towards corporate law, im considering looking...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Out of curiosity has anyone applied for and got a vac scheme whilst being employed at another firm? how did your employer handle it? as there could be conflicts and clauses in employment contracts that could restrict being able to do so
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    Self-funding the LPC (bad time to do so?)

    Thanks i will have to think about it. my main reason for going for the LPC was to open up the opportunity to apply to smaller firms that want you to have the lpc. but i suppose in s few years theyll want you to have the SQE so is there any point doing the LPC like you said.
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    Self-funding the LPC (bad time to do so?)

    youre welcome! Apologies for the long post, I was trying to make the point that you can progress on to better roles after getting the first one. definitely apply for any relevant positions even if they say they prefer the lpc and reach out to agencies. a lot of people dont have legal work...
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    Self-funding the LPC (bad time to do so?)

    Tha thank you for the insight @Jessica Booker. ive also applied early to the lpc part time from January and now im thinking i should have waited. it was always my idea to defer until september 2023 after doing an application round , but got talked into applying early although i have not...

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