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  1. Jessica Booker

    Solicitor Apprenticeships 2024 - Discussion Thread

    With the increase in solicitor apprenticeship opportunities, TCLA wanted to start a forum and thread for those seeking these opportunities in 2024. If you complete a solicitor apprenticeship, you’ll receive the same qualifications as someone who has taken a traditional route to becoming a...
  2. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Hi everyone, With a new recruitment cycle starting in the next few weeks, we thought it best to start a new master thread to discuss direct training contract applications for the 2023-2024 application cycle. Best of luck to everyone for this upcoming cycle Thanks, Jess
  3. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    With some firms opening their applications for winter, spring and summer schemes in the coming weeks, we thought it was time to open a new thread for a new application cycle. Please use this master thread to discuss anything related to vacation scheme applications for the 2023-2024 application...
  4. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Scholarship Programme 2022-23 (Apply now!)

    We don’t want your financial situation or your circumstances to be a barrier to accessing our resources. That’s why most of our content is free, from the guides we produce, to the webinars we run, and the advice we provide in forums. TCLA Premium is what keeps us going as a business. It gives...
  5. Jessica Booker

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hey everyone, Here is the master thread for all general discussions in the 2022-23 cycle. This is often best suited for discussions that do not fit into either the vacation scheme or direct training contract application queries. Useful links to other threads: TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications...
  6. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi everyone, With a new recruitment cycle starting in the next few weeks, we thought it best to start a new master thread to discuss direct training contract applications for the 2022-2023 application cycle. Useful Links TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23 | The...
  7. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    With some firms opening their applications for winter, spring and summer schemes in the coming weeks, we thought it was time to open a new thread for a new application cycle. Please use this master thread to discuss anything related to vacation scheme applications for the 2022-2023 application...
  8. Jessica Booker

    How many training contract offers have you received in the last 12 months?

    Hi everyone, The TCLA team feel like there has been a lot of success within our community in training contract offers over the last 12 months. We are keen to try and gauge this success and quantify it on some level, and the easiest way for us to do this is to poll our community and ask the...
  9. Jessica Booker

    How many vacation schemes offers have you secured in the last 12 months?

    Hi everyone, The TCLA team feel like there has been a lot of success within our community in securing vacation scheme offers over the last 12 months. We are keen to try and gauge this success and quantify it on some level, and the easiest way for us to do this is to poll our community and ask...
  10. Jessica Booker

    For the career changers looking for a TC

  11. Jessica Booker

    Don’t sweat the small stuff - vacation schemes

    As we have had a few posts where people are worried about how they are perceived on vacation schemes, and I have also had a fair number of PMs on the same topic, I thought it would be useful to list out some of the things you really don’t need to worry about when it comes to vacation schemes. -...
  12. Jessica Booker

    SQE content - your thoughts wanted

    Hi everyone, I am currently writing up some content on the SQE which I hope to have with you in stages over the next couple of months - Background to the SQE - Options for preparing for the SQE - SQE assessments - Qualifying work experience - Eligibility and which route to take - Information...
  13. Jessica Booker

    How to get your applications within their word limits

    After reviewing applications over the last 7-8 months, one of the most common issues for candidates is getting their answer within word limits. Often people find it difficult to cut their answers down, and in doing so usually cut out interesting content or points to ensure the answer meets any...
  14. Jessica Booker

    Should we have a debate thread?

    Hi everyone, In the applications forum, we have seen threads go off on long tangents on subjects we like to debate and discuss. We like these conversations - we think they can bring a different dynamic to the forums and can often help to educate our members. However, we do recognise they...
  15. Jessica Booker

    Vacation scheme deadlines - 2021

    The forum team thought it would be useful for us to provide a list of upcoming application deadlines for vacation scheme. So here it is... Let me know if there are an errors or changed dates, as this is going by what firms have previously published/marketed. Firms may decide to change their...
  16. Jessica Booker

    Free application review opportunity

    Hi everyone, As the TCLA membership continues to grow, demand for our services like our application reviews continues to grow too. This means more of the team are getting involved in reviewing applications to ensure we can meet demand. To ensure we are providing a consistent service, the team...
  17. Jessica Booker

    Help with our A-Z of Bookmarks and TCLA content

    Hi everyone, In our community guidelines we mentioned we would be creating a A-Z of threads, posts and content in TCLA to help people navigate the forums and to also help them find specific content. We think this will also help to reduce duplicate threads, which can often make the forums even...
  18. Jessica Booker

    Your thoughts required (again!)

    Yes, me again, asking for your thoughts on something else..... As part of reviewing the content of TCLA so it works as best as it can for the community, Jaysen and I have discussed the best way we can reward members who are really helping to keep members informed. You may see from your profile...
  19. Jessica Booker

    Applications and CVs - yours required for new TCLA content

    I will be redeveloping some of the TCLA content regarding applications and recruitment processes. For this, I’d like to use example sections of applications or CVs to show the good, bad and indifferent. It would be far more efficient for me to utilise small parts of people’s application forms...
  20. Jessica Booker

    Community Guidelines and navigating TCLA - your input requested

    Community guidelines: Earlier in the summer the conversation around putting together some community guidelines for TCLA came up. Having spoken to Jaysen, I will be working on pulling something together in time for the start of the next academic year. We are keen to ensure the community...

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