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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hey, I had my AC end of Jan and they phoned me 2 weeks after
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    Paralegal roles

    Thank you, I will look at those firms. I can’t really afford to re locate at the moment as I am down south!
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    Paralegal roles

    Thank you so so much, really appreciated!
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    Paralegal roles

    Hello, I am looking to apply for legal assistant/ paralegal roles and I wondered the best way to approach this? Should I contact any agencies? I would really appreciate any help as I am struggling, thank you!!
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    bbc graduate solicitor apprenticeship

    That’s strange! This is the email I used [email protected]
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    bbc graduate solicitor apprenticeship

    Just to let everyone I wrote a polite email asking if they could provide feedback and they did! It was quite detailed as well (which was also a bit humbling haha) - basically all the things I doubted about it were true 😭
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    They do it all in one - so you can pick but it is first come first serve.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I know they’ve held at least two assessment centres and offered out some places of their schemes, hope you hear back soon!
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    bbc graduate solicitor apprenticeship

    I just got it too :( and yeah I agree we did a lot of written tasks as well
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    bbc graduate solicitor apprenticeship

    It was a lengthy written exercise wasn't it! I think this rejection was one of the toughest ones to accept for me - just got to wait for the email now. Good luck with the rest of your apps!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Out of interest, why do some firms send out successful/ unsuccessful correspondence in one batch and then take longer ie a day or more to send out the opposite outcome to the other candidates? Not sure if I made any sense! I’m not so much meaning after the final stage as I understand reasons for...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Agreed!! I also want to add that smaller firms can sometimes have really specific requirements eg type of person, specific experience, recruit a very small amount of trainees, have a higher threshold for legal experience (possibly as they may have lower budget for training) etc and I actually...
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    bbc graduate solicitor apprenticeship

    Yeah I’m assuming it’s a rejection
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    bbc graduate solicitor apprenticeship

    Did anyone receive a PFO this evening?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Did anyone get an email from the BBC?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2023-4

    Thank you for letting us know, how do you its on the portal? Thanks!
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    bbc graduate solicitor apprenticeship

    Do you mind me asking what they said?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Oh I hadn’t seen that about some December submissions not getting theirs! I submitted mine early feb and got it a couple of days ago
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I’m 99% sure it’s to do with when you submitted the VI, just to keep clear communication with the candidates, I think it could even be an automated one as mine was sent about 2 weeks after I submitted! I don’t think it has anything to do with if you’ve progressed or not!

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