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    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Hi all, Do you think I can reference a vacation scheme being cancelled last year as an example of resilience? It was disappointing for me and I have bounced back by reapplying this year, but I am worried that it will look bad because I failed to secure the TC.
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    PGDL or LLM Law and Legal Practice at BPP

    Hi, I'm currently doing the LLM Law and Legal Practice. In answer to 1), there is no real advantage to doing the LLM apart from getting the master's loan. If you're being sponsored, I see no reason to do it. 2) I don't know if it will go in person next year, but this year we have 3 meetings...
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Did you complete the diversity survey at the end too? That threw me off that there was another section to complete after finishing the tests. I would email them, say you completed them, and ask if there were technical problems on their end.
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    The website said they might open up TC apps in August if they don't fill all their places from their schemes
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Has anyone done the Fieldfisher test? Do you know if it's a critical reasoning test or a situational judgment thing?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    finally a rejection from W&C post-VI
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    I'm thinking of applying for Freshfields direct TC in the summer window, but I'm unsure if I'm eligible and wondering if anyone can help. They state on their website that GDL graduates can apply. I am currently doing a masters version of a GDL and will finish the GDL portion in April, but I...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    As my tutors used to say, 'It's a vacation, not a holiday. You vacate your rooms but the work doesn't stop.'
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    early december
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    White & Case vi. If anyone has any tips I would be grateful!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Not necessarily - I interviewed in March last year for the summer scheme. They might still come through.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I would recommend that you put 2.1 as it's not readily convertible into GPA. If they have an extra information box you can put a conversion in and/or an explanation of the UK grading system. The Fulbright Commission gives a nice US-UK conversion table...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Me getting a vacation scheme offer Me seeing that the TC conversion rate is less than 30%
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    BPP Scholarships

    I also have a BPP scholarship. I think they were quite liberal this year to attract more students. I took a while to commit to BPP - a few weeks before term started they rang me and doubled my scholarship. May be worth playing hard to get
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Does anyone know how many people Slaughters invite to interview vs how many places they have?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I prefer to go with academic / extra-curricular disappointments here, rather than personal struggles. E.g. I talk about how I did badly in mocks but then improved for the actual exams. Or about how I was rejected from an extra-curricular activity, but did a lot of other stuff that year and got...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    For what it's worth I had an interview today and they said they received significantly more applications this year than in previous years. Don't give up!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Is anyone else still waiting to hear back from Pinsent Masons? I haven't heard anything today...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    as they happen - I got a vacation scheme with them last year and they let me know a few hours after the interview. They're also likely to give out more AC slots as they through the candidates, so the last slot isn't going to be the actual last AC date (unless it's in March or something).

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