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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi guys, I'm currently filling in the Mishcon de Reya application form, and I've one got one quick query to ask. If anyone has any tips, I'd be hugely grateful! :) On the "Work Experience" section, candidates are asked to specify how many hours they've worked in a typical week, but only if the...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi guys - I'm going through the Mischon de Reya application form, and have a quick query to ask. If anyone's got any advice, I'd be really grateful :) On the form, there's a section marked "Work Experience", but it only contains 4 available spaces (all of which are only 150 words long). The...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi guys - I'm currently doing the cover letter for the Taylor Wessing application, and I had a couple of quick questions - if anyone has any advice, I'd be massively grateful! :) 1. On the application form, it says that candidates' cover letters must provide "details on your skills and why you...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thank you Abbie - you've been really helpful!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi guys, I hope all is well! I'm currently going through the Taylor Wessing application form, and I had one small query about the section where we're supposed to enter our university module results. As ever, if anyone has any ideas, I'd be hugely grateful! :) Basically, candidates are asked to...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thank you so much @Abbie Whitlock - I really appreciate the helpful feedback!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi guys, I'm currently going through the application form for DLA Piper's VS, and I had some quick queries. As ever, if anyone's got any feedback (no matter how big or small), I'd be hugely grateful! :) 1. One of the questions on the application form is as follows: "Select one article from DLA...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi guys, I have a couple of quick further queries about the Taylor Wessing application form - if anyone has any ideas, I'd be hugely grateful! :) 1. For the questions towards the bottom of the form (asking candidates about a time they showed a particular quality, or about an candidate's...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thank you Andrei - as ever, you've been tremendously helpful!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi guys, I'm currently putting together my application for the Taylor Wessing VS, and I've got some quick queries: 1. On the form, candidates are able to attach a CV (and are expected to attach a cover letter), but there's also a section for work experience; each work experience contains the...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi guys - does anyone have any experience of the Pinsent Masons blended assessment? I would be incredibly grateful for any feedback you could provide!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thank you so much Andrei - you're an absolute star! :)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi guys, On the Pinsent Masons application portal, there doesn't appear to be separate sections for employment and extra-curricular activities; instead, there's a catch-all section titled Relevant Experience, with the following message on the top of the screen: "Please use this section to...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Hi everyone, I hope all is well! I graduated from university last year - I did well in my exams, but I graduated without a TC. After having done a bit of travelling over the last few months, I'm now about to embark on a new application cycle. My dilemma is as follows: I'd like to get some...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Hi guys - apologies in advance if I'm posting this on the wrong thread! I originally posted this as a standalone thread, but didn't get any responses, so I thought it might be more useful to post in a busier thread. I’m graduating from university in June, and although I’ve done well...
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    Post-graduation options – become a paralegal, or self-fund the SQE?

    I’m graduating from university in June, and although I’ve done well academically so far (I'm at a good university, and I've got good grades), it’s looking likely (for various reasons) that I’m not going to have a training contract at a commercial law firm lined up by the time I leave university...
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi @Jessica Booker @Jaysen After a slightly rocky few years, I'll be graduating from university next summer. I'll likely be graduating without a TC or VS, and so I recognise that I need to start planning sooner rather than later for what steps I should take after graduation (be it some form...
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    Advice needed - SQE

    Hi all, I'm thinking of self-funding the SQE at the University of Law next year (with a view to getting a paralegal role that'll lead to a TC) - I have a couple of queries about the various options open to candidates: 1. What does the timeframe tend to be for exams (i.e. if I started in...
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    After graduation - SQE, LPC, paralegal, or something else?

    Thank you so much - that's really helpful!
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    After graduation - SQE, LPC, paralegal, or something else?

    Hi all, I've decided to settle on doing the SQE1&2 LLM course - do you think it would make any difference (to prospective employers - commercial law firms) if I were to take the course online, rather than in person (for example, could it come across as showing a lack of commitment on my part)...

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