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  1. gdoug

    TC Holder preparing for PGDL

    Hello! I've just finished my English degree at Oxford, graduating with a First. I'm taking a year off before starting the PGDL at BPP (and then eventually joining Freshfields as a trainee solicitor). I've been living at home and working to save money for travelling, but I'd also like to...
  2. S

    SQE Help!

    Hi, I am due to start my TC in 2024, and have been paralegalling with the firm since the graduating, and receiving the offer, in 2021. This means I will be leaving the firm this September to commence the SQE, but we haven't yet had any information re: the details of the course. Could anyome...
  3. Jacob Miller

    Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*

    Hi all! Let me introduce myself: I'm Jacob, and, alongside @Naomi U and @Dheepa I've just joined TCLA as part of the forum team. This thread will be an AMA for all three of us! By way of introduction, I'm a future trainee at Travers Smith LLP (commencing Sept '23) and I'm currently in my final...
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    Ask a future MC Trainee (international applicant) anything

    Hi everyone, I hope you're having a lovely weekend. I received so many kind messages after my post a few days ago that I had received a TC offer from my dream firm. I honestly never thought I would be able to say this out load. Just to give you a bit of a background, I'm an international...
  5. Harry Clark

    Q&A/Open Thread with Future Trainee (Bakers)

    Hi all, Just wanted to let you know I'm hosting a Q&A livestream this weekend that I thought the forum might be interested in. I'll be answering questions on everything law, applications, Bakers, LPC or anything in-between. If you want to watch live, you can set an alert to do so here...

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