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<blockquote data-quote="Casual" data-source="post: 115816" data-attributes="member: 3660"><p>Thank you very much for your reply and I will definitely check out the TC Handbook, sounds like a good read! </p><p></p><p>Re stressing out, you are so right, I feel the imposter syndrome crippling in, but TCLA’s forum and newsletters help a lot in dealing with that. </p><p></p><p>With regard to legal knowledge, I think I’m mostly worried about getting ‘tested’ on things I learnt during GDL. I talked to some people who already completed the VS in the firm, and one of them mentioned that partners may know your background and hence may expect more from you if you completed GDL vs someone with a non-law background who did not. I’m currently going through TCLA courses, Practical Law, as well as Know the City book but then frequently stress about/get FOMO from not putting as much attention into revising my contract and tort law notes. This is because I cannot seem to get a definite answer as to whether time spent revising GDL will yield a better return than what I’m doing now. </p><p></p><p>And on top of that, when it comes to TCLA or Know the City book, for example, I am more confident that the topics they cover are relevant and something that will definitely benefit me, be it during VS, TC or somewhere along my career. However, with GDL/LLB, I was repeatedly told that there is a lot of academic ‘water’ that is not necessarily used in solicitors’ practice. </p><p></p><p>I feel like the answer as to what to revise/read up on before VS lies somewhere in the middle - I should cover both GDL notes and commercial awareness resources. However, with the former, I’m put off by the high risk of spending valuable limited time before VS on something that may not benefit me at all (which then puts me off revising GDL completely). </p><p></p><p>Sorry for such a long ramble, but your reply could not come at a better time as I literally saw it while reorganising my notes from all the commercial awareness resources I read so far. I would really appreciate some advice!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Casual, post: 115816, member: 3660"] Thank you very much for your reply and I will definitely check out the TC Handbook, sounds like a good read! Re stressing out, you are so right, I feel the imposter syndrome crippling in, but TCLA’s forum and newsletters help a lot in dealing with that. With regard to legal knowledge, I think I’m mostly worried about getting ‘tested’ on things I learnt during GDL. I talked to some people who already completed the VS in the firm, and one of them mentioned that partners may know your background and hence may expect more from you if you completed GDL vs someone with a non-law background who did not. I’m currently going through TCLA courses, Practical Law, as well as Know the City book but then frequently stress about/get FOMO from not putting as much attention into revising my contract and tort law notes. This is because I cannot seem to get a definite answer as to whether time spent revising GDL will yield a better return than what I’m doing now. And on top of that, when it comes to TCLA or Know the City book, for example, I am more confident that the topics they cover are relevant and something that will definitely benefit me, be it during VS, TC or somewhere along my career. However, with GDL/LLB, I was repeatedly told that there is a lot of academic ‘water’ that is not necessarily used in solicitors’ practice. I feel like the answer as to what to revise/read up on before VS lies somewhere in the middle - I should cover both GDL notes and commercial awareness resources. However, with the former, I’m put off by the high risk of spending valuable limited time before VS on something that may not benefit me at all (which then puts me off revising GDL completely). Sorry for such a long ramble, but your reply could not come at a better time as I literally saw it while reorganising my notes from all the commercial awareness resources I read so far. I would really appreciate some advice! [/QUOTE]
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