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Last week I:

  • Brainstormed and bulletpointed lots of interview answers
  • Started my Quizlet question bank
  • Attended a live TCLA session on confidence in interviews
  • Did a mock interview with my Grow mentor and a brief one with the uni career service and received some useful feedback
  • Booked my TCLA mock interview
  • Reached out to a Slaughters trainee and scheduled a call with him Friday

Yesterday I went to a Slaughters networking event held for winter workshop participants so we could see the office and get to know each other / talk to trainees and partners at the firm (as it was moved to virtual due to train strikes last minute). It was very informative and I really enjoyed getting to know the other participants and hear about everyones backgrounds and TC stages.


I also received an email earlier tonight inviting me to Bakers VI!!:) I am excited about progressing to the next stage, but VIs are also my worst fear as i've performed terribly in them before (at some point last year when doing a VI with pwc for non-legal work experience I just said sorry mid-recording because I felt so embarrassed about my answers haha)


This week my goals are:

  • Practice video interviews by using simulators such as the TCLA one
  • Prepare more answers to competency / situational questions as I know these tend to come up in Bakers VI (or so i've heard)
  • Complete the Bakers VI
  • Prepare questions and make sure I get the most out of my call with the Slaughters trainee
  • Keep up my commercial awareness (been slacking a bit recently) and try to complete another TCLA course


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