TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24
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Travers Smith WVS Interview offer for Friday! If anyone has any tips/experiences of Travers interviews, would be great to hear them. Thanks 
Congrats!!Travers Smith WVS Interview offer for Friday! If anyone has any tips/experiences of Travers interviews, would be great to hear them. Thanks
The only time it’s too late to apply is when they have closed applications.
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This is not VS related but it’s the most watched thread.
I have basically been offered a position today and interviewed for another position also today. It’s in-house, one is compliance and the other legal so if someone has in-house experience please DM me and I can share some more information about each role, and help me make a decision. I don’t know anyone personally with in-house legal experience so I don’t know who to consult. I’m very grateful for any career advice I can get
This is not VS related but it’s the most watched thread.
I have basically been offered a position today and interviewed for another position also today. It’s in-house, one is compliance and the other legal so if someone has in-house experience please DM me and I can share some more information about each role, and help me make a decision. I don’t know anyone personally with in-house legal experience so I don’t know who to consult. I’m very grateful for any career advice I can get
I am really struggling with the work experience section. I have been using a style that I think has been letting down my applications. I have a lot of work experience (about 10 previous jobs) and so I am worried about listing skills learned as it will inevitably end up with me repeating myself. Shall I just list the responsibilities/task I had and then graduate recruitment can ascertain the skills from that, or should I explicitly state the skills? Also should I start a new line for each new task? E.g.
'I performed legal tasks including bundling.
I liaised with Court staff to secure an earlier hearing.'
It is easier to read than my last style but just worried grad recruitment will find it too basic looking when I am proud of my writing style! Would really appreciate the help please (Maybe @Jessica Booker ?)
'I performed legal tasks including bundling.
I liaised with Court staff to secure an earlier hearing.'
It is easier to read than my last style but just worried grad recruitment will find it too basic looking when I am proud of my writing style! Would really appreciate the help please
(Maybe @Jessica Booker ?)I have a lot of experience to list down, too. What I tend to do is to describe what the company is in the first sentence. The rest should clarify what I did in these roles, the impact I created (if any and quantify ideally), and explain my achievements (i.e., converted a 1-month internship into a two month due to a good review, or receiving praise from a managing partner for a presentation etc.,)I am really struggling with the work experience section. I have been using a style that I think has been letting down my applications. I have a lot of work experience (about 10 previous jobs) and so I am worried about listing skills learned as it will inevitably end up with me repeating myself. Shall I just list the responsibilities/task I had and then graduate recruitment can ascertain the skills from that, or should I explicitly state the skills? Also should I start a new line for each new task? E.g.
'I performed legal tasks including bundling.
I liaised with Court staff to secure an earlier hearing.'
It is easier to read than my last style but just worried grad recruitment will find it too basic looking when I am proud of my writing style! Would really appreciate the help please
You can use liaised with staff, for example but I would phrase it more powerfully and give more context to explain the skillset required and challenges (if any) involved.
I think group themes of tasks in paragraphs might be a good idea. As in, office related tasks can be grouped together -> describe impact in that context. Court related tasks can be grouped together -> explain impact to facilitating the smooth running of a trial.
Also, because of the length of my work experience, I tend to prepare two versions. A 150 word version and a 250 word version to accommodate different application forms.
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