TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

yueyueer

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My current commute time is around 1 hour 20 minutes so was just wondering if that would be considered above the normal commutable distance range?
I don’t think so, unfortunately — my door to door commute tends to range between 1 hour to 1.5 hours depending on where I’m going in London, and I had friends that would commute in from Reading/Essex so I think it really depends on what you’re comfortable with!
 
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trainee4u

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My current commute time is around 1 hour 20 minutes so was just wondering if that would be considered above the normal commutable distance range?
It's a normal commuting time; distance is possibly a different matter.

E.g., somewhere like Tunbridge Wells is a desirable commuter town, and is 54 minutes from London, which is going to be well over 1 hr 20 minutes door-to-door. A season ticket is £154/week.

OTOH somewhere like Coventry is not a commuter town, while being 58 minutes from London, due to the distance, and cost (£300/week).
 
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Interesting.
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Macfarlanes paralegal. Went to AC for TC in 2023. "repeatedly accessed information that was confidential and which she knew or ought to have known she was not entitled to access, namely documents including a Business Case Study Exercise, model answers and the mark scheme, for a training contract assessment day she attended in August 2023."

I can only assume this was accessible on the intranet/network. Lied about having done this (which is really dumb, because IT knows EVERYTHING).

Subject to a S43 order meaning that she cannot work for any regulated legal business without prior permission from SRA.
 

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Hi, sorry to ask again, but does anyone have experience of slaughters contacting referees and what it could mean/what they ask ?
It’s part of their early checking process.

They often check academic references in particular before deciding offers to ensure your grades are what you have said they are and that there aren’t any conduct issues with your time at university.
 

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This might be a silly question but do I need to let firms i am waiting to hear from that I’m going to be abroad the next two weeks, just in case they call (i hope) because of international call fees? I don’t want them to think i’m presuming an offer but also wouldn’t want them to incur a cost.
Can you just update your voicemail to say you are abroad and change your settings so you cannot accept calls?

This would be more productive than emailing them.

Dont worry about them incurring costs. They make hundreds of international calls daily - it’s not a cost they will even worry about.
 

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Interesting.
LLB (first class) from KCL
A*A*A* from elite London private school

Macfarlanes paralegal. Went to AC for TC in 2023. "repeatedly accessed information that was confidential and which she knew or ought to have known she was not entitled to access, namely documents including a Business Case Study Exercise, model answers and the mark scheme, for a training contract assessment day she attended in August 2023."

I can only assume this was accessible on the intranet/network. Lied about having done this (which is really dumb, because IT knows EVERYTHING).

Subject to a S43 order meaning that she cannot work for any regulated legal business without prior permission from SRA.
London is a small space, we have mutuals and I believe they are now working as a consultant in private equity/credit!
 
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Honestly is this even real or is the bloke just engagement farming?

Literally zero reason not to name the firm.
Very likely real - I know Chris too and he wouldn’t make this type of stuff up.

These policies are very real. I have seen them, actioned them, and heard about them through people who have contacted me about them.

Having to pay back immediately is ridiculous - most people couldn’t do that. But claw backs are common. I have even seen them for people who have qualified but who choose to leave their firm upon qualification.
 


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