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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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<blockquote data-quote="Andrei Radu" data-source="post: 218953" data-attributes="member: 36777"><p>I think the right approach to this question is similar to the way you should structure a normal Open Day application - the only differentiating factor is that you will also have to address your interest in the Birmingham office specifically. As such, while you are researching the firm, I think you need to both identify: </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">U<strong>nique Selling Points (USPs) of DLA Piper at a firm-wide level</strong>: as the global Swiss Verein giant and/or of DLA Piper UK as firm that is strong both in the City and in its regional offices; </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>USPs DLA Piper's Birmingham's office</strong>, likely tied to the particular work the firm excels in there. On a quick search, I already found that Legal 500 ranks the office highly for its commercial and corporate litigation work. </li> </ul><p>Then, as you are writing your answer, I would advise you to implement the following structure:</p><p></p><p><strong>Paragraph 1: </strong></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Identify one of the firm's/office's USPs and express your interest in learning about it. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Explain why you are interested in it, illustrating your point with an example of your experiences (which you should aim to describe using the STAR structure)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Discuss what you currently know about the firm's/office's USP (i.e. the benefits of a Swiss Verein model or of a large network or offices/the cases and clients the firm's office advised on) and explain that attending the open day would give you the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of it. </li> </ol><p><strong>Paragraph 2:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The same structure, but ensure that if you initially discussed a firm-wide USP, now you discuss an office-specific USP; or if you initially discussed an office-specific USP, that you now discuss a firm-wide USP. </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andrei Radu, post: 218953, member: 36777"] I think the right approach to this question is similar to the way you should structure a normal Open Day application - the only differentiating factor is that you will also have to address your interest in the Birmingham office specifically. As such, while you are researching the firm, I think you need to both identify: [LIST] [*]U[B]nique Selling Points (USPs) of DLA Piper at a firm-wide level[/B]: as the global Swiss Verein giant and/or of DLA Piper UK as firm that is strong both in the City and in its regional offices; [*][B]USPs DLA Piper's Birmingham's office[/B], likely tied to the particular work the firm excels in there. On a quick search, I already found that Legal 500 ranks the office highly for its commercial and corporate litigation work. [/LIST] Then, as you are writing your answer, I would advise you to implement the following structure: [B]Paragraph 1: [/B] [LIST=1] [*]Identify one of the firm's/office's USPs and express your interest in learning about it. [*]Explain why you are interested in it, illustrating your point with an example of your experiences (which you should aim to describe using the STAR structure) [*]Discuss what you currently know about the firm's/office's USP (i.e. the benefits of a Swiss Verein model or of a large network or offices/the cases and clients the firm's office advised on) and explain that attending the open day would give you the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of it. [/LIST] [B]Paragraph 2:[/B] [LIST] [*]The same structure, but ensure that if you initially discussed a firm-wide USP, now you discuss an office-specific USP; or if you initially discussed an office-specific USP, that you now discuss a firm-wide USP. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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