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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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<blockquote data-quote="S1kumo" data-source="post: 229041" data-attributes="member: 43467"><p>Hey [USER=41021]@CharlesT47[/USER],</p><p></p><p>In my experience with assessment centres last year, written exercises tend to fluctuate between drafting emails and proofreading exercises. If you're lucky, you'll get the latter, which will ultimately be a test of your SPAG skills.</p><p></p><p>Some key things to look out for when it comes to the email tasks are getting the basics right, eg have I addressed this email to the correct person? Another key metric that's tested is your structure. When working in law, it's usually good practice to include an executive summary at the top of your email, which should be two bullet points summarising the key points of the email, in case the partner you're working for wants a quick answer before reading through the entire email.</p><p></p><p>I actually failed the Latham AC last year due to my performance in the written task. However, the feedback I received from graduate recruitment suggested that, for practice, I should consider using ChatGPT to generate draft written tasks and then provide feedback on my performance. I was a little sceptical at first, but decided to try it out, and in the end, it helped massively, and I ended up landing two training contract offers!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="S1kumo, post: 229041, member: 43467"] Hey [USER=41021]@CharlesT47[/USER], In my experience with assessment centres last year, written exercises tend to fluctuate between drafting emails and proofreading exercises. If you're lucky, you'll get the latter, which will ultimately be a test of your SPAG skills. Some key things to look out for when it comes to the email tasks are getting the basics right, eg have I addressed this email to the correct person? Another key metric that's tested is your structure. When working in law, it's usually good practice to include an executive summary at the top of your email, which should be two bullet points summarising the key points of the email, in case the partner you're working for wants a quick answer before reading through the entire email. I actually failed the Latham AC last year due to my performance in the written task. However, the feedback I received from graduate recruitment suggested that, for practice, I should consider using ChatGPT to generate draft written tasks and then provide feedback on my performance. I was a little sceptical at first, but decided to try it out, and in the end, it helped massively, and I ended up landing two training contract offers!:) [/QUOTE]
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