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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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<blockquote data-quote="FutureTrainee213" data-source="post: 229627" data-attributes="member: 43504"><p>I remember struggling with this question a lot at the beginning of my application journey, so just to offer my two cents as to what worked for me. There is no fixed answer, but I found a lot more success when I broke each component of the cover letter/application form down into “stages” if you will. Each of which I told myself were assessing for a different thing. As for the “why law” portion, I decided this was to assess my pure motivation for the industry and not skill, and wherever I mentioned a skill - it was more in line with if I had a certain skill I was good at, was that pushing me to this career above others (but this was kept at a minimum, given the word count and all there is to say on motivation alone). It’s important to be honest to yourself too, think about where your motivation has genuinely come from, and rely on that to guide your overall answer. Hope this helps and good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FutureTrainee213, post: 229627, member: 43504"] I remember struggling with this question a lot at the beginning of my application journey, so just to offer my two cents as to what worked for me. There is no fixed answer, but I found a lot more success when I broke each component of the cover letter/application form down into “stages” if you will. Each of which I told myself were assessing for a different thing. As for the “why law” portion, I decided this was to assess my pure motivation for the industry and not skill, and wherever I mentioned a skill - it was more in line with if I had a certain skill I was good at, was that pushing me to this career above others (but this was kept at a minimum, given the word count and all there is to say on motivation alone). It’s important to be honest to yourself too, think about where your motivation has genuinely come from, and rely on that to guide your overall answer. Hope this helps and good luck! [/QUOTE]
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