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Recent content by Jessica Booker
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
It may be best to connect with White & Case trainees via LinkedIn for this type of insight. Although I am sure @Amma Usman, @Andrei Radu and @Ram Sabaratnam may have some useful insights into US firms more generally, if you are looking for W&C specific information on this, this may be better...- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
It was intense but I used to get into a routine with it and then was surprisingly okay if you had no distractions. Some applications do not take very long to review though, while others may actually need to be reviewed more than once. I think a lot of what I miss I get through TCLA instead, so...- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
I can vouch for the fact this is very possible even if only 1 person was screening! I have done double that in a week on my own anyway (and with no AI!!).- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I’d pick whatever works best for you in terms of dates.- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I’d recommend looking at the firm’s templates or previous examples that they will have on their filling systems for this as formats can vary quite considerably from firm to firm.- Jessica Booker
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23
Yes, it can be quite normal for these processes to be drawn out over a few months for ad-hoc roles. It could easily be that someone has forgotten to take it down from the careers website or that the role is still accepting applications. It is also very normal (unfortunately) not to hear back...- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
I would say this would actually be quite difficult. In-house roles tend to be much more corporate/commercial based, with general advisory work (eg regulations) rather than having a litigation focus. There might be some in-house roles that are more litigation specific and in those cases it could...- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
I think its good if you want to work in-house long term, and especially if you have an interest in financial services or the insurance industry. Moving to private practice is not going to be straight forward if your experience is mainly in-house, even with a six-month secondment to a private...- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5
To me, graduate apprenticeships are no different to training contracts - you just do your SQE training alongside working rather than ahead of the TC. Otherwise they are the same opportunity.- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Generally no - it would be better to wait for the 2028 cycle to open than apply now. A firm would see what stage of your academics you are in and then most likely reject you anyway as you could not start by that start date - in the exact same way they would if a 2nd year law student doing a four...- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
There are a few smaller and regional firms still open - https://www.lawcareers.net/Solicitors/WorkPlacementDeadlines- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
For those who may have missed it yesterday, here is a link to the "how to succeed on your vacation scheme" talk:- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
The recording is only available to our Gold subscribers currently as the session was part of our Accelerator programme.- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
It is perfectly acceptable to ask for guidance on this, both from the person allocating you the task or your supervisor/trainee buddy. In addition, many law firms have knowledge management lawyers or professional support lawyers who help with these type of matters and would be good people to...- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Reserve lists can be utilised even weeks before the scheme starts, so if this is for a summer scheme, I would say there is still a chance of the firm contacting the reserve list.- Jessica Booker
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