Recent content by Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I would go with the dates that works best for you - your chances will not be determined by which scheme you do.- Jessica Booker
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I don't think you can assume it would just be the deposit - the firm could be liable for the full fees, especially if they cannot back fill your place. Generally my advice is at the point you are starting onboarding processes you are making a commitment to the firm that is sponsoring you. If...- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
No - they won’t contact the firm. That’s a breach of GDPR. They want to know who they are losing talent to. It’s a legitimate question to ask. I have asked this question to anyone who has turned down any job I have been recruiting for. Recruiters need to know who they are losing talent to so...- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I'd generally wait until late Tuesday or early Wednesday before chasing up. If they have said 24 hours, I would wait 72 hours before chasing up unless it was super time urgent and you needed the documents ahead of another deadline.- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
How long have you been waiting since the call? 24 hours can be a possibility but given its the Easter week, many people might be off on holiday this week so there could be a delay.- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
You will need to send something in writing to formally withdraw your candidacy. If this is before you have taken any financial support or started the onboarding process for the GDL/SQE, then this will be fairly straight forward. Normally I would recommend speaking to the GR/HR team over the...- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
The first thing to do is work out who you are going to target and have a specific reason for approaching them as an individual. It is better to approach a very small number of people in each firm rather than approaching a range of partners - you'd be surprised how easily partners speak to one...- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
This is not necessarily an issue. It is easier to book in more time than needed and for people to get time back than it is for the recruitment process to take longer than was allocated but for the interviewers to run out of time.- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Do you have a specific partner in mind or just any partner within a US firm?- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Amazing news - congratulations!!- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
Employers and universities can provide any information that aligns with their reference policy, even if not requested by the potential employer. I would say a standard is to only provide factual information though. For employers, this tends to be limited to job title and employment dates...- Jessica Booker
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Solicitor Apprenticeships 2024 - Discussion Thread
You can renege on an offer. There are no consequences of doing so, especially if you have not started any onboarding processes. It maybe become difficult if you had started your apprenticeship onboarding because once you are registered, moving training provider and sorting out your funding can...- Jessica Booker
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- Forum: Solicitor Apprenticeship Forum
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I don’t think how long you take will be assessed based on this. They are giving you the hour as a reference point just so you don’t think it will take 20 minutes and then you run out of time and have to leave it or be late for something else.- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
I would check how they describe the assessment. If it is described as untimed, it is unlikely that time taken to complete it would be factored in. However, if it says it has unlimited time, then timings might be factored in.- Jessica Booker
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25
It may not be the structure - it may be the content that is also the issue. People can have great structures to answers but if there rationale is lacking, it can be that element that lets them down. Sometimes rationale can be quite superficial or alternatively not really aligned to the...- Jessica Booker
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