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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Does anyone have any experience with BCLPs first-stage interview??
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi, just wondering how long we should be speaking for in an interview when answering just one question e.g. why this firm? or why commercial law?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi, what might be the key points to focus on in an interview if asked who the firm's competitors are?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi, has anyone done a BCLP interview?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Sorry to hear that :( how did you find the test?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    How far back in the past can we give examples from in competency-based interviews, e.g. if I was in the last year of my degree, could I give an example from sixth form, for example?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi, I am just wondering what the general approach in competency interviews is regarding whether you should use examples on your application form, examples from the work experience section or answers to application questions?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Tell us about a situation where you have demonstrated initiative and the result? - in a question on application like this where there it is limited to 300 words, is it worth briefly putting a sentence in about something I could have done differently and why?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thanks Ram :)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi, if I have two open days I got onto on the same day, is it worth emailing one of them to see if I can change to a later open day they are running?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If a firm's open day question asks you what you want to learn from the open day but is just 100 words, is it best to purely focus on things I want to learn about the firm or can I say why briefly why I am interested in a practice area I want to learn about?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If a firm has not specified in the undergraduate degree module section that you should only include modules you have completed i.e. it says to include all modules you have studied in your course, should I include modules that I am currently studying but do not have a grade for?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Is it okay to add context to your module results in the additional information boxes in the undergraduate degree section? For example, if a 1st was achieved by only 5% of candidates is that something you should put in?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you so much, this is super helpful! The context I am looking at is for a firm that has many technology clients. I am suggesting that technology M&A deals could see a rise, and that a challenge here are valuation gaps between buyers and sellers. I mentioned earn-out provisions as a way...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If discussing a commercial news article that impacts a specific firm, is it a bad idea to go into details on specific legal terms or structures a firm could advise on to solve challenges? Or is it better to focus on more general commercial impacts?
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