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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Anyone got any advice for how/what to prep for either MoFo first round interview or TW AC? I know this is a great problem to have but I actually have 3 ACs/interviews next week and an LPC assessment and a full time job 😬😬 After two very unsuccessful cycles I never thought I'd find myself in...
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    Top corporate firms with good work life balance?

    As Jessica said above if you are disabled employers should make reasonable adjustments - provided they know you are disabled. However it has been noted that disability has been largely overlooked in terms of diversity in the legal sector. Osborne Clarke and Eversheds are offering part-time TCs...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Telephone Interview.
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    Top corporate firms with good work life balance?

    I think a lot of this is seat dependant as well as firm dependent, you say you like the work that a typical city firm does but what element of this? For example some city firms are known for litigation which I have absolutely no interest in, others do PE/M&A which will be worse hours than say...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I found a book how2become critical thinking tests really useful for understanding critical thinking tests such as the WG. It has a green cover, cost about £10 I think. Would really recommend. I’ve never got below 85th percentile in WG for reference (where the result has been shared with me at...
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    Feeling scared about the demands of law as a future trainee

    Fear of the unknown is completely natural, especially with the pressure attached to it being something you have worked really hard towards. I am the type of person that tries to plan for everything and automatically goes to worst case scenario disaster mode so I can relate somewhat although I...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Personally I think the best way to approach any of these questions/type of questions is with what your personal reasons are, for me I never considered finance and I would say that. My journey to commercial law was quite organic - I explored the different legal professions so the bar and...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    MoFo summer VS first stage interview invite!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    The first AC? If so yes, heard back on Friday. I think there are some others still waiting though as a few people have asked.
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    LPC or LLM

    Not huge amounts, a couple of the workshops for the Law & Business module had some maths in it and then the assignment but it wasn't super complex maths. No more or no more complex than you'd need to be able to do anyway for solicitors accounts which is a core exam for the LPC.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    There can be various reasons someone wants to work in london. Yes it’s a financial and business centre so has that type of work in city practices. But also the cultural/lifestyle attraction - the west end, art galleries, museums etc. for others it’s a family connection or they have lived and...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I never felt like this overall. There were definitely elements I hated (like right now trying to prep for multiple exams, ACs and a having a full time job) but overall I really enjoyed it. I’m actually trying to work out a way to fund a third masters… Everyone is different though and everyone...
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    LPC or LLM

    I'm currently at ULaw doing the LPC MSc on a part time basis whilst working full time - I'm in the second year. Honestly the additional work load is not much at all for the MSc its two extra essays of 3000 words. 1 in year 1 or halfway through the course if full time and the case study essay...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Reasonably so - read a figure somewhere that said 70% come from VS so 30% from TC. However if you are applying for the recently opened 2022 and 2023 vacancies I wouldn’t be surprised if these are very low in number as they are out of cycle.
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    WFH general tips?

    Completely agree with everything @RoughWood said - especially point 6! I would also add if you can buy a bigger desk than you think you will actually need or the largest you can fit in your space. Office desks are typically quite large and deep and there is a reason for that! I recently...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    non-rolling.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I had a similar issue with an LPC exam and my provider basically said tough luck - if I choose not to sit the exam I'd have to apply for a concession for absence and the exam board may not accept that as a valid reason so I may fail the assessment and then have to take it as second attempt...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    If you are an iPhone user you don't even need to buy an app to do this, you can do so with the notes app which comes with the iOS.
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Feb 9th.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    London!

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