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  1. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I’d personally suggest trying to limit the use of terms that maybe offensive in an answer like this. Are the specific references needed and can the same point be said without using them?
  2. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You won’t need a first to apply to Slaughter and May.
  3. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Bullet points for a CV
  4. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Unfortunately I don't know whether it is/isn't.
  5. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    This is fantastic news! Congratulations and well done!
  6. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I don’t unfortunately.
  7. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It is not included - application reviews are only part of the Gold subscription. You can choose to upgrade to Gold or alternatively purchase a review seperately (although it tends to be more cost-effective to upgrade to Gold). If you want to upgrade you can emai [email protected]
  8. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    The first part about people from the firm completing the assessments is correct. In addition interviews with the firm’s lawyers will have designed the questions too. It is unlikely with a SJT that you are marked by one competency. Instead you will receive either a negative/neutral/positive...
  9. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    3 months is not rare for permanent roles post probation these days. Fixed term contracts will more likely be 4 weeks/1 month.
  10. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    If there is a connection to the experience to the firm you are applying to, you should include it somewhere in your application. It is not an issue it is with a competitor firm or with a different type of firm.
  11. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I don’t think this is an issue given how new the firm is.
  12. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I’d take the “raise your game” as the key focus to this question. It needs to be something that has required you to put unexpected effort into something whilst still keeping your other commitments ticking over. I’d try to avoid anything that is just about working longer. There can be an...
  13. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I don’t think there is any value in doing this. Without understanding how the assessment is designed, you risk interpreting a limited number of results incorrectly.
  14. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It will include any references, but you don’t have to reference things like you do in academia.
  15. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I personally don’t think you need to list out the talks attended (because the talks are not optional) or the general activities you completed. Instead I would focus on what you learned from attending, even if this is across open days. If you achieved anything on the open day (eg awarded some...
  16. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You can, but I think this is a risky approach to take. You can’t assume because your application was successful last year, it will be again. It also means that there is no recent evidence of the things you have done. You will want to show you have been actively pursuing the career and/or...
  17. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I’d write in full prose rather than bullet points, but the descriptions don’t need to be more extensive than your CV in terms of what you are highlighting, it just needs to be joined up a little more. I wouldn’t expect many work experience entries to be 600 words. I’d say an average is 250-300...
  18. Jessica Booker

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    I wouldn’t include the word for word feedback received but you can say in a more concise way something like: I completed a research note on the use of AI in the Civil Service, which received positive feedback from a partner on its clarity and structure.
  19. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    This is fine to include - have seen people mention poker in applications before and I think the fact you have set up the society is the key selling point you have to highlight. You can also mention the larger tournaments you have won too.
  20. Jessica Booker

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Please don’t feel you can’t at least ask the firm as to whether they can cover the additional costs. If you flag this earlier, it’s more likely they will be able to cover the additional costs.
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