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  1. Jacob Miller

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I personally included proper formal letter formatting but I think the consensus is that it's not strictly necessary.
  2. Jacob Miller

    Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*

    I would focus this on why you want to be a commercial solicitor in particular :) Edit: unless there was another express question asking that, but I find it highly unlikely they'd go down that route.
  3. Jacob Miller

    Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*

    Hi Fifi, Great question. Personally, I would approach this in substantively the same way I would approach any interview, and the biggest alteration in my approach would be to really focus all my responses on things I have gained as a result of that scheme rather than things I already...
  4. Jacob Miller

    Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*

    Hi Tarnjeet, I'm not super familiar with OC in particular; if it's a WG or equivalent test done after the initial application, they'll normally send you a timeframe to complete it by with the invite. If it's something else to be completed as part of their application, I would probably assume...
  5. Jacob Miller

    Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*

    Hi Lauren, Great question. Personally I think it's really important to be authentic here - I mean, within reason, of course (I think some of the adjectives my mates would use to describe me might be unsuitable for an interview...). The answer should be a genuine reflection of how you feel...
  6. Jacob Miller

    My journey to a training contract

    Hi both, First off- very well done on securing your scholarships! It's a pleasure to have you both as a part of the forum. I'm sure that being here will massively help you both learn and develop, remember too that we're always about to be tagged in questions or anything! Congrats again :)
  7. Jacob Miller

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I've only just seen this- so sorry!- but I have to agree with everything Dheepa has already said: I've had knock backs from firms which really devastated me, but ultimately ended up at a firm I genuinely love and I'm hugely excited for starting at. Exact same thing happened to my fiancée, had...
  8. Jacob Miller

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    From memory, it used to be considerably longer. I have known one of the folks in GR at Macfarlanes though and they mentioned to me at the end of the last app cycle that they were thinking about shortening it so I think that must just be what's happened.
  9. Jacob Miller

    Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*

    Hi @ES123456 First off, congrats on the HSF AC! I feel you! This is very similar to my own experiences of the application season between studying and owning a couple of businesses. Unfortunately, there's no real way around the fact that these periods are exhausting and can be draining from that...
  10. Jacob Miller

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    I've always understood that they recruit mostly from Vac Schemes- this appears to be a theme across a few of the American firms with small trainee intakes in London, I suspect, because the intakes are so small, they want a more rounded assessment to ensure the right candidates get the places...
  11. Jacob Miller

    Foundations of Commercial Law: Practice Areas, Firm Groups and Applications *Monday Article Series*

    Hi @futuretraineesolicitor Not quite sure what you mean here by 'small doubt'- in terms of giving legal opinions, though, this is a very wide umbrella term and could be relevant to almost every practice area asked for their opinion on a given issue that they specialise in. For example, a...
  12. Jacob Miller

    Foundations of Commercial Law: Practice Areas, Firm Groups and Applications *Monday Article Series*

    Thanks Daniel! Very glad you like the article.
  13. Jacob Miller

    Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*

    Hi Lauren, Great question! The girls have already given some great advice, I would personally approach a question like this very much as Dheepa suggests. The one thing I also discussed in a 'why this firm' answer (I would tend to say that your situation is just a slight variation on this) is...
  14. Jacob Miller

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    As others have said, I'd generally take this as a good sign. One of the biggest factors that I think contributed to my success getting a TC was that I flipped my mindset to realise that interviewing partners are humans too. They've got lives, hobbies, families, etc. The analogy I always use is...
  15. Jacob Miller

    Foundations of Commercial Law: Practice Areas, Firm Groups and Applications *Monday Article Series*

    Introduction Something we’re very proud of at TCLA is the vast breadth and depth of advice that candidates have contributed to the forum. That doesn’t necessarily suit everyone, though – indeed, it can even be somewhat intimidating to those who are new to the world of commercial law. Maybe...
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  16. Jacob Miller

    Definitive Guide to Assessed Negotiations! *Monday Article Series*

    Hi @MZ, great set of questions and really important issues! I'll break my response down more or less issue-by-issue that you raise. In terms of the firm's decision to only assess one part of the negotiation, I'm sure they will have a reason for doing so. Nonetheless, I can understand why it...
  17. Jacob Miller

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Hi @LilLauLLB First off, well done for sharing this, it's quite a brave thing to post about. It's a hugely personal thing, and ultimately I would say that you've got to trust your gut and do what your body and mind are telling you is the right thing to do. Speaking from personal...
  18. Jacob Miller

    Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*

    Personally, when I'm approaching a question like this either in an interview or SJT scenario, I'm bearing the following in mind as key issues: - communicate: explain to the supervisor that you've taken on X workload and your capacity level, ask him whether he would still like you to go ahead...
  19. Jacob Miller

    Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*

    To me, a more 'what can you bring to the role' would encourage me to break down groups of skills which relate to each of the key competencies the firm looks for (if it specifies them- if it doesn't, just the sort of competencies expected from a trainee in general). From there, I would go through...
  20. Jacob Miller

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Keep an eye out for my next Monday Article which will cover this in some depth!

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