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  1. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi @Looper88! Unfortunately this is not an easy question to answer and will in part depend on the details of the scheme, the extent to which a given law firm is willing to be flexible with its policies, and on your ability to collaborate with members of your university's faculty. If you can...
  2. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    That's so great to hear @AS24, you got this 💪!!
  3. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I think it is still worth waiting, especially since you will have around a month left afterwards. However, considering the previous rejection, you want to submit the application as early as possible afterwards, perhaps in the first week. As such, I'd advise you to have your online firm research...
  4. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Home students I think will generally attend the scheme regardless and perhaps send an email/speak with people in the faculty to explain the situation. For international students, it is a bit more difficult because of the visa requirement of a 20-hour working hours cap during term time. However...
  5. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    My short answer is yes. Even for firms recruiting on a rolling basis, most people only send their applications in the last two-three days, so you can still distinguish yourself from the crowd. Furthermore, I'd say the advantages of having an open day to discuss outweighs and disadvantage from...
  6. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I'd say a full breakdown is ideal and if you want you can also include in brackets that year 1 doesn't count and then the weighing distribution between year 2 and year 3.
  7. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Since they emailed you that they will not be progressing the application because the places had been filled rather than rejecting it, I would also say there is a good chance they have not actually reviewed it. However, the application answers might still have been saved in the system and...
  8. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I wouldn't worry about it too much. As they do not ask directly, I really doubt this would be grounds for rejecting you. My advice to include them originates in a "all other things being equal, you should" or "too err on the side of caution" type of thinking. Although I would advise including...
  9. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Unfortunately there's nothing that will completely take away the frustration you are feeling at this moment. I empathize with what you're going through right now and I know it's a difficult spot to be in. When in the same situation, many times I have started wondering if perhaps I am simply not...
  10. Andrei Radu

    Hello everyone

    Hi Veronica! Do you know whether you want to be a solicitor or barrister and what areas of the law you might be interested in? Depending on your more specific interests, there are different routs you can take to enter the profession and there are different ways to gain work experience to see if...
  11. Andrei Radu

    Hello everyone

    Hi, it's great to have you here! Feel free to ask any and all questions on our forums :)
  12. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    To be honest this is a difficult question to answer without having to go on a bit of a stretch - as the vast majority of applicants will be in the same position as you, having only used this tech for reviewing and rephrasing purposes. However, given the time-limited circumstances, I don't think...
  13. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I have just taken a look over DLA's summer internship application form and it seems like the Resume/CV field is a required one - it is marked with an asterisk. Considering the application form asks for relatively limited information when compared to other application forms, it would make sense...
  14. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    @Jessica Booker will definitely be able to tell you more, but just to jump in, I think it would be better if you were to include them. In general, it seems to me that from a recruiter's perspective, the more information about grades you include, the better. I have heard of some stories of issues...
  15. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I agree with @Jessica Booker that these are skills more than qualities and that you need to look more at general personality traits. I think you can keep the points you were going to make about these skills and just change the wording to replace them with the relevant associated qualities. For...
  16. Andrei Radu

    Help with TC assessments

    So there's a couple of ways you could explore this point further: What specific talent is the firm acquiring from competitors? Are they targeting particular practice areas/sectors that they have identified in their growth plans? If so, assuming you have an interest in the relevant practice...
  17. Andrei Radu

    Does my non-law work experience undermine me?

    I agree with @Jessica Booker that this isn't an issue at application stage. If anything, taking part of a research project at Oxford should be quite helpful in setting you apart from the crowd as a particularly high-achieving candidate. However, once you get to the AC/final interview, I think...
  18. Andrei Radu

    Help with TC assessments

    @Amma Usman will know a lot more about this, but just to jump in, what was particularly helpful for me was the course offered by TCLA on the matter (which you can find here). It includes a number of mock PE and M&A case studies, recordings of two hour long sessions explaining how to think...
  19. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    You should address both the 'why law' and the 'why DLA' component, but I think you have some flexibility as to how you approach this. I've quoted bellow an answer I previously gave about how you can go about answering this:
  20. Andrei Radu

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi! Since the application form does not have any more questions where you can provide a written answer and expand more on your experiences, I think you will be given a bit more leeway regarding the level of detail you go to into the roles and responsibility section. That said, I do think you...

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