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  1. Rob93

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

    It doesn't hurt, when I interviewed for my current role I mentioned the specific niches and skills that the team was recognised for in Chambers. I don't think it's strictly necessary to do this, you're not likely to be questioned on it and I wouldn't recommend forcing it into the conversation...
  2. Rob93

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

    Thanks man! Honestly I'm not banking on being able to do this, but I'm at a point where I'm trying to create my own opportunities. I know I'm cut out for the job but the formalised grad rec process evidently finds me lacking, so I figure best to be a bit enterprising.
  3. Rob93

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

    I would be upfront about your interests. If you're really not keen on commercial work they'll likely sniff it out anyway, and even if they don't would you really be happy training at a firm where your passions aren't viewed as an asset?
  4. Rob93

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

    This makes sense. I'll be sure to communicate with my supervisors and HR to try and chart out an effective course.
  5. Rob93

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

    Yeah I'm contemplating a very deliberate course of ratcheting up responsibilities over the next year or so, with a view to basically be working at NQ level by the point of qualification. It's early days so I haven't properly broached this point with my supervisors or HR, but it's the trajectory...
  6. Rob93

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

    Fair enough. So ideally the goal would be, by the end of 2 years' paralegal work, to have spent meaningful time doing high-level trainee work with a view to transitioning to qualification?
  7. Rob93

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

    Does anyone know how the NQ hiring market is viewing people who qualify through the SQE with qualifying work experience from top firms? I'm still on the TC hunt, but now that I've got a good gig in private practice I'm kind of tempted to just ride this out, as I could hypothetically qualify two...
  8. Rob93

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

    Just got the same.
  9. Rob93

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

    I think that linking deals to broader industry trends is a smart way to go - it does the service of showing a fairly sophisticated understanding of what partners and clients are thinking about. One trick with this is to avoid overreach and overgeneralisation, and I would expect to be grilled on...
  10. Rob93

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

    Coming back on this to correct myself as I've had to do some research on partnership and funds recently, and I hate being wrong on the Internet - the GP *is* liable in a limited partnership, *but* will often itself be a corporate entity with limited liability for its owners, shielding them from...
  11. Rob93

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

    IIRC they just do one interview post-app
  12. Rob93

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

    To an extent this is simply something that comes with time - past a certain point, each PFO becomes a matter of increasing indifference. A big part of that though is that over time you learn to think about PFOs in ways that make them less crushing. Not everyone thinks about it the same way or...
  13. Rob93

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

    Yes pls
  14. Rob93

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

    In my view, and this is very very generalised, I think US firms often place a higher premium on experiences and indicators that you'll be able to 'hit the ground running,' as the saying sometimes goes, because of the so-called 'lean' models on which they operate. I also suspect - and I have only...
  15. Rob93

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

    I did non-law at undergrad and felt this way by the end of it - swore I would never do a masters in my life, to the consternation of some of my lecturers. Ironically, I pivoted to law, slogged through the GDL and had an absolute blast on my LLM. Having worked in-house extensively and very...
  16. Rob93

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

    I will publish my full name and address if it will flag me up to GR when I get going on direct TCs 😉
  17. Rob93

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

    99% sure they are not.
  18. Rob93

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

  19. Rob93

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

    Honestly, more graduate recruitment managers should be looking to hire candidates like me, who have 0 competing offers.
  20. Rob93

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

    They can vary significantly, particularly depending on the nature of the role. Feel free to PM me

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