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  1. Mxkry

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

    Does anyone have any experience on the AC for SEO Corporate Law Programme? How can I best prepare and what sorts of questions do they ask?
  2. Mxkry

    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Does anyone have any experience on the AC for SEO Corporate Law Programme? How can I best prepare and what sorts of questions do they ask?
  3. Mxkry

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

    that's how it was for the summer vacation scheme, yes.
  4. Mxkry

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

    If an application asks why you want to work as a solicitor, do you answer as you would for a "why commercial law" question?
  5. Mxkry

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

    A bit off topic, but does anyone have experience interviewing with accutrainee?
  6. Mxkry

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

    Does the ashurst personal statement have to be addressed to anyone like in a cover letter?
  7. Mxkry

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Would you capitalise 'Letter Before Action' or is the lowercase version the correct way to refer to it?
  8. Mxkry

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    After initially thinking I wasn't even going to bother applying for training contracts, I think I'm going to attempt a few. I think one of my issues in applications is explaining my initial interest in commercial law. Partially, it is a result of my motivations not being 'pure'. I was always...
  9. Mxkry

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    The travis pfo was my final app of my unsuccessful cycle, unfortunately. That’s two times in a row they haven’t read my application. Won’t be applying for a 3rd time.
  10. Mxkry

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Still waiting on travers post-app
  11. Mxkry

    Law firms & Diversity

    How do you know that a particular firm has 0 black people? And yes as a black male, if a firm had 0 black people in it, I probably would not apply. I just don’t see how that would be a comfortable working environment
  12. Mxkry

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Anyone have any advice on what a final year with no VC/TC lined up can do between now and the next cycle?
  13. Mxkry

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I'm going for 25+. Going the route of 10 applications did not work out well for me at all this time
  14. Mxkry

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Ashurst PFO finally!
  15. Mxkry

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Another week of no response post app. I'm really not holding my breath at this point.
  16. Mxkry

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    1 VI in the whole cycle.
  17. Mxkry

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Am i ever going to hear back post-app? Find out on the next episode vacation scheme hunting
  18. Mxkry

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Anyone else still waiting post app for ashurst or travers? I know its probably rejection as it seems like they have done all/majority of their ACs.
  19. Mxkry

    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    yeah i'm not sure if it's a straight pfo or they genuinely have run out of spaces.

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