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  1. Karin

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    I had this as part of my paralegal job assessment!
  2. Karin

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica, I just saw a question about languages and thought I would ask. When I am entering my level of English - there is always native, business proficiency, etc. English is my second language, but given that I have lived in the UK for quite some time and had English as my first language...
  3. Karin

    Paralegal roles and other non TC/VS opportunities

    When I was looking for paralegal roles in December, I used Linkedin but then found out that many of the jobs advertised were out of date. I think a good idea is to try to find some potential firms by searching what law firms are in your area and then look on their own job advertisement websites...
  4. Karin

    Remote VS/TC Interviews and Assessment Centres

    Thank you for the tips and congrats! I really need to practice the eye contact, as I find it very odd to look into the camera and not see the person I am speaking to, their reactions etc. I read somewhere that you could move the video of the person as close to the camera on your screen so you...
  5. Karin

    Remote VS/TC Interviews and Assessment Centres

    Hi everyone! I know there has been quite a incredibly useful advice from @Alice G about video interviews (thank you so much!), but I thought that it would be good to create a dedicated thread to remote interview experiences, given how many of us will be doing their vac scheme / TC interviews...
  6. Karin

    Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus

    Thank you Jessica - you are right. I hope they will consider our performance at ACs when looking at the overall performance so it won't be just one hour interview that decides everything. I just need to figure out internet speed in time, as it has been pretty rubbish around here since lockdown...
  7. Karin

    Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus

    I could not agree more. While postponing the vac scheme could work for second year students, it certainly would not for graduate/people in employment who are looking to secure their TCs asap.
  8. Karin

    Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus

    I am feeling a little confused about it all. HSF has been my top firm for years, I met them a number of times, and it seems like so much pressure is put on 1 hour interview that is to take place on-line. I feel it may be difficult to connect with interviewers online during such a short period of...
  9. Karin

    Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus

    HSF Update - summer vacation schemes have been cancelled (incl. the postponed spring scheme) and instead, there will be a TC interview and followed by a 4-day virtual scheme for those offered a training contract
  10. Karin

    LLM 2020/2021 & Coronavirus considerations

    Yeah I know and having done law degree, I am only missing one year of LPC. I want to do my LLM, so I want to do in the one year that I have "free" in case I got TC (haha but that is very hopeful thinking).
  11. Karin

    Struggling to differentiate between firms?

    Hi everyone - to continue on what Alice has posted, I previously created a short template for my firm research so I thought I'd share in case anyone wanted to use it!
  12. Karin

    LLM 2020/2021 & Coronavirus considerations

    You do not start until 2 years later so I don't see why not :) But I have never asked so I do not know for sure!
  13. Karin

    LLM 2020/2021 & Coronavirus considerations

    That's true, thank you for the advice. I think they will be quite flexible given the circumstances and they were really nice about my deferral last year, so hopefully they ll understand why I need a bit more time! Thanks :)
  14. Karin

    Would you recommend Christopher Stoakes books?

    I can 100% recommend All You Need to Know about commercial awareness book! I am also now reading the All You Need to Know about the City, which is more detailed and a bit more difficult to read (compared to the commercial awareness one) but seems very helpful as well! I don't really know about...
  15. Karin

    LLM 2020/2021 & Coronavirus considerations

    That's really helpful - thank you! I will probably wait until July when I need to pay my LLM deposit & may know a bit more about my TC chances this year. Thank you!
  16. Karin

    LLM 2020/2021 & Coronavirus considerations

    Yes, and deferring my LLM to the year after! This is assuming that I manage to secure my Training Contract this summer :)
  17. Karin

    LLM 2020/2021 & Coronavirus considerations

    Hi everyone, hope you are all well and safe at home x I am due to start my LLM at UCL in September in London and I was wondering whether anyone was in the same situation. Given the current coronavirus restrictions and the fact that quite a few of these may continue into the next academic year...
  18. Karin

    Virtual Opportunities With Law Firms - Updated List!

    Also - Finimize is running a number of virtual events that may be of interest to some of you. I haven't attended any yet but they sound great for improving commercial awareness! There is a fee of £5 per event, but this does not apply if you are a Finimize Premium subscriber...
  19. Karin

    Inspiration!

    Hi everyone! I have gone pretty AWOL since my interviews finished and coronavirus suddenly changed our daily lives, but now reading through these posts, I have really missed the TCLA community. To be perfectly honest, I have felt very confused and distracted while not doing much since being at...
  20. Karin

    LLM - Personal Statement

    Hi! This may be quite late but I successfully applied for LLM at UCL so please drop me a message and I am happy to share my Personal Statement with you :)

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