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Contributing to legal blogs
Hi there! I assume you're looking for a blog related to law or the legal industry. But are you looking to submit a blog to academic institution or non-academic institution? For more academic line, it seems like universities often offer it like King's Student Law Review or Oxford Business Law...- RANDOTRON
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Introduction
Hi Jacky, bit late to this, but I'd thought I could chime in here with a couple of my tips: Know your application inside and out – they will definitely ask you something about it. Research your interviewer (if you know who they are) – it helps you make questions which you can ask them at the...- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: Introduce Yourself Here!
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
For really any cover letter, I generally follow the standard structure of: Why commercial law? Why the firm? Why you? Hope that helps! 👍- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Planning to complete the SQE? Introduce yourself here.
Yes, and I think it's so new that the firms themselves are trying to figure out what to do. But still I think it's wrong to abandon a future trainee simply because they failed their first time – everyone deserves a second chance. By the way, I've linked the CLLS article (which @OB hinted at)...- RANDOTRON
- Post #43
- Forum: Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) Forum
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Journey to a TC!
Nicely done! 🥳 Hoping you receive good news, and best of luck on your S&M and Freshfields TC application!- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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TCLA Forum Winners of the Week - Premium membership/Amazon voucher to be won!
Thank you both and to the TCLA team for making this organisation the amazing initiative that it is for aspiring lawyers! It has helped me massively and I'm sure countless others achieve their dreams. I'm just glad I can be a part of this community – so truly from the bottom of my heart thank you!- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Please be brutally honest, should I give up on becoming a solicitor at a MC/Top Uk law firm
Hi there, thought I'd give my two-cents on this. Firstly, your law career hasn't ended – your grades are fine. Your extenuating circumstance does matter, so do mention it in your application. Secondly, please don't beat yourself up or count yourself out. If anything, believe in yourself...- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Commercial awareness sources
Hi, I'm not sure if anyone has started a thread on this before (if so, sorry!). One of the main difficulties when I first started developing my commercial awareness was figuring out what sources I could use, where I should start, or even what news I should even be reading. So I want to make a...- RANDOTRON
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How difficult is it to get a VS being mid 20s and already qualified in another country?
Hi @ninadeoliveira, hope I'm not too late to this but I have met career changers who started their training contract in their 30s. I have friends who got their TC offer in their mid-to-late 20s, so age is definitely not an issue for getting vacation schemes and training contracts. If you...- RANDOTRON
- Post #8
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Volunteer working
As for paralegal roles, you can have a look at openings on LinkedIn, and getting in touch with paralegal recruiters at recruitment agencies like Ryder Reid, Larbey Evans, Robert Walters, etc. You can also signup with FlexLegal for paralegal roles, or with firms directly (eg, Dentons LDC, Pinsent...- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) Forum
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Hi @Ghassen @M0M007 @zizszhplum I'll add onto the information provided by @laurabeaumont and @OB that you can also reach out to someone who currently works at the recruitment agencies via LinkedIn to directly ask about a paralegal position (or ask if they have any openings), and send over your...- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
As @Jessica Booker said, firms simply do not have the resources to filter hundreds of paralegal candidates. I spoke to a recruiter at an agency before and the way that paralegal recruitment works (as they explained it to me) was that the firm goes to the agency with a paralegal position, the...- RANDOTRON
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Paralegal Work
Hi there, I think both firms do consider people with little to no experience. I'd recommend applying and see what happens.- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Paralegal Work
Are you looking for paralegal remote jobs in the UK? If so, I personally know of two firms which offer remote paralegal work – Pinsent Masons Vario and Dentons Legal Delivery Centre. You can also go on to LinkedIn and have a look at paralegal opened posted by from recruiters (eg, Ryder Reid...- RANDOTRON
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Congrats on securing some work experience! I don't recommend it, because I don't think it'll be beneficial – you haven't done the experience yet so there's nothing about it you can talk about.- RANDOTRON
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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a confused law student's TC journey :)
Commercial awareness is a very broad term, so it depends on how you define it. How I define it is a way of thinking and understanding business and stuff happening around the world. In this sense, I did use it in my tasks and in conversation during my VS – I also didn't do a corporate seat. But I...- RANDOTRON
- Post #87
- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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Pinsent Masons Vacation Schemes
They're running the scheme pretty late this year then and I assume they didn't tell you when you should expect a response. Since it's only been a week or two, I'd say give it another two weeks or so before you drop an email. You can also check on LinkedIn to see if they've given any responses by...- RANDOTRON
- Post #4
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
I don't think the question is not asking you why commercial awareness makes a good lawyer at FF – IMO, if they wanted to ask you that they would have. I think you're overthinking this. In my view, what the question is really asking you is: what role does commercial awareness plays in the context...- RANDOTRON
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a confused law student's TC journey :)
Woohoo! You're crushing it, keep it up! Sharing my favourite news sources which I used to prep, in case you're interested: FT Lex FT Due Diligence FT Asset Management (just interesting reads for me, not strictly necessary) The Daily Upside FT Unhedged Just so happen to come across this on a...- RANDOTRON
- Post #85
- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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Vacation Scheme Prep
Just to tack on to the great advice that @laurabeaumont provided, the sort of work you will be doing also depends on how busy your department is and what sort of work your supervisor is willing to let you do. But just to give you an example of the sort of work you might be doing (pulling from my...- RANDOTRON
- Post #4
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion