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    Don't Let Rejections Dishearten You, Everyone Gets Them- With a Future Trainee at Trowers & Hamlins LLP

    Thank you for your insight. A placement at the European Parliament sounds great. Where do you sign up for the Commercial awareness for students newsletter?
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    Unsure what to do - feel like a failure

    I think some firms are now breaking into only offering the SQE route to their trainee cohort going forward. There are firms though that will happily let you go the LPC route. Think it will be a case of reading their current trainee routes on their websites. It’s worth noting that LPC candidates...
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    Legal experience and TC application with no questions

    Thanks Jessica. I need a training contract to qualify as a solicitor according to SRA and I haven't been offered one from applying as mentioned in my post. My 20 years experience as a Legal PA doesn't enable me to qualify as a solicitor. If I was able to qualify via the SQE route without...
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    Comment by 'TCinpipeline' in item 'Shoosmiths 1'

    Just a highlight on the first paragraph answered on the first question. Isn't the fact that the firm has a positive and open culture very generic that can apply to any firm. This is despite saying they spoke to trainees and followed on social media. I highlighted a similar area in my Skadden...
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    Application advice queries

    @axelbeugre Thank you for this. On your last point, can I mention that I am interested in litigation and arbitration on the back of having attended open days and found that research and drafting is needed in these areas of law which I particularly enjoy (I can give examples of doing these tasks...
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    Legal experience and TC application with no questions

    Hi all - I had a question on what everyone thought on not getting through on the first stage on most applications despite having 20 years plus legal experience in top City law firms and one high street law firm. I know it is not just down to this section that you would get through on to the...
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    Application advice queries

    Hi there - I'd like to hear your views on the following 2 queries I have. On the question why commercial law, is it fine to mention the areas I do enjoy mostly like researching and drafting and refrain from mentioning the areas I don't e.g. the due diligence side of keeping track of parties...
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    Looking for inspiration

    Hi All - to any candidates who took a while to get passed the application stage - do you have anything inspiring to tell? Looking for some inspiration as starting to lose the will after applying for a while now. Thank you.
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    Confused if I should continue or not for a TC is the question!

    Thank you Jessica. That has made me feel better that I’m not the only one in my situation. I considered applying to my current firm previously. They would treat me like any other candidate with the exception of providing me with feedback. I did not apply due to it being heavily focused on...
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    Confused if I should continue or not for a TC is the question!

    Hi - I am resuming my TCLA premium membership having been a member a year ago and wondered if someone can answer my questions as follows:- 1. Is there a deadline when my law degree and LPC will no longer be considered/accepted when applying for a training contract? I graduated from studying my...
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    How will you make it a success?

    One of the questions I have on an application is why do you want to join **** and how will you make it a success? I find the latter difficult to answer when you can’t predict what area you’ll end up specialising in and how you’ll change once you’ve done the seats and training. Any thoughts?
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    No direct experience but personal interest in practice area

    @Jessica Booker Is it possible to show interest in a particular niche area of a sector and be successful in an application without having any direct experience in that area? If so, how does one go about demonstrating this in an application answer without going into the topic in depth. Eg Hill...
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    Law firms moving all candidates to SQE in next in-take despite those done LPC

    That's great, thank you very much Jessica.
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    Law firms moving all candidates to SQE in next in-take despite those done LPC

    Thanks Jessica. How much would the maintenance grant be? Assuming that would not be a lot to cover mortgage, bills, etc? A lot of candidates like myself self-funded the LPC whilst the SQE was being finalised/rolled out with no maintenance grants. Any particular advice you would give to...
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    Law firms moving all candidates to SQE in next in-take despite those done LPC

    Thanks Jessica. I see that makes sense now. They don't specifically state that we would not have to do the SQE 1 exams. This all seems very harsh still to be honest although I do see the logic. I don't want to have to do more courses when I thought I had studied all my law exams so put that...
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    Law firms moving all candidates to SQE in next in-take despite those done LPC

    @Jessica Booker thank you Jessica for your reply especially to confirm that LPC candidates are exempt from SQE 1. I recall hearing this a few years ago. I emailed the HR team at Dentons back stating this and their reply has caused more confusion for me. "The SRA will allow anyone who has...
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    Law firms moving all candidates to SQE in next in-take despite those done LPC

    Hi - as of 2025, Dentons are asking for all candidates to undertake SQE 1 and 2 despite candidates like myself already completed/passed the LPC. Does anyone know if all law firms are likely to move this way before the LPC finishes being available in 2030 (not sure if this is exactly right)? It...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi - it may seem obvious but can you explain how best TCLA gold members can utilise the TCLA application database? Most law firms change their application questions each year so are different to those answers given in the application database samples. There is no search facility to find examples...
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    Have you applied for any previous positions at the firm?

    @Jessica Booker Hi Jessica - I am applying for a training contract at a law firm where it asks if I have applied for any other positions at the firm previously. I have mentioned that I applied for a legal assistant position at the firm a few years ago in order to gain legal experience in a...
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    TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi All - I am not sure if this has already been asked previously but here goes...It is not coming to me naturally to draft my answers clearly and succinctly in application forms. I know it is ideally what law firms are looking for and how the applications are set out with word limits. It can...

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