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  1. whisperingrock

    International Students & Vacation Schemes

    There is also the very slimmest chance a law firm could apply through the GAE scheme to bring you over. Unlikely, but I've not had enough experience of it to say for sure. Jess might know better as to whether this is an option...
  2. whisperingrock

    Hogan Lovells question

    You are using up a lot of your word count pretty needlessly here. You can make every sentence more concise and doing that will give you more space to add more actions and make the result of your actions in the question clearer.
  3. whisperingrock

    Help - considering reneging on my TC

    The LPC is a miserable experience and I have yet to meet a single person who enjoys it, including every associate I've spoken to at my firm. Make of that what you will.
  4. whisperingrock

    Anyone have paper copies of the chambers student guide?

    Hey all, I'm trying to get my hands on the paper copies of the Chambers Student Guide for 2017, 2019, and 2020. If anyone has one or all of these, message me!
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Tell the firm that is making you wait a few weeks that you got another offer. It'll make them hurry up :D
  6. whisperingrock

    SQE without the PGDL?

    Considering the current GDL + Accelerated LPC set-up would only take ~15 months total, I'm guessing the latter firm is convinced that you'll cover enough of what would be on the GDL as part of the SQE prep course and 'GDL month' (so ~13 months total?) that you wouldn't need to do the GDL course...
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    BPP LPC help. 3Days?

    BPP is so flakey with this stuff that even if you get a firm commitment, they might go back on it at any point. They have sneaky tiny asterisks on every webpage and pdf that say that any schedules are subject to change whenever they want. They pulled the rug out like this on several of my...
  8. whisperingrock

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    As someone who did the LPC LLM, don't bother if you don't need funding. Complete waste of time.
  9. whisperingrock

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    The people I know with Only Fans never put it on their apps for obvious reasons. They also make it so its difficult to identify them on only fans.
  10. whisperingrock

    Pitch exercise in the VS

    It might help if you said what firm it is. That way people who have had experience there could weigh in.
  11. whisperingrock

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    YOU ARE SO AMAZING AND I HOPE THIS FINALLY MAKES YOU REALISE IT. I AM SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!!!
  12. whisperingrock

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    No, this is the opposite of bad. Firms know you're applying to other firms and you have good motivations for why you attended so many at some many different types of firms.
  13. whisperingrock

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Add ice cream and Netflix to this, and you have my post AC routine.
  14. whisperingrock

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    It's just a bunch of people who don't realise just how much work getting that paycheck actually involves. I have friends at the likes of Milbank, and when even paralegals are working weekends, you know the work-life balance is nonexistent. Some people think the trade-off is worth the money, but...
  15. whisperingrock

    How common is it to move from a non-MC/SC City firm to a US firm

    It's not uncommon by any means, and It's going to depend on what area you choose to qualify into, the quality of the work you did, and how the market is standing at the time. Where you trained may matter but not as much unless the differences are stark in terms of clients and the type of work...
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Congratulations!!! That's amazing!
  17. whisperingrock

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    If it makes you feel any better, the risk profile for AZ is supposedly still significantly lower than most birth control pills which people take without a second thought. Not great that they gave you a riskier vaccine though :/
  18. whisperingrock

    Converting your vacation scheme into a training contract - top tips in 2021

    If your supervisor is on the ball they'll set something up for you. I don't actually think it's necessary to send out a mass introduction email, and its going to be hard to pin down everyone in the department anyway. You're probably better off sticking to making a very good impression on those...

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