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Books for insight into being a solicitor/corporate law
Hi everyone, Does anyone have book recommendations for an insight into working in commercial law as a solicitor? There are lots of books for thinking like a lawyer but many discuss the life of a barrister and not so much commercial solicitor in a corporate environment. Would appreciate any...- lawnoob
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- advice aspiring solicitors books
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Gaining industry work experience
I'm currently gaining experience in a BD assistant role at a law firm, however it is only a temporary role and I would like to gain more industry experience- thinking of maybe going for a role at my ideal law firm's key client companies? I've had a look at job boards for these key clients but...- lawnoob
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- advice work experience
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- Forum: General Discussion
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WFH general tips?
Not sure if this kind of thread/conversation has already happened but I haven't found it on this forum, so thought I'd start a thread for tips and maybe advice for WFH since it can be a bit different to actually going into work :) Are there any recommended WFH etiquette things that are probably...- lawnoob
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- advice virtual wfh work experience
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Covid 19 and safety net policies
Good afternoon all, I'm currently an LPC student at Ulaw and am looking for some advice. I did the GDL in the pandemic and decided to go straight on to the LPC just to get it done so I can start working. I've done about 12 vac scheme applications this cycle and been rejected from all of them...- lpcstudent2021
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- advice extenuating training contract advice
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LLM Grades Question
Hello everyone, I am currently completing an LLM at a top 3 UK university. I have a first class LLB degree from a top 15 UK university and some relevant legal experience. I am on track to achieving a merit overall (there’s still a chance it could be a very high pass), but my grades are most...- Throwaway1234
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- advice city firm distinction fail first llb llm merit pass training contract
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Weekly Application Pitfalls
Hi everyone! In addition to my role as a community manager helping to address the queries of our lovely community members on the forum, I have also worked as part of TCLA's application review team to offer feedback on many of the applications that our members send in for review. As December...- James Carrabino
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- advice applications mistakes pitfalls
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Mishcon de Reya Vacation Scheme
Hi everyone, I'm a non-law graduate and I have a (virtual) VS with MdR (one of my absolute dream firms) next week. I'm quite new to all this (I did my first vacation scheme last week and it seems a very different 'vibe' to the MdR VS), but I'm so keen to make the most of the scheme. I know we...- joannalonergan
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- advice assessment mishcon mishcon de reya training contract vacation scheme
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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No vacation schemes secured
Hi guys, I'm quite new around here and I'd really appreciate some guidance. I'm a second-year Law student on a 3-year course. Admittedly, I did apply to the vac schemes late but I sent in a decent amount of applications, rejected from 4 so far, and not feeling that confident about the rest, at...- chichi
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- 2021 2022 advice application rejection second year summer vac scheme training contract vac scheme vacation scheme
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Ask a Future Magic Circle (Allen & Overy) Trainee Anything!
Hey everyone! As some of you may know, I recently joined TCLA's Forum Team. Having used TCLA since I started applications back in 2019, this is such a wonderful opportunity to give back to a great platform and a wonderful community. Just some background information about me: I am a...- Anon08
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- advice ama applications magic circle
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
Hi all! Let me introduce myself: I'm Jacob, and, alongside @Naomi U and @Dheepa I've just joined TCLA as part of the forum team. This thread will be an AMA for all three of us! By way of introduction, I'm a future trainee at Travers Smith LLP (commencing Sept '23) and I'm currently in my final...- Jacob Miller
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- advice ama applications ask me anything baker mckenzie future trainee herbert smith freehills linklaters norton rose fulbright travers smith
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Career Change Success Stories
Hey all, hope you're doing well! I'm a career changer looking to move into law after three years of working in unrelated industries and hopefully will be embarking on the GDL in January. The only thing is, I'm very very nervous it won't pan out. It feels like for every story I hear about a...- geraniumdreams
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- advice career change career changer gdl gdl; non-law graduate; self-fund; lpc; bpp help non law success
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Baker McKenzie Video Interview
Hi all, Been invited to the video interview stage at Bakers for a TC! :D I really struggled in applications for VS's this year so I want to do really well in this if possible. Has anyone got any tips specific to the Bakers VI? I've only ever done video interviews for vacation schemes before -...- cmaj
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- advice baker mckenze interview questions video interview
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Working Experience Section in Applications
Hello all, After some reflection post-application cycle, I realised that I might have approached the 'working experience' section incorrectly. I usually would write about my role including the duration and nature of the work, then would list the tasks performed in bullet points. How do you do...- TM
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Training contract or vacation scheme
Hi guys, I’m going to be starting my LPC next year. I took a year out of graduation to gain some work experience. However, now I’m curious if it would make sense to apply for a vacation scheme first then a training contract for the next intake instead of this current intake. My work...- Blair.11
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- advice help international student training contract training contract applications vacation scheme
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TC Question
Hi, does anyone know where to go with the question for BWB: In 2015 BWB became the first UK law firm to be awarded a B Corp status. If successful, how would you help the firm continue to be a socially responsible organisation? Is it more about CSR or pro bono?- Aghat2019
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- advice bates wells corporate law firms training contract training contract applications trainingcontract
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Charles Russell Speechlys TC app help!
So, I am applying to CRS for their training contract, and I am stuck on the question: Describe the market perception of Charles Russell Speechlys in your own words. (250) I have begun answering it by distinguishing their competitors in my view Baker McKenzie and Macfarlanes? And I then go on...- Jessica B
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- advice charlesrussellspeechlys trainingcontract
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Debevoise & Plimpton Open Day/Interview
Hi all! Does anyone have any experience with a Debevoise Open Day/AC, especially the interview component? I can't seem to find much about the assessment process online and the website/Grad Rec are strangely under the radar as well. This what the email containing my invitation says: "The...- Selina
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- advice assessment centre debevoise interview open day vacation scheme
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Discouraged
Here's some background, I graduated from Cardiff Uni with a low 2:1, my module marks have a mixture of 2:2 and 2:1, and went on to do my LLM in UoB. My A-Levels were pretty mediocre with an ABBB (doing four subjects actually saved me from a few applications because firms often want AAB) However...- yanerlim
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- advice allen and overy slaughter and may
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- Forum: Applications Discussion