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Hi All,
Welcome to The Corporate Law Academy. The aim of the TCLA forums is to help you on your journey to becoming a commercial lawyer.
We've compiled a list of our best threads from 2018 across applications, interviews and commercial awareness. This list will continue to be updated so do check back here regularly.
General
TC’s for beginners https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/tcs-for-beginners.815/
Law firm events and open days
Prep for an Open Day https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/prep-for-an-open-day.672/
Open day interactions https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/open-day-interactions.469/
How to make the most out of law fairs? https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/how-to-make-the-most-of-law-fairs.604/
Successful training contract offers
A Training Contract Success Story https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/a-training-contract-success-story.378/
I've been offered a TC! https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/i’ve-been-offered-a-tc.396/
Training Contracts: Lessons from a Future Trainee: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....-contracts-lessons-from-a-future-trainee.395/
Secured a training contract: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/secured-a-training-contract.350/
Perseverance or stupidity: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/perseverance-or-stupidity.321/
Six things I learnt by applying for training contracts for six years: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....ing-for-training-contracts-for-six-years.726/
Boosting your application
Paralegal jobs – are they worth it https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/paralegal-jobs-are-they-worth-it.431/
What you should be doing now https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/what-you-should-be-doing-now.511/
Extra-curriculars https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/extra-curriculars.645/
Applications
General application advice
Vacation scheme application tips: Advice after securing seven vacation schemes this year
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....securing-seven-vacation-schemes-this-year.57/
Vacation scheme application advice (best advice compilation):
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....tion-scheme-application-advice.600/#post-3044
Researching firms: clients and deals: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/researching-firms-clients-and-deals.394/
Number of applications
How many firms to apply to?
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/how-many-firms-to-apply-to.1036/
How many vac scheme applications will you be sending off: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....eme-applications-will-you-be-sending-off.608/
Why law/commercial law/a career in law?
Why commercial law? https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-commercial-law.323/
Why commercial law? (For non-law students specifically)
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....al-law-for-non-law-students-specifically.324/
Why Law v Why Commercial Law? https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-law-vs-why-commercial-law.892/
Why does a career in a city law firm interest you? https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....a-career-in-a-city-law-firm-interest-you.630/
Legal commercial questions
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/addleshaw-goddard-question.836/
Why do you want a career in law?
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/interview-advice-sorry-for-another-thread.467/
Introduction to commercial law https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/introduction-to-commercial-law.423/
Why private equity: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-private-equity.840/
Why this firm?
How to approach this aspect of a 'why us question' - Career ambitions https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....ct-of-a-why-us-question-career-ambitions.649/
How to answer why us? https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/how-to-answer-why-us.483/
CV and cover letter
CV/Cover Letter Firms https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/cv-cover-letter-firms.620/
CVs https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/cvs.538/
Drafting a CV
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/cv-length.700/
looking for past cover letters or online forms
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....g-for-past-cover-letters-or-online-forms.497/
How to approach this 600 word question for Clifford Chance
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....is-600-word-question-for-clifford-chance.839/
Why this firm?
Why this firm: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-this-firm.310/
How to find the competitors of law firms: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....-to-find-the-competitors-of-the-law-firms.93/
Work experience
Work experience section: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/work-experience-section.773/
Amount of work experience https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/amount-of-work-experience.769/
Work Experience/History
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/work-experience-history.1024/
Relevant work experience
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/relevant-work-experience.1012/
Non-legal volunteer work https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/non-legal-volunteer-work.501/
Commercial awareness application question
Tell us about a recent business story that interests you https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....t-business-story-that-has-interested-you.859/
Business story; https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/business-story.532/
Commercial awareness application question: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/commercial-awareness-application-question.595/
Welcome to The Corporate Law Academy. The aim of the TCLA forums is to help you on your journey to becoming a commercial lawyer.
We've compiled a list of our best threads from 2018 across applications, interviews and commercial awareness. This list will continue to be updated so do check back here regularly.
General
TC’s for beginners https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/tcs-for-beginners.815/
Law firm events and open days
Prep for an Open Day https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/prep-for-an-open-day.672/
Open day interactions https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/open-day-interactions.469/
How to make the most out of law fairs? https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/how-to-make-the-most-of-law-fairs.604/
Successful training contract offers
A Training Contract Success Story https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/a-training-contract-success-story.378/
I've been offered a TC! https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/i’ve-been-offered-a-tc.396/
Training Contracts: Lessons from a Future Trainee: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....-contracts-lessons-from-a-future-trainee.395/
Secured a training contract: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/secured-a-training-contract.350/
Perseverance or stupidity: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/perseverance-or-stupidity.321/
Six things I learnt by applying for training contracts for six years: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....ing-for-training-contracts-for-six-years.726/
Boosting your application
Paralegal jobs – are they worth it https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/paralegal-jobs-are-they-worth-it.431/
What you should be doing now https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/what-you-should-be-doing-now.511/
Extra-curriculars https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/extra-curriculars.645/
Applications
General application advice
Vacation scheme application tips: Advice after securing seven vacation schemes this year
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....securing-seven-vacation-schemes-this-year.57/
Vacation scheme application advice (best advice compilation):
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....tion-scheme-application-advice.600/#post-3044
Researching firms: clients and deals: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/researching-firms-clients-and-deals.394/
Number of applications
How many firms to apply to?
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/how-many-firms-to-apply-to.1036/
How many vac scheme applications will you be sending off: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....eme-applications-will-you-be-sending-off.608/
Why law/commercial law/a career in law?
Why commercial law? https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-commercial-law.323/
Why commercial law? (For non-law students specifically)
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....al-law-for-non-law-students-specifically.324/
Why Law v Why Commercial Law? https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-law-vs-why-commercial-law.892/
Why does a career in a city law firm interest you? https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....a-career-in-a-city-law-firm-interest-you.630/
Legal commercial questions
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/addleshaw-goddard-question.836/
Why do you want a career in law?
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/interview-advice-sorry-for-another-thread.467/
Introduction to commercial law https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/introduction-to-commercial-law.423/
Why private equity: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-private-equity.840/
Why this firm?
How to approach this aspect of a 'why us question' - Career ambitions https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....ct-of-a-why-us-question-career-ambitions.649/
How to answer why us? https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/how-to-answer-why-us.483/
CV and cover letter
CV/Cover Letter Firms https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/cv-cover-letter-firms.620/
CVs https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/cvs.538/
Drafting a CV
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/cv-length.700/
looking for past cover letters or online forms
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....g-for-past-cover-letters-or-online-forms.497/
How to approach this 600 word question for Clifford Chance
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....is-600-word-question-for-clifford-chance.839/
Why this firm?
Why this firm: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/why-this-firm.310/
How to find the competitors of law firms: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....-to-find-the-competitors-of-the-law-firms.93/
Work experience
Work experience section: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/work-experience-section.773/
Amount of work experience https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/amount-of-work-experience.769/
Work Experience/History
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/work-experience-history.1024/
Relevant work experience
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/relevant-work-experience.1012/
Non-legal volunteer work https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/non-legal-volunteer-work.501/
Commercial awareness application question
Tell us about a recent business story that interests you https://www.thecorporatelawacademy....t-business-story-that-has-interested-you.859/
Business story; https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/business-story.532/
Commercial awareness application question: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/commercial-awareness-application-question.595/
