TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

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NS95

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Feeling rather dejected at the moment. I have been applying for training contracts/Vac Schemes for a few years now, and never got so much as an interview. Got a first from a Russell Group, Distinction in GDL, yet still not hearing a peep. I've been trying to apply for Paralegal jobs, but they all require experience, and many require the LPC too! I'm volunteering at a law centre, but I am starting to feel as if this is some sort of elite club that I am simply not invited to. I shall persist. I guess what I want to ask is how does one go about getting paralegal/legal experience? If every role seemingly requires experience, how does one get that requisite experience in the first place?
If you still have access to it, I would suggest your university's careers website (or target connect for RS). I found my part-time paralegal role there that I've been doing alongside my law degree. I remember feeling very defeated last year when I didn't secure any vac schemes and I only started to receive interview invites this year (I have not secured a VS or TC!). Don't loose hope, it only takes one "yes" and everything that you've been doing this far will have led you there. Best of luck with everything!!!
 
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Jessica Booker

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Does anyone know of any firms in London which still have TC applications open, which are not on legal cheek? Like less well known ones.
Lawcareers.net usually has a more comprehensive list:

 

jamesbaillie

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lawcurious

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wondering if anybody here is applying for direct tc without having done a vac scheme/a vac scheme lined up for the summer? is there anything you do differently to demonstrate your career commitment/interest in commercial law? bc I'm wondering if it is worth it to send direct tc apps at all (other than a couple of firms that don't do vac schemes and take only direct tcs)
 

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wondering if anybody here is applying for direct tc without having done a vac scheme/a vac scheme lined up for the summer? is there anything you do differently to demonstrate your career commitment/interest in commercial law? bc I'm wondering if it is worth it to send direct tc apps at all (other than a couple of firms that don't do vac schemes and take only direct tcs)
Never did a vac scheme- the things that help demonstrate your motivations without doing one is top-notch research, initiatives to interact with the firm and a solid understanding of how law firms work, what commercial lawyers do and the legal tools/techniques they regularly employ to serve their clients.
 
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