TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23

[Jessica Booker]

Hi Jessica,

I am due to accept an offer for a place at the University of Law. The offer is for a origramne in SQE1&2 LLM PART TIME. please anyone able to explain to me the exam dates on the website because they make no sense to me at all.

As a partime student I start my course in January 2025 and write my SQE1 in July 2025. This is the same amount of time given for a full time student that started their course in September 2024 ans is writing their exams in January 2025. I cant seem to don't understand why I am getting the same amount of time ti oreoare for the exams as someone who is a full time student. I have tried calling and messaging the university a number of times and I have gotten no where in trying to find a response to this question.

I suspect this is a mistake - I know it can be frustrating if you are not getting a response from the university, but I would persevere with contacting them to get clarity on this.

 

[pfoapplicant]

Hi @Jessica Booker @Jaysen

After a slightly rocky few years, I'll be graduating from university next summer. I'll likely be graduating without a TC or VS, and so I recognise that I need to start planning sooner rather than later for what steps I should take after graduation (be it some form of the SQE, or instead looking for work as a paralegal, or something similar).

I've got quite a few questions that I'd like to ask over the next few days/weeks, but I recognise that you've got a lot of work on your plate with the TCLA, and that it'd be unreasonable to expect you to respond to every single question from every single user on the forum - would it help at all (in terms of getting answers to my queries, whether from you guys, or from another expert on the TCLA's team) if I signed up to one of the TCLA Premium schemes (and if so, would it make any difference if I signed up for Gold membership)?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi @Jessica Booker @Jaysen,

After a slightly rocky few years, I'll be graduating from university next summer. I'll likely be graduating without a TC or VS, and so I recognise that I need to start planning sooner rather than later for what steps I should take after graduation (be it some form of the SQE, or instead looking for work as a paralegal, or something similar).

I've got quite a few questions that I'd like to ask over the next few days/weeks, but I recognise that you've got a lot of work on your plate with the TCLA, and that it'd be unreasonable to expect you to respond to every single question from every single user on the forum - would it help at all (in terms of getting answers to my queries, whether from you guys, or from another expert on the TCLA's team) if I signed up to one of the TCLA Premium schemes (and if so, would it make any difference if I signed up for Gold membership)?

Thanks in advance for your help!

There are a few options here.

You can just ask in the forums (if you are comfortable in doing so) and the community team will respond with their thoughts.

If you wanted an hour's 1-2-1 call, you could book a mock interview and just select the "general chat" option, Mock interviews are between £70-90 + VAT, depending on who you book with.

A monthly gold subscription would be the alternative. If you paid for a month's subscription, you would get a 15 minute 1-2-1 call included, as well as an application review, along with access to all our on demand courses and premium content. This is £60 a month + VAT, so often people choose this over individual services. Application reviews and 1-2-1 calls renew on the 1st of each calendar month, so you could utilise two of these if you signed up for a month but your subscription carried across two calendar months (e.g. 15 December - 14 January). You can currently use the discount code SIXWEEKS to get £5 your first month's subscription.

There are some package discounts available too if you want to sign up for a longer period of time. In my signature below there is a three month option that provides a discount and there is also a bi-annual package which brings the £60 per month+ VAT down to £45 per month+ VAT, but the six months is paid upfront - https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/membership-plans/.

Let me know if there is anything else I can clarify in regards to this.

 

[tosin4774]

Yes, you can apply for the scholarship again.

Hi Jessica, Do you know when 2025 applications for the tcla scholarship programme will open @Jessica Booker?

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi Jessica, Do you know when 2025 applications for the tcla scholarship programme will open @Jessica Booker?

This will most likely be in the Autumn - September or October for the start of next the recruitment cycle.

We typically do a lot of promotion for it, so I would recommend keeping an eye on the forums and on our social media as to when the next programme is launched.

 

[LawInTheNorth]

Hi @Jessica Booker, just a quick question about a paralegal job app. I applied for a knowledge paralegal role at A&O maybe a month or so ago, the job is still advertised on their website but I haven't heard anything back yet. Is it normal for these jobs to be advertised for so long? And if so, on a non-rolling basis? Just trying to gauge whether I should email as my status is still just showing as applied. Many thanks!

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi @Jessica Booker, just a quick question about a paralegal job app. I applied for a knowledge paralegal role at A&O maybe a month or so ago, the job is still advertised on their website but I haven't heard anything back yet. Is it normal for these jobs to be advertised for so long? And if so, on a non-rolling basis? Just trying to gauge whether I should email as my status is still just showing as applied. Many thanks!

Yes, it can be quite normal for these processes to be drawn out over a few months for ad-hoc roles. It could easily be that someone has forgotten to take it down from the careers website or that the role is still accepting applications.

It is also very normal (unfortunately) not to hear back from roles like this. You could email to check on the status of your application and where they are with recruiting for the role though.

 

[LawInTheNorth]

Yes, it can be quite normal for these processes to be drawn out over a few months for ad-hoc roles. It could easily be that someone has forgotten to take it down from the careers website or that the role is still accepting applications.

It is also very normal (unfortunately) not to hear back from roles like this. You could email to check on the status of your application and where they are with recruiting for the role though.

I appreciate the response Jessica. The only recruitment email I can find is for their early careers team - is this an appropriate place to email?

 

[Jessica Booker]

I appreciate the response Jessica. The only recruitment email I can find is for their early careers team - is this an appropriate place to email?

The Early Careers team won’t be responsible for the role, so normally I would recommend finding another email address. If there is not one, you can email the Early Careers team but you may not get a response or the response might be delayed at best.