The Corporate Law Academy
Community Assistant (Future Trainee Solicitor)

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Background
At TCLA, we’re building the home of the world’s best legal talent. This is made up of two parts: technology and community. As a Community Assistant, you will be the backbone of the community. That means acting as the central point of contact for thousands of students.
Roles and Responsibilities
The TCLA forum is completely free. Up to 75,000 students and graduates each year use it to get access to high quality information to understand how to pursue a legal career, while law firms use the forum to attract the most talented applicants.
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I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.
Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.
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Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Across our Forum and WhatsApp groups, you’ll be responsible for:
- Responding to questions
- Moderating content
- Writing threads
- Launching giveaways
- Maintaining our deadlines and lists
- Managing the SQE and Future Trainees group chat, and
- Supporting the creation of other resources such as Application Guides.
What We Look For
You will be a future trainee with a 1 year gap before starting at your law firm. Ideally, you will have completed the SQE.
A successful applicant will have the following:


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- A very high standard of writing
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- A deep understanding of multiple law firm processes
- A supportive tone and deep empathy about the challenges of the law firm process
- A high level of responsiveness
- Strong organisation skills
Further Details
This role is full time and fully remote.
Apply by: 13 September 2026
Start Date: 5 October 2026
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The next stage is a written exercise followed by a virtual interview.
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