Welcome

Hi All,

Welcome to the public feedback forum. This forum is for members to receive feedback on their draft applications from the community.

This forum is for you if:
  • You want help phrasing a sentence
  • You want to know if you're approaching a question correctly
  • You want advice on how to improve an answer
  • You want general feedback on your draft application
  • You want feedback on a draft before eventually sending it in to the TCLA team.
Credit to @John Wu for suggesting this idea!

work experience section

Hey everyone!

I had initially embarked on the barrister route and have done a few mini-pupillages in commercial sets. However, the work was quite similar in all: shadowing barristers to court; assisting in preparing case strategies; drafting.

I was just wondering if there was a need for me to separate each mini-pupillage experience I had, or if I could just put them all under a general heading mini-pupillage (and ofc name the sets I have done the experience with underneath that).

Thank you in advance!

White & Case video interview - commercial questions

Wondered if anyone had any other commercial questions from the W & C video interview? I heard they had a set 24 questions they use for the entire video process(including competency and motivation)

The ones ive seen:

Talk about a recent article that interested you

If you had a £1,000,000 where would you invest?

Would we be better in or out of the EU? (I assume this is probably outdated now)
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Kirkland & Ellis question

I wonder about one of the questions in Kirkland & Ellis

Please tell us what is your proudest achievement and why. This can be from any aspect of your life. (400 words max)*

I ranked the top 16 at the London Universities Sport Leagues 2018 Fencing. Though I was only a novice in the team, I did my best to focus on my matches.

-> Do you guys think that my experience at fencing would be a good one?

Ask Me Anything: Future Trainee at Reed Smith

Hey All,

As Jaysen noted, we will be starting the AMA threads very shortly with future trainees/trainees at different firms, in order to motivate and inspire you all through the application process.

In order to kick things off, Rachael Mintah, a future trainee at Reed Smith (a very close friend of mine who is the epitome of hard work and perseverance) has agreed to answer any questions.

I will post a short introductory paragraph about her shortly but before doing so, brief intro - She recently graduated from Politics at Warwick. She completed a winter vac scheme with NRF last year and despite no offer following the scheme, she still persevered with her applications. Following a straight TC app, completing the SJT and AC, she received a training contract offer from Reed Smith to commence in 2021, once she completes the GDL and LPC.

Please note that Rachael will only be available to answer questions from 7pm onwards this week (still confirming what day).

I hope everyone will be able to join us in welcoming her and given the number of questions relating to Reed Smith’s vacation scheme application this year, I hope she will be able to assist you all!

Edit: Members, I feel like typing up away on this forum is not as engaging or interactive when it comes to AMA threads and I was wondering (if you are all up for it), if a live YouTube session with the trainee or future trainee would be more convenient?

If you could all comment below with yes or no re the live sessions, I would be grateful and I look forward to seeing your responses :)
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Big Commercial Stories | November 2018

Find out about the biggest commercial news stories in November from our team of writers. You will learn about:
  • The UK Digital Services Tax
  • The Danske Bank Money Laundering scandal
  • The US's Iran Sanctions
  • The UK High Street Retail (collapse)
  • Smart Contracts
  • Snapchat's Regulatory Investigations
  • The Fall of Oil Prices
  • M&A deals in the Software Sector
  • Criminal Charges against Goldman Sachs
  • The Brexit Withdrawal Agreement
  • Google's Absorption of DeepMind
  • The Impact of a no-deal Brexit on businesses and law firms
  • The US Tech Stock Sell-Off
  • The Fall of the Pound
  • The Accounting Firms' Disruptions in the Legal Service Sector
Big Commercial Stories | November 2018 (by @kitk, @Abstruser, @Angel, @bugsy malone, @Sara Moon)
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Italy’s fiscal fight and distrust within the EU

This article explains the current standoff between the EU and Italy. You will learn:
  • What is the Italy budget crisis?
  • Why does Italy want to increase its deficit spending?
  • Why is the EU challenging Italy?
  • How is the market responding?
  • Does Europe need fixing?
Italy’s fiscal fight and distrust within the EU (by @Camilla Gionso)
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India’s “DIY” approach needs fixing

In this detailed guide to the Indian legal market, you will learn:
  • How law firms used to operate in India
  • The challenges of operating in India
  • The attraction of the Indian market
  • Why Indian authorities are restricting the legal market in India
  • How foreign lawyers are currently operating in India
India’s “DIY” approach needs fixing (by @Ginevra Bizzarri)