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    Learn commercial awareness with me ahead of training contract interviews

    Hi Jaysen, in preparation of a video interivew, I have chosen this as one of the recent news that I found interesting. I was thinking about impact of a potential TikTok ban in the US on law firm's clients and consequently on the lawyer's work. I assume this news would more likely affect law...
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    Free Practise Exercise: Practise for Group Exercises and Case Studies with this Article!

    The article reports on how Google's new AI bot, Bard has provided false information about the discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope on Twitter. This has led to a drop in Google's shares, losing about $100bn in market value amid its ongoing AI race with Microsoft. Since the launch of...
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    Linklaters TC 2025

    Has anybody heard back from Linklaters yet?
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    Understanding US law firms in the UK

    Thank you so much, this has provided a lot more clarity! In relation to the tech industry, I am aware of the other factors but as I have chosen to use 'the surge of USD' as my current issue affecting the legal profession with a focus on the tech industry, how deep do you think I should go in...
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    Understanding US law firms in the UK

    Hi TCLA! I am trying to understand how US law firms operate in the UK. Take Reed Smith as an example, Reed Smith is not a Swiss Verein law firm so my understanding is that it Reed Smith has one global profit (Reed Smith UK shares its profit with other Reed Smith entities). My questions are: 1...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Thank you @AvniD and @Jessica Booker !! Those are really helpful tips! Another question I have on current issues is, apart from those macro issues, would it be appropriate to also pick current issues that are quite specific and relatable to the firm. So for example, one of Reed Smith's core...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Hi Avni, I have a few follow up questions: 1. In relation to 'current issues', I am struggling to pick on. Any tips on the type of current issues I can pick? One of the current issues I have thought about is the growing inflation rate and interest rates. Do you have any tips on researching...
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    Linklaters TC 2023 Applications

    Anybody heard from Linklaters regarding their TC applications 2023?
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    A Level's results

    Thank you!! Yeah. I have seen some firms that do not specify minimum requirements for A levels result but most of them do, unfortunately. I don't have any mitigating circumstances but I meet their 2:1 requirement, just not the A levels requirement.
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    A Level's results

    Hello! I obtained a BBC for my A-Levels and I was wondering if it is worth applying to law firms that have a minimum A level requirement of AAB/ABB. Although I still want to apply to these law firms, I don't know if they will even consider my applications. Any advice? Thanks!
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    Ashurst Training Contract 2020/21 outcome

    Hi there! Has anybody heard from Ashurst about their training contract application?
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    Commercial Issues - TC Application Question

    Thank you so much!
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    Commercial Issues - TC Application Question

    Hello! I am currently applying for training contracts and I came across a question which I'm not really sure how to approach as I find it to be very broad. The question is: Identify a current commercial issue which is relevant to RPC. Please explain why you consider it to be significant to the...
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