That's awesome! You kind of mentioned this but how about his view on training at a US law firm v a magic circle firm? That seems to be a topic that comes up a lot.
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A&O merger talks: https://www.law.com/2018/09/05/ao-and-omelveny-leaders-meet-for-frankfurt-merger-summit-as-tie-up-talks-gather-pace-396-6672/?slreturn=20180806112251
Impressive knowledge - did you study econ?
I would only add a link to what happened with house prices to the crash. So many Americans had purchased houses that demand for housing fell before 2007. That coupled with repossessions from sub prime borrowers caused US house prices to begun to fall...
Your first point is a big one. International companies are increasingly looking to operate in Asia/Africa and to navigate the different laws in those jurisdictions, they need lawyers to advise them. It then makes sense for law firms to follow suit, especially if they want to continue to work...
More on that: https://www.legalcheek.com/2018/08/clifford-chance-launches-lawtech-training-contract-that-leads-to-qualification-as-a-solicitor/
And I foundt his too: https://www.cliffordchance.com/news/news/2018/04/clifford-chance-launches-tech-academy.html
I remember reading that article a while ago and I don't really agree, at least in my experience. I know a few students who secured training contracts last year despite applying really close to the deadline. If you're applying now I think it's around when most people are applying anyway.
I think the article is only accessible to companies so thanks for the summary :). Am definitely starting to pick up patterns in these talks/articles about the future and what kind of skills law firms want students to have.
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