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Recent content by D.Cole
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Coping With Rejections: At the Application Stage
I think the point about open days is really good and not one I’ve seen many people raise before. When I was applying, I found that if I was successful in getting onto an open day I was almost always successful in getting invited to interview, so it’s a really good method of getting past the...- D.Cole
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Least time consuming initial applications?
Slaughters and Cleary are just a CV and cover letter- D.Cole
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Jones Day interview
Here are some questions they asked me last year: - What would you do if you had too much work on? - Would you recommend raising tax on online businesses? - What would your friends say the worst thing about you is?- D.Cole
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Training Contract Success Stories
OK, so a couple of months ago I posted this thread because things weren't looking good with regards to getting a training contract and I really needed a glimmer of hope. I can't believe I'm writing this, but I now myself have been offered a training contract with a top global law firm! I'd...- D.Cole
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- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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Tax Help
Hi, yes my scheme is finished now! I actually really enjoyed tax, it wasn’t mathematical at all nor were the tasks they gave me impossibly difficult :-) I’d be interested in doing a vac diary. Can you PM me the details?- D.Cole
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Tax Help
Hi All, I’m starting a vacation scheme soon and they’ve sat me in Tax - which has made me nervous since tax is meant to be notoriously hard and mathematical. I was wondering if anyone had done a vacation scheme in Tax (or sat there as part of your training contract) and could give me a rough...- D.Cole
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US trade war with China
Thanks so much Alice! this is really helpful!- D.Cole
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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US trade war with China
What effects will the trade war have on business? What effects will it have on law firms? Can anyone help?- D.Cole
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Oh how strange, it’s not in mine. Grad rec gave me a call today though and confirmed the document review exercise. Mine’s on Tuesday - you?- D.Cole
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Hey, where did you hear about the document review exercise? I was invited to a Bakers AC too but my email and the website just says case study interview, competency interview and group exercise- D.Cole
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Training Contract Success Stories
The other day I spoke to someone who went through three recruitment rounds before finally being offered a training contract with a great firm. I’m on my second (likely unsuccessful) round and I’m trying not to give up hope, so I find stories like this really inspiring and would love to hear...- D.Cole
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- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Has anyone heard back from BCLP or Macfarlanes for a TC application? Applied all the way back in February and haven’t heard a peep - not sure if it’s a rejection or if they get their vacation schemes out of the way first- D.Cole
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TC questions
For your first question, I wouldn’t *always* mention practice area, type of training and diversity as this depends on the firm - some firms are more all-rounders who don’t tend to specialise in one particular area and some firms aren’t really big on diversity (obviously all firms say they are...- D.Cole
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- Forum: Applications Discussion