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Recent content by Frank
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
A&O 2023 (not 2022 please) TC anyone? think this batch is still waiting :) good luck!- Frank
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
I'm very sorry to hear this; heads up! Mind asking what intake did you apply for?- Frank
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
I'm doing duolingo. Does it count? :D:D- Frank
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Allen & Overy SJT
No, not everybody received confirmation and you'll be notified most likely via the portal first if the SJT's been failed.- Frank
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
if they take into account candidates who failed previous interviews, of course not. So your app won’t start on a negative- Frank
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Allen & Overy "Introduce a new law" question for VS application
it's a 'back' tab top left corner...- Frank
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
should tell you on the portal :) it's the same interface as A&O's.- Frank
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Google "law firms which use psychometric tests"... https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/which-law-firms-use-an-online-test-2018-19.1087/- Frank
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
A&O TC 2022/3/4 - any news?- Frank
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Allen & Overy SJT
I've felt compelled to intervene given that I was in the same situation. Although I sat the SJT (and passed them btw last year), I didn't get an email shortly afterwards confirming if I passed it or not. I didn't have any news for two weeks. I called HR and confirmed that they had some issues...- Frank
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
hey sorry for being unclear! The first para is the good interpretation (regarding the non-traditional students) and I agree with what you’ve said. It was an example to your point :)- Frank
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
I’m a non-traditional student who attended a sports high school (from my understanding this doesn’t exist in the UK but in my country it’s one of the worst) and didn’t vibe at all with what you described above about life at Oxbridge- Frank
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Judge me but grades are such a stupid thing to be honest. In a few years time, assuming you get this job as you want it, no client would ask for your grades. They simply won’t care, come on :) just a label on somebody.- Frank
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Allen & Overy "Introduce a new law" question for VS application
Agree with this one This type of question is very subjective in the end and I think it makes sense to discuss anything as long as it transpires that you know what you're talking about either via past experiences or current research. You can talk from corruption to general average reforms in...- Frank
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