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Recent content by Reyak

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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Anyone heard from Dorsey & Whitney?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    With questions like "What are the top five skills you believe a trainee needs to be a successful commercial lawyer and why?", is there a general expectation that you provide your own example of demonstrating each skill that you mention, even if the question doesn't directly ask for your own...
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    If an application asks "how did you find out about us?", is it usually asking for a detailed answer, or just a list of sources? I have come across similar questions before on applications where you tick the relevant boxes i.e Chambers Student, The Legal 500, etc. However, this is just an open...
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Anyone heard from Dorsey or Faegre Drinker?
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Has anyone who had a first stage interview and commercial exercise with Fried Frank heard back from them yet?
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Have you checked your messages on the BM grad recruitment website? Some don't automatically go through to email
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Huge congrats! That is some achievement, well done. You must be delighted. How long did it take you to hear back from them with an offer post AC? Do they generally make offers after all of the assessment centres have taken place, or do they make offers on a rolling basis?
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    May I ask whether you got through to the assessment centre stage?
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    From my own personal experience HSF certainly take their time. I know someone who is in the same boat as you. I wouldn't take it as a PFO just yet. Received an AC invite from Ropes & Gray but not a huge amount of information available on it -- anyone been to one of their ACs?
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    They are taking their time! I applied in October. Perhaps they've only started reviewing since the deadline passed.
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Has anyone heard back from Ropes & Gray?

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