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    How to Prepare for Simmons & Simmons Online Exam?

    thank you so much for that, im planning on attempting it tomorrow! would you mind sharing what the commercial awareness question was?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I'm doing the GDL right now and I worked full time the first two months (from home of course). It is doable but you can't really focus 100% of your energy on one thing which means you started slacking on both. This second semester is going much better because I have more time, and even still I...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    i got it too does anyone know if you apply for a TC after being rejected for a VS, can you use the same answers? or a variation of the same answers?
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    Penngtons and Withers apps

    got my rejection from Withers a couple of days ago and Pennington today - not the greatest start to the weekend!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    do you know who the test provider is?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    about the Gateley assessment, is it the final AC or is there something that follows it up? i'm kind of unsure of what it is really! also if anyone has done it and wants to share some tips that would be great!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    apologies if this is a dumb question, but this is my first application cycle and there's a lot i'm still learning! is it quite common for firms to not send rejection emails? i'm a career changer, and in other industries it's quite common to just never hear back from companies when you apply, i...
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