General Discussion Thread 2020-21

[nymi]

Hello,
I hope you’re all well
Could someone give me some guidance on this question:
“How would you describe the relationship between law and business?”

I’m confused that since it’s a law firm app are they are expecting you to answer that law operates as a business or is it focusing on the correlation of the both

 

[Alice G]

Hello,
I hope you’re all well
Could someone give me some guidance on this question:
“How would you describe the relationship between law and business?”

I’m confused that since it’s a law firm app are they are expecting you to answer that law operates as a business or is it focusing on the correlation of the both

Good question- I imagine it’s asking you to talk about how the law and business interact but I wouldn’t want to say 100%- that’s just my approach. I’d imagine if it meant law firms as businesses it would be more explicit. Is there any guidance on this on their website or maybe on their social media if they’ve shared tips there maybe?

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Good question- I imagine it’s asking you to talk about how the law and business interact but I wouldn’t want to say 100%- that’s just my approach. I’d imagine if it meant law firms as businesses it would be more explicit. Is there any guidance on this on their website or maybe on their social media if they’ve shared tips there maybe?

I agree with Alice - to me it’s almost like a twist on “what is commercial law” question in my opinion

 

[Jen E C]

Hello,
I hope you’re all well
Could someone give me some guidance on this question:
“How would you describe the relationship between law and business?”

I’m confused that since it’s a law firm app are they are expecting you to answer that law operates as a business or is it focusing on the correlation of the both

I would imagine the former. I read this question as a variation of what does a commercial law firm do?

 

[h2020]

To give you some guidance, we ask our future trainees at the University of Law to take the following electives:

• Debt & Bank Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Public Companies

unlikely to be the same if there is. But if you are self funding then not really. It would probably be questioned why if you are wanting to aim for firms like that though, you aren’t selecting modules aligned to what they do as a firm.

Thank you both. Does Shearman & Sterling prefer their trainees to chose the LPC with MSC in Law or Business or the LPC/LLM?

 

[Sammy Watkins]

I think so, I believe you'll only be sent the Watson Glaser in December

Isn't CC non-rolling basis?

 

[billalchowdhury]

Isn't CC non-rolling basis?

It's non-rolling but the application form has a section which asks for your year of study. I believe that based on this, the system will send out the test email (if you're a penultimate student) or potentially after the deadline (if you're not in the target group)

This page has all the details: https://opportunities.cliffordchance.com/jobs/training-contract-london-3325

 

[Paul - Shearman & Sterling]

Thank you both. Does Shearman & Sterling prefer their trainees to chose the LPC with MSC in Law or Business or the LPC/LLM?

We don't have a preference.

 

[S87]

Anyone heard back from Paul Hastings?

 

[George Rowe]

I know there is a vac scheme/TC list, but is there a list of all open days for 2020/2021 that we can start applying for with deadline dates? Thank you!

 

[Raman Kapoor]

Similar to above issue about A&O. I did a six year combined honours undergrad so I studied in excess of 40 university modules - should I email the rest to grad rec or just put in 25?

Hi,

I just spoke with A&O's graduate recruitment team since I was in the same position. They told me to put the first 25 in my application and e-mail them the rest. Hope this helps!

 

[dhway]

Hey does anyone know if A&O's winter VS is rolling or non-rolling?

 

[Miki3999]

Hi,

I just spoke with A&O's graduate recruitment team since I was in the same position. They told me to put the first 25 in my application and e-mail them the rest. Hope this helps!

In RE this, AO told me to upload a transcript to the profile and to make a note at the end (in the mitigating circumstances space) that this has been done.

 

[Numerius Negidius]

Anyone heard back from BM yet?

 

[em311]

Anyone heard back from BM yet?

for the Open Day?

 

[Numerius Negidius]

Just got an email from BM saying they will release results one week before the open day the applicant has applied for.

 

[OB]

Just got an email from BM saying they will release results one week before the open day the applicant has applied for.

I just got a rejection for their first open day, hope it’s because I’m a grade below their A-Level requirement and not from what I wrote

 

[orange32]

Anyone hear back from A&O for the 2022 TC?

 

[champ591]

Anyone hear back from A&O for the 2022 TC?

Nothing so far

 

[M1999]

Hi does anyone know if NRF do an online test test as part of their vac scheme application process? My friend who did the vac scheme said there wasn’t one last year but it’s on chambers that there is