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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
I haven't even received a WG invite! I'm assuming they rejected me but are waiting to send out rejection emails - bit of a bummer because I thought I'd at least get the WG invite lol- lawstudent12345
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
A&O Winter VS application - they have an optional section for you to upload a CV and Cover Letter - Should I upload these? The rest of the application already includes a section on work experience and extracurriculars, as well as a question on how I would apply the skills I picked up during work...- lawstudent12345
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
It means generally that lawyers at the firm are given the chance to do a range of work within their practice area (I believe) I think one disadvantage is that it takes longer to become good at a specific area - lawyers at other firms will have done that type of work many times but you may have...- lawstudent12345
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
That's really helpful, thank you!- lawstudent12345
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
@Daniel Boden sorry to badger again lol, but would the current situation classify as a "seller's market", i.e. lots of PE firms vying for control over the same few target companies? For lawyers would this mean that: (a) PE firms try to minimise their spending on legal fees until they are...- lawstudent12345
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
oops I'm so sorry for not seeing that! That clears it up - thank you so much!- lawstudent12345
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
jumping in on this, what does "focusing on secondaries" mean? I've been researching on PE for future apps but am not familiar with this. I thought that the secondary market refers to the market where shares and bonds are sold between investors (without involvement of the companies that issued...- lawstudent12345
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Taking advantage of work experience section
Ah, good point. Will try to incorporate those - Thanks!- lawstudent12345
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Taking advantage of work experience section
Hi, I know this is a fairly old thread but I wanted to ask one question - how should I go about describing certain tasks if they were very administrative, e.g. proof-reading? Is it alright to just say "I was tasked with proof-reading document X and editing the PowerPoint Slides for Webinar Y"...- lawstudent12345
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Vacation Scheme Deadlines 2021/2022 - Law Firm List with Opening and Closing Dates
Seeing as A&O's winter VS is opening soon, I was wondering if the questions are usually the same across different application cycles or I should wait for the portal to open before I attempt to formulate my answers?- lawstudent12345
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
I haven't heard from them post-app either !- lawstudent12345
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
That's very helpful, thank you! and kudos to you for speaking five languages - that's amazing!- lawstudent12345
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
same here!- lawstudent12345
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
Thanks! Maybe the best approach is for me to brush up lol!- lawstudent12345
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
Hi, does anyone know whether firms test you on the languages you list in your applications? I can speak a second language (my mother tongue) but I'm rusty - I don't want to undersell myself but if they do test then I would be even more wary of overselling- lawstudent12345
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
nope that's why I'm asking haha!- lawstudent12345
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
Do A&O's winter VS questions change every year?- lawstudent12345
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
alright thank you! There's no exact question, I'm just planning ahead hahaha- lawstudent12345
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
For application questions on achievements - can I talk about something I'm currently working on? For example I'm working on a particular essay I'm hoping will be published in an undergraduate law journal but (1) they haven't opened submissions and I probably won't know until after I make my...- lawstudent12345
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
for Freshfields direct TC, if it says the latest update was 19th July but I haven't even received a WG invite... does that mean PFO?- lawstudent12345
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