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    Commercial Awareness - Latest Stories

    Hi Donzi, I wrote a sort of commercial awareness update for this month so far and the past month. You can read it at https://bamenation.co.uk/2020/06/12/the-month-behind/ It was going to be too long if I tried to cover everything so I just focused on Covid (unemployment, recession, shape of a...
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    Confidence boost

    Hey Helena, Sorry for my late reply. Here are the answers to your questions. So can I ask you did 12 direct TC apps with no VS behind you? Is that right? Yes (but I had other experiences though). Do you feel that your work at the FT boosted your self-esteem and therefore you came over as more...
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    Confidence boost

    Thank you Jaysen for the questions. Did you have to deal with a lot of rejection? Yes. I faced a lot of rejections. The rejections I found most painful were rejections from those applications where I felt I gave my 90%. To be honest, I took rejections very personally and would get all bitter...
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    Confidence boost

    Thanks for the question Jaysen. I will type something up and post it here later today or tomorrow. Sorry for the delay. I am currently chasing an essay deadline and I want to give a helpful and sensible answer.
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    Confidence boost

    Hey family, I trust you are all prepping for apps and interviews. I thought I should share some posts that really helped build my confidence when I was applying and interviewing. I should say that you should start by reading @Lottie and @SarahYRQ posts on their experience applying and other...
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    Skadden Insight Evening

    Hey Naomi, No problem! The AC did not go as planned because I was not very confident on the day. I actually cried before starting because it was Skadden and here I was. It was that bad. I wish I knew TCLA back then. You know what, I will type something up on my experience and send it to...
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    Skadden Insight Evening

    Hey Naomi and Gricole, I have been. It is very chilled to be honest. You start with an introduction to Skadden. They tell you about their underdog start, their competition with whiteshoe firms, and all the remaining fascinating info you may have discovered or not. After this you have a Q&A...
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    Book recommendations?

    Hey Salma, If you have room for one more or something wild. I defintely recommend Utopia for realists by Rutger Bregman. It is full of weird ideas.
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    Stakeholders?!!

    Hmm....I think the question is just inviting you to talk about the relevance of the issue to the parties involved. So in a trade war scenario the parties include the governments warring, the businesses winning and losing, the consumers losing, the employees getting laid off, and maybe even the...
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    How is everybody coping with uni and applications and interviews?

    Hey Jai C, Have you tried spliting application work into various bits that can fit easily into daily 1:30+ or 1hr slots? Sort of like Monday-Tuesday slots sourcing info that relates to certain questions. Then Wednesday to Friday slots making statments from information. Then on Saturday...
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    News story that interest me Dilemma?

    Hey Jai C., I used the trade war when I was applying. I know Jaysen has a piece on trade war and it's implication for businesses and law firms. That will be a good place to get started if you are interested. Goodluck!
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    Name-dropping

    Yea! Defintely...in the end talking about meeting the firm is one amazing paragraph but if you can make another amazing paragraph about the firm nothing is subtracted from your application. I will say that you try to apply for Skadden's December open day. It is pretty easy to apply to and I do...
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    Work experience application section

    I do not know if this may help in your situation....but I always get told to mention your achievements within the role. Goodluck!
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    Your biggest weakness

    I agree with all that has been said so far. I once went to an interview and mentioned a certain bland weakness as a weakness and I got told by the Partners that my weakness was not geniune in a low-key way. Someway they could see that I was just making it up. Key point = Fake weaknesses are hard...
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    In need for video interview advice!

    I agree with Jaysen's advice 100%! I know Rosie at ApplyShineWin made a fab youtube video that you can use to practice. See it here: https://applyshinewin.com/2017/12/27/practical-help-for-video-interviews/ Best of luck with preparing Yminh!
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    How to prepare for Slaughter and May Interview?

    Hi Jaysen, Sure! Just sent you a docx. Hope I am not too late.
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    Free TLP Video interview simulator

    Oh, I get! Haha! Cool
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    Free TLP Video interview simulator

    Hey Nicole, No problem! I will change the name of the thread to prevent confusion. Sorry! Best regards, Leke
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    Free TLP Video interview simulator

    Hi Guys, I am prepping for a VI at the moment and I just found out that TLP has a free launchpad practice simulator. I thought I should share it with you guys. If you are prepping for a VI at the moment definitely have a look at TLP's practice simulator...
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    Law Firm Interview Experiences

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