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  1. Ginevra Bizzarri

    The Financial Crisis Guide

    Hi all! I agree with everything Edward said. To rephrase it in my own words, the issue was essentially that all the major banks had created these MBS's as well as other very complex securities like CDOs which they sold on to investors (some investors were actually other banks) therefore banks...
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    The Financial Crisis Guide

    Thank you so much!!! I'm confident this is your year too :)
  3. Ginevra Bizzarri

    The Financial Crisis Guide

    Thank you so much Helena!! Really glad you enjoyed it/ found it useful :))
  4. Ginevra Bizzarri

    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    hey, I've done one! message me if you want :)
  5. Ginevra Bizzarri

    DLA Piper

    I didn't write one but I'd address it to "Graduate Recruitment"
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    DLA Piper

    hey, sorry i just saw this! tbh i didn't practice before the test lat year, it was only the verbal reasoning one. I hear this year they put a numerical get though? as far as the verbal goes its quite simple, not WG style, so true/false/cannot say (although they might have changed it too!). if...
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    DLA Piper AC

    hey @LawGal yes presentation is a case study pack which they give you you have 1 hour to read it through, make notes and prepare a presentation which you will then present to a partner the partner will then question you on the presentation! hop this helps
  8. Ginevra Bizzarri

    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    @Daniel Boden hey again! no definitely don't ask them, they'll get back to you eventually
  9. Ginevra Bizzarri

    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    @Daniel Boden i applied on october 24!
  10. Ginevra Bizzarri

    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    @Daniel Boden hey i got the critical reasoning invite last wednesday!
  11. Ginevra Bizzarri

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    @kaveesha hey i know of someone who got offered the NRF scheme. i know she interviewed wednesday (last) and got offered it this Monday
  12. Ginevra Bizzarri

    Commercial awareness or interview books?

    sad times i hadn't thought about that haha
  13. Ginevra Bizzarri

    Commercial awareness or interview books?

    hi all, i also had the schogger 2018 book for commercial awareness which was so so useful i lost it but took a lot of pictures so i could potentially link them to jaysen for him to post?
  14. Ginevra Bizzarri

    DLA Piper

    @bugsy malone hi hi yes i bullet pointed my CV!
  15. Ginevra Bizzarri

    White & Case open days application section

    that does makes sense thank you!!
  16. Ginevra Bizzarri

    White & Case open days application section

    so say if I attended an open day at clifford chance you don't think that would somewhat sway grad rec into thinking that actually you're not that set on white and case? I know they want you to include it but idk I'm also always weary
  17. Ginevra Bizzarri

    Macfarlanes Assessment Centre

    Hi @Daniel Boden I went to an AC with Macfarlanes last year and basically the day is split up in 3 tasks. One of the exercise is a negotiation exercise, essentially you get split up in teams of 2 or 3, given a brief and told what party you are acting for. you will have to push for your side and...
  18. Ginevra Bizzarri

    DLA Piper

    @Maddie @bugsy malone : I agree with @Jaysen. I did a vac scheme there this summer and i just submitted my normal CV :)
  19. Ginevra Bizzarri

    Need advice: GDL - worth the investment?

    @Fadin Hello again! So I chose ULaw mainly because it assesses you twice a year (January and June exams) whereas BPP does all their exams at once. I figured because the course is so content heavy I'd rather split it up :)
  20. Ginevra Bizzarri

    Need advice: GDL - worth the investment?

    Hey @Fadin! Unfortunately I don't think I can be of too much help here as I can't tell you for sure whether and when the SQE will be implemented and what consequences this will have. However, from my part, I chose to study the GDL as an investment. I think that besides its obvious usefulness for...

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