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📅 Vacation Scheme & Open Day Applications 2025–26
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Then maybe it might make sense to not talk about that unless you’ve submitted it. You could generally research the industry it was in though. So for instance Thyssenkrups running a bid at the moment. You could talk about the potential steady returns because it’s an elevator business where once...- Pallatablelawyer
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Don’t despair you’ll be alright !- Pallatablelawyer
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Did you get sent one today ?- Pallatablelawyer
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Geezzz congrats man !- Pallatablelawyer
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Any Feedback on these Answers? I am pretty Short on Ideas. Please Find the questions in the text
1. Dechert is frequently retained to work on the most challenging matters and prides itself on its ability to deliver premium legal services and sound business judgment to its clients. In your opinion, other than the above, what are the three key reasons why our clients instruct us? (250...- Pallatablelawyer
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Dechert Question "Please tell us why you would like to practise as a solicitor at Dechert."
Thank you so much- Pallatablelawyer
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
That’s okay, I wish I could be of more help :(- Pallatablelawyer
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Isn’t their TC like a fairly new thing, I doubt anyone would have experience- Pallatablelawyer
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Dechert Question "Please tell us why you would like to practise as a solicitor at Dechert."
I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts regarding this? My initial thought was to answer why it in two parts. Say why I want to be a solicitor, and why at Dechert? My only issue is, the first question was "why do clients instruct dechert?"..and I think thats already covered the why do I want...- Pallatablelawyer
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Jones Day Application Turnaround Timeframe
I got an interview in the end for a summer vac scheme- Pallatablelawyer
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Hey I got a request for reference mail today.. did you apply for summer? Summer might take longer- Pallatablelawyer
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Thank you! It’s crazy how I’ve been waiting since the 22/10/2019 and all for a possible rejection haha. I only applied for 2 places for winter and one of them already rejected me. But even if this is a rejection, I guess I will try again really hard for Easter & summer(other firms).- Pallatablelawyer
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Hello I’m so sorry about this, do you know how long they took to get back to you- Pallatablelawyer
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Jones Day Application Turnaround Timeframe
Hello, I’ve noticed that with people who get invited to Jones Day interviews, it does not take time at all. They get a reference request and maybe a week later they get an invite. However, I noticed that those of us who get rejections get it pretty late. Despite this, I was wondering if anyone...- Pallatablelawyer
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Jones Day interview
Hey, do you know how long this took ? Cause I applied on the 22nd and should have gotten a rejection letter by now at least- Pallatablelawyer
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Hello Jessica, Welcome! I am pretty late here ! I just wanted to ask, I am incoming Durham Masters student with a 2:1 degree from Essex. I am really worried about my background and how it will affect my training contract applications. In my first and second year, I achieved 2:2s. Mainly being...- Pallatablelawyer
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