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  1. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Norton Rose Fulbright Vacation Scheme Day 8 Banking Assessment This assessment was largely okay! There was a multiple choice section as well which I think made it seem a lot less scary. I feel like I had a definite advantage in this assessment as the task we had to do is something I have been...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    If this is for the Arctic Shores Assessment, the best advice I can give is to ensure you are taking it at a time where you feel mentally alert and then enjoy it as much as possible. There is very little preparation you can do. The firm I took this test for just wanted to understand my...
  3. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    I absolutely agree about the sessions. They are very much trying to help us excel and seem so invested in our personal development. It's really lovely!
  4. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Norton Rose Fulbright Vacation Scheme Day 7 External Factors for Stress Getting into the office today was an absolute nightmare. It took me 2.5 hrs to drive in. For context, that's the same amount of time it would usually take me to drive from my house in SW London to Nottingham! It left me...
  5. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Norton Rose Fulbright Vacation Scheme Day 6 Roundtable with Peter Scott Today was full of sessions put on by the Early Careers team rather than work shadowing. We were lucky enough to start the day with Peter Scott, the current managing partner of Norton Rose Fulbright EMEA. I really enjoyed...
  6. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Norton Rose Fulbright Vacation Scheme Day 5: Energy We had the group assessment today (more on that later), and I started with such high energy, but by the middle of the day, most of us were seriously flagging. I hit a wall at about 2 o'clock and was grateful for a cake delivery into the room...
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    My Training Contract Journey

    Norton Rose Fulbright Vacation Scheme Day 4: Disputes Individual Assessment Today we started off the morning with our individual disputes assessment. I've heard that the assessment is the same/similar every year, so I won't give too much detail about the tasks. We took the assessments on The...
  8. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Norton Rose Fulbright Vacation Scheme Day 3: Vac Scheme Cohort My vacation scheme cohort have been amazing. We are trying hard to include each other, support each other, stay in contact with each other. One of the things this has been invaluable for is reaching out to partners and associates in...
  9. j.s.cox

    a confused law student's TC journey :)

    I'm so sorry you are feeling this way! I think the game assessments are really difficult to prepare for. If you didn't enjoy it or found it very difficult, perhaps you could target your other applications to law firms which do not have this type of assessment. If you are struggling at the...
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    My Training Contract Journey

    Norton Rose Fulbright Vacation Scheme Day 2 Presentation Skills We started the day with a workshop on how to improve our presentation skills. I'm assuming this is in preparation for the group exercise we have on Friday, although it was a useful workshop regardless. My key takeaways: Plan...
  11. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Update: Commercial Awareness Article I started writing this last week, but ended up not finishing due to a trip north and preparation for the NRF Vac Scheme. I still want to finish writing this at a later date, perhaps later this week. I was going to write about CEPI's blueprint for vaccine...
  12. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    In my experience (and having attended the Akin Gump open day) they are likely to ask motivational and competency questions. The telephone interview I had was literally a list of questions with no follow up questions so it was important to fully elaborate on each point that I made. I think the...
  13. j.s.cox

    Ashour's Journey to a TC

    Well done for getting back on track! I love that you are flexible with your goals and I think you are right about teaching commercial thinking over respect. Hopefully this bodes well for your Linklaters application. I can't wait to read your case study on a company in the energy sector. This...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    If they have no minimum requirements, it likely means that they hold other aspects of the application in higher regard than grades. You are still a fair way from the deadline and should be in a good position to get past the app stage if you write a good app. I really feel like you are...
  15. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    Congrats! I would prepare to cover: Why law? Why Mishcon? Examples of any Mishcon's expected competencies. An explanation of a news story, why it interests you, and why it is applicable to Mishcon. I wouldn't over-rehearse these, but maybe come up with bullet points for each question that you...
  16. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Thanks for this @AvniD! I read an article this morning saying that the UK will be relaxing the ringfencing of banks with retail and investment arms, which was introduced after the 2008 financial crisis. Ringfencing will stay in place for the biggest investment banks (e.g. Barclays, HSCBC...
  17. j.s.cox

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    It may be worth emailing grad recruitment just to let them know about the strikes.
  18. j.s.cox

    My Training Contract Journey

    Update: Collaboration Last week I managed to have a zoom call with @Mohamed Ashour. We discussed our journeys, interests and some commercial awareness topics. I really enjoyed bouncing ideas around and having a healthy debate, so this is something I definitely want to continue. I have always...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I definitely know how you feel. I see that you are a Gold TCLA member, so perhaps you could schedule a call with one of the TCLA team to regroup your thoughts? The link for that is: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/training-contract-advice/ The TCLA Premium courses are also really...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I would give an overview of the module, explain what I didn't like about it, then explain what I learnt in it (including transferrable skills) as a way to show it wasn't a waste of time.

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