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  1. Lawmakers ban TikTok

    18 March 2024 Lawmakers ban TikTok

    Full Disclosure: Lawmakers ban TikTok By Jaysen Sutton Hi Reader 👋🏽, The Story: Sell TikTok in 6 months or it’s banned. That was the message after the Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act was passed in the US House of Representatives. Put simply, the bill means that app...
  2. Jaysen

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    I'm really proud of you - it has been such a pleasure seeing you in the live classes and mock interviews, and I can see how much hard work you put into this. It's only a shame that we'll miss your presence in the sessions!
  3. The Spring Budget

    11 March 2024 The Spring Budget

    Full Disclosure: The Spring Budget By Jaysen Sutton Hi Reader 👋🏽, The Story: Last week, the UK Chancellor presented the Spring Budget. This involves setting out the key tax and spending decisions by the government, together with an update on the state of the economy. The major thing you...
  4. Elon Musk sues for breach of contract

    4 March 2024 Elon Musk sues for breach of contract

    Full Disclosure: Elon Musk sues for breach of contract By Jaysen Sutton Hi Reader 👋🏽, The Story: It’s 2012 and you’re Elon Musk. You’re worried about the future of AI, especially 'AGI', where a machine has the intelligence to perform a wide range of tasks like a human. You hear Google...
  5. Jaysen

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    This is a great question. I think the reality is that it's not clear because firms will often use these terms interchangeably and different firms will prefer to use different words. As you saw with Chambers Student/All About Law, it can also be hard to categorise these firms accurately (what...
  6. Jaysen

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Love this format!
  7. Jaysen

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Sorry about that! I have extended the deadline to Wednesday for the inconvenience. You can checkout here.
  8. Jaysen

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    If you only want to pay for a month, I recommend signing up and cancelling immediately in your account details. This way, you'll still have access to the month and it won't roll over!
  9. Jaysen

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Here is a link for 75% off, which is the biggest discount we've ever offered! Valid until Monday! A little thank you for being part of our community :)
  10. Jaysen

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Haha sure, what price makes it reasonable?
  11. Jaysen

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Have removed it - I think it was slowing down the forum too much!
  12. Jaysen

    Training Contract

    Welcome to the forum Temi. Glad to have you here :)
  13. Nvidia's Stock is Surging

    25 February 2024 Nvidia's Stock is Surging

    Full Disclosure: Nvidia's stock is surging By Jaysen Sutton Hi Reader 👋🏽, “World War II was decided by steel and aluminium, and followed shortly thereafter by the Cold War, which was defined by atomic weapons. The rivalry between the United States and China may well be determined by...
  14. Interest rates cause bank profits to rise

    25 February 2024 Interest rates cause bank profits to rise

    Full Disclosure: Interest rates cause bank profits to rise By Jaysen Sutton Hi Reader 👋🏽, The Story: HSBC experienced a sharp decline in its share price last week despite announcing an almost 80% increase in profits before tax. Meanwhile, Barclays’ shares rose 11% despite a 6% drop in...
  15. Former analyst sentenced for insider trading

    20 February 2024 Former analyst sentenced for insider trading

    Full Disclosure: Former analyst sentenced for insider trading By Jaysen Sutton Hi Reader 👋🏽, The Story: Imagine we’re playing the game Articulate!. You have a card with a list of words. You must describe each word to your team without saying the word. If your team guesses more words on...
  16. Jaysen

    Where firms recruit from (Vacation Scheme vs Direct TC applications) 2022-2023

    A more up to date list can be found here :)
  17. The Body Shop enters Administration

    20 February 2024 The Body Shop enters Administration

    Full Disclosure: The Body Shop enters Administration By Jaysen Sutton Hi Reader 👋🏽, The Story: It’s a bad thing when a long-standing retail chain collapses three months after being acquired by a private equity firm. You wouldn’t be wrong for wondering, ‘Shouldn’t the private equity firm...
  18. The UK's technical recession

    20 February 2024 The UK's technical recession

    Full Disclosure: The UK's technical recession By Jaysen Sutton Hi Reader 👋🏽, The Story: ‘How is the economy doing?’ It’s a tough question to answer, especially given the news that the UK entered into a technical recession at the end of 2023. You might read this and think, ‘Oh no, a...
  19. Jaysen

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Ah - I can't tell you how happy this makes me. Proud of you 🙏
  20. Jaysen

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Happy Valentine's to all my favourite people :)

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