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Baker McKenzie 9
Baker McKenzie Vacation Scheme 10/9/2020 Video Interview (if non-automatic) 1/13/2021 Law firms are all different - tell us about three things, which are personal to you, that you feel differentiate Baker McKenzie from other leading firms and encouraged you to apply? Integration into...- Jaysen
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Gowling WLG 4
Gowling WLG Vacation Scheme 10/16/2020 Interview/Assessment Centre 2/12/2021 Please explain, in no more than 350 words, how you anticipate the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic repercussions are going to change the way large commercial law firms operate in the future. Law firms tend to...- Jaysen
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Clyde & Co 4
Clyde & Co Vacation Scheme 10/1/2020 Interview/Assessment Centre 12/22/2020 Why do you want to pursue a career as a solicitor at Clyde & Co and what are the main challenges for the firm? (300 words max)* I first decided that I want to train as a commercial solicitor when I attended an...- Jaysen
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Cleary Gottlieb 2
Cleary Gottlieb Vacation Scheme 11/19/2020 Vacation Scheme Offer 2/12/2021 Dear Graduate Recruitment, I am an LLB Law student at the University of XXXX, on track for a First, and applying for your Spring/Summer Vacation Scheme 2021. Initially considering Finance and Law as careers, I...- Jaysen
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Skadden 2
12/31/2020 Vacation Scheme Offer 2/11/2021 Skadden Application Please give details of any prizes, scholarships, positions of responsibility and any other noteworthy achievements that will support your application. I am a finalist in Aspiring Solicitor's Commerical Awareness Competition...- Jaysen
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Milbank
Applied: 1/3/2021 Heard back: 2/12/2021 Milbank Vac Scheme Application Using an example of when you have led (or been part of) a successful team, how did your personal contribution help towards its success? I am a finalist in the Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition 20/21. In...- Jaysen
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Womble Bond Dickinson 3
For: Training Contract Date applied: 2/27/2020 Stage reached: Interview/Assessment Centre When did you hear back: 6/15/2020 Which of our current clients would you be most excited to work with and why? How could you add value to the relationship as a Trainee Solicitor? I would relish the...- Jaysen
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Womble Bond Dickinson 2
Candidate comments: Here's my successful Womble Bond Dickinson application for a 2022 TC - I'd definitely change some parts of it now, most importantly cutting out overused buzzwords such as "self-starter," but it got me through to the AC stage (although they've delayed their AC because of...- Jaysen
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Womble Bond Dickinson
Please outline why you have chosen a career in commercial law. Include what attributes you believe make a successful commercial lawyer and how you will, or have, gained these behaviours (include work experience, employment and any other activities / interests you feel are relevant). I am...- Jaysen
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White & Case 9
For: Vacation Scheme Date applied: 1/14/2020 Stage reached: Training Contract Offer When did you hear back: 1/28/2020 Dear Graduate Recruitment Team, I am a third-year History undergraduate at the University of York. Becoming a commercial solicitor excites me because of the intellectual rigor...- Jaysen
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White & Case 8
For: Vacation Scheme Date applied: 11/29/2018 Stage reached: Interview/Assessment Centre When did you hear back: 1/24/2019- Jaysen
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White & Case 7
For: Vacation Scheme Date applied: 1/15/2019 Stage reached: Video Interview (if non-automatic) When did you hear back: 1/29/2019 Dear Mrs Christina Churchman, I am writing to apply for the summer vacation scheme at White & Case, as advertised on your career website. I am currently in the...- Jaysen
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White & Case 6
For: Training Contract Date applied: 8/1/2020 Stage reached: Video Interview (if non-automatic) When did you hear back: 8/12/2019 Dear Graduate Recruitment Team, I am writing to apply for the White & Case training contract. I attended your open day on the __, hosted by ___ and Aspiring...- Jaysen
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White & Case 5
For: Vacation Scheme Date applied: 11/4/2020 Stage reached: Video Interview (if non-automatic) When did you hear back: 11/6/2020 Career Events (350 words) Please use the space below to provide details of any careers events you have attended e.g. insight days, workshops, presentations etc...- Jaysen
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White & Case 4
Cover Letter Dear Graduate Recruitment Committee, I am a first-class law graduate from X University, applying for a training contract. My attendance at White & Case’s (W&C) open day and my engagement with the virtual work experience platform have informed my ambition to pursue a career with...- Jaysen
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White & Case 3
Covering Letter Dear Graduate Resourcing & Development Team, Please accept this letter in support of my application for a place on White & Case’s vacation scheme. I am an inquisitive self-starter drawn to theproactive nature of the work of a commercial lawyer. Negotiating debt repayment plans...- Jaysen
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White & Case 2
Dear Graduate Recruitment, As a penultimate-year student at Durham University, I am writing to apply for a place on the 2019 Spring Vacation Scheme. I undertook an internship at a local law firm in Taipei before university, in which I shadowed attorneys to both client meetings and court. The...- Jaysen
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Weil Gotshal & Manges 2
For: Vacation Scheme Date applied: 1/6/2017 Stage reached: Vacation Scheme Offer When did you hear back: 2/21/2017 Weil Gotshal and Manges From To Employer Location Law Related Jul 2016 Jul 2016 Clifford Chance LLP London Position: Vacation Placement How did you get...- Jaysen
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