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  1. Jaysen

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Hey Bianca - just to jump in on your second question, the M&A bootcamp is suitable for beginners, but I would highly recommend starting with our Mergers and Acquisitions Case Studies course first. I would say the later is better for a specific grounding in what you need to know about M&A for...
  2. Jaysen

    Vacation Scheme Deadlines 2021/2022 - Law Firm List with Opening and Closing Dates

    Sorry I missed this - yes I believe it was the 3rd August last year for all schemes. The deadline was then the 18th October 2020 for the Winter scheme. Will keep an eye out and update!
  3. Jaysen

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Delighted to hear this - well done!
  4. Jaysen

    Bonjour from France :)

    What a lovely introduction - welcome to the forum Emilia!
  5. Jaysen

    Selling Applications

    I think it is something that people would buy, but yes the big concern is the legal press (i.e. Legal Cheek or RoF) finding the story and the law firm finding out. When I was going through the process, I remember the one Jess mentioned and we had something similar at my firm. I would say I have...
  6. Jaysen

    Society Partnerships 2021-22

    Hey everyone, For those of you still at university, this one will be of interest to you. Alternatively, if you know your society's executive committee and feel this would be of interest, we would love for you to pass this on. We have just launched our 2021-22 society partnership programme...
  7. Jaysen

    Introduction

    Welcome to the forum!
  8. Jaysen

    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    I'm delighted to read this - I have been rooting for you for some time to get that TC. Well done!
  9. Jaysen

    Vacation Scheme Deadlines 2021/2022 - Law Firm List with Opening and Closing Dates

    Post updated! A big thank you to @BK for helping me with this.
  10. Jaysen

    AC at DWF

    Hey, I'm afraid the advice they gave was a few years ago for that particular person in the forum. Apologies I can't be of more help here but you may find a search in the forum to be more useful (back then, we had a fraction of the threads we have now).
  11. Jaysen

    Hello

    Welcome to the forum :).
  12. Jaysen

    New Webinar! Understanding Anxiety and Depression to ensure you thrive - Thursday 29 July 2021

    Reminder that this is on tonight - sign up in the next 45 minutes! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Pc1OQfcmRUyUinIpS7ORkg
  13. Jaysen

    Vacation Scheme Deadlines 2021/2022 - Law Firm List with Opening and Closing Dates

    Yes - we'll be updating this tomorrow! Generally I'd expect it to be the end of October/first week of November.
  14. Jaysen

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    Brilliant news, well done!
  15. Jaysen

    TCLA General Discussion Thread #2 (2021)

    So delighted for you @Celestie, really well done. I was in the same position and chose to do a master's - I'm so glad I did. I had to push back a bit with my firm to be able to go ahead with it before starting, but I think it's always worth trying if you want to do one. You should also be in a...

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