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Capitalisation in applications
Generally I prefer not to capitalise practice areas. 'IP' we'd also want to write out in full (i.e. intellectual property). There's too much inconsistency though (even among law firm websites), so you should be fine either way.- Jaysen
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Goodbye, Fiat: Tesla’s Investment in Bitcoin
At least he was generally carrying out in-depth analysis, rather than tweeting about doge!- Jaysen
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Goodbye, Fiat: Tesla’s Investment in Bitcoin
Another trend that regulators have to grapple with. Was there ever a time where a post by one person could move the market by so much?- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Expecting lots of engineering to reduce company profits!- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Interesting corporation tax move. Corporation tax is staying at 19% for companies with profits up to £50,000. It'll increase after that, reaching a 25% tax on companies with profits from £250,000.- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Speaking now: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-56252586- Jaysen
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Goodbye, Fiat: Tesla’s Investment in Bitcoin
Interesting that because of Tesla's substantial investment in Bitcoin, the company's share price is affected by a fall in the price of Bitcoin: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56174404. Elon also seems to be his own worst enemy?- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
If the question is which story you are most interested in, you're absolutely fine to choose a topic that genuinely interests you. I think too often candidates think that everything they say needs to link back to a law firm - but that's precisely why they'll have separate questions asking about...- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
The answer is easy then! Whichever you are the most interested in :). I'd also think about which topic you'd be comfortable answering follow up questions on, but this will generally align with the topic you are most interested in.- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Hey - would this be with a view to answer variations of 'what business news story are you interested in and why?', or are you thinking about which topics you might be directly asked about in your interview?- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I haven’t used clubhouse much but open to it! We’d be more likely to support something that’s student-led rather than running one ourselves for the time being (I generally just prefer content that sticks around). If you or anyone else wants to run with this though, feel free to drop me a PM...- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
At least you make a lot of people laugh on TCLA! (and you will become a solicitor I'm sure)- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Those of you working on your commercial awareness, I'd recommend having a read of the budget tomorrow. For TCLA, we'll be watching out for the likely increase in corporation tax! Aiming to write a short summary of the most relevant points in our newsletter tomorrow, so feel free to subscribe if...- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Really agree with this. In some interviews, you could just put it down to the people interviewing you (and not necessarily a reflection on the firm). At the same time, sometimes you do get a bad feeling about a firm from the interview, and it could well be a sign that that firm isn't right for you.- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Completely understandable - I should add that no-one should feel bad for not being able to send off a high volume of total applications. It's more about sending off as many applications as you reasonably can, given your own circumstances. If you're working full time, you should be happy if you...- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
This is a big reason why I promote sending out applications to many firms. I've spoken to a lot of candidates this cycle who only applied to a handful of firms and received straight rejections. Unfortunately, due to the competition, I think there are very few candidates who are able to send off...- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Really well deserved :)- Jaysen
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Will drop you a PM :)- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
@Raam is the gold standard of commercial awareness. Always look forward to your posts 🙏- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Amazing, well done!- Jaysen
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