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Mishcon De Reya
Nope - any legal case that interests you.- Jaysen
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Hogan Lovells application question (personal achievement)
First one sounds great to me. You sound the most passionate about this one. I'd always go for what matters to you the most, rather than trying to pick the 'correct' one for a law firm. I almost always find that answers written to impress don't end up being particularly impressive.- Jaysen
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Mills & Reeve Application Question
I'm a little confused by your question here, so let me know if I haven't understood you properly. With regards to the question, I don't think there's a need to identify the legal services the company will need (e.g. corporate work). I'd simply focus on what matters to the company with respect...- Jaysen
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Common mistakes on application forms.....
Love this one!- Jaysen
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Bird & Bird Biggest Opportunities 2020-2021
Don't worry - that's a very common situation to be in. That's exactly right. Looking at Bird & Bird's sectors, are there any that interest you the most? I'd use that as a starting point. You can then begin researching the most significant opportunities facing the sector. The mistake here is...- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Ah that's such good news. Really well done! If I recall correctly, mine took a few weeks.- Jaysen
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Allen & Overy SJT
It's incredibly frustrating to spend so much time on an application only to be rejected by an SJT. I hope you hang in there.- Jaysen
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My answers to Bird & Bird application questions - any good ?
Throughout, note the firm is Bird & Bird, rather than Bird and Bird. Also, be careful of missing/incorrect apostrophes, incorrect capitalisation (e.g. 'government'), and typos (e.g. 'the live sports business model will innovative'). 1. I feel we're taking quite vaguely in this answer. At the...- Jaysen
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Bird & Bird Biggest Opportunities 2020-2021
Note that the question isn’t about choosing a ‘correct’ sector. You are free to choose any Bird & Bird sector of interest to you. Once chosen, you can then decide what you feel is the biggest opportunity facing that particular sector. That’s where you can justify your chosen opportunity. If...- Jaysen
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Hey Karen - yes it’s for premium members only. Alternatively you can sign up to Gold and receive...
Hey Karen - yes it’s for premium members only. Alternatively you can sign up to Gold and receive a free fast track review every month: https://classes.thecorporatelawacademy.com/- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Incredible news, really well done!- Jaysen
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Common mistakes on application forms.....
A quick test to determine whether your mention of a deal adds value to your application: If you can replace the deal with any other deal, and your point still makes sense, your reasoning is too generic. This will cross out any points about: - Market defining transactions - High profile work -...- Jaysen
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Hogan Lovells Application 2020/21
The final question, but only if it aligns with your actual answer to the question (why you stand out from the crowd). There's no need to link any of the competency questions to Hogan Lovells.- Jaysen
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Hogan Lovells Application 2020/21
Yes, I'd focus this answer on why they should hire you. You can make a few links to Hogan Lovells if you'd like, but I wouldn't use it to answer 'why Hogan Lovells?' as that wouldn't be answering the question. I wouldn't worry about the fact that none of the other questions have asked 'why...- Jaysen
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additional information...
It generally depends on the form, but typically I'd include information that you feel the application questions haven't asked you already. For example, some firms may not have asked about you and your experiences, so I would use this section to sell 'why you?'.- Jaysen
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Indemnity paragraph
I'm not a lawyer so I'm just going to explain how this works in theory. I may also be incorrect here. If this is a big concern, as you said, you'd be far better off contacting a lawyer for advice. To indemnify means you promise to reimburse the other party for costs/losses they suffer from a...- Jaysen
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Bird & Bird Keeping Applications on File
I would advise doing some in-depth research into Bird & Bird and the major trends affecting firms like Bird & Bird (considering the type of firm it is). If you want a shot at writing a stand-out answer here, you need to really understand what are the changes going on first, before answering this...- Jaysen
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Kennedy's Application Questions
Hey William, It's a good question and you are right. The question 'How does Kennedy's differ from other firms you have applied to?" isn't the same thing as "why us?". There may be some overlap, but I'd view the former question as more of a descriptive explanation of what makes Kennedy's...- Jaysen
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Jones Day Vac Scheme
There's a fair amount of flexibility here and if you wanted to leave it to 100 words each, I don't see a problem with that. If it was me, I'd lean towards using most of the word count for 'why Jones Day?' and 'why me?'. I think your motivations for 'why commercial law?' can be summarised in...- Jaysen
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