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  1. Jaysen

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    This has made my day! So happy for you, well done :)
  2. Jaysen

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Incredible news and a huge well done to you! Clearly a credit to the hard work you've put into this process.
  3. Jaysen

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I'd give them a call.
  4. Jaysen

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Expecting to see plenty more redundancies/insolvencies coming soon, especially as the furlough scheme is phased out.
  5. Jaysen

    Submitting a last minute application. Will it be considered?

    Here's the one from @Paul - Shearman & Sterling!
  6. Jaysen

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Interesting to see Clifford Chance have replaced their 2021 vacation scheme with a virtual internship, open to all: https://www.legalcheek.com/2020/07/clifford-chance-teams-up-with-york-university-to-launch-virtual-work-experience-programme/.
  7. Jaysen

    Virtual Vacation Schemes - Top Tips

    A huge thank you to this candidate who shared this advice after completing Weil's virtual vacation scheme: General Tips Be yourself. Vacation schemes are about the firm seeing if they would want to work with you but also for you to see if you would want to work at the firm. Neither assessment...
  8. Jaysen

    Advice/Tips on CVs & Applications from Trainees

    Welcome back to the forum @Sandrou!
  9. Jaysen

    New to The Corporate Law Academy? Start Here

    Thanks Yashna, welcome to the forum :)
  10. Jaysen

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Found this interesting: https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/06/30/microsoft-launches-initiative-to-help-25-million-people-worldwide-acquire-the-digital-skills-needed-in-a-covid-19-economy/. Microsoft is seeking to provide digital skills to 25 million people by the end of 2020. "Within only...
  11. Jaysen

    Ask Alice G (Future Trainee at Freshfields) Anything!

    As long as you're clearly answering the question, I'd be as personal as you're comfortable being. I always find those answers - particularly where it relates to a candidate's journey - to be very memorable/convincing.
  12. Jaysen

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Hey guys, In case you haven't seen it yet, we're doing another webinar tomorrow on "Writing Exceptional Training Contract Applications" with Shearman & Sterling: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qo_pLyxeTIKb1zbRgR6i_w. The aim is to give you lots of actionable advice which you can...
  13. Jaysen

    PESTLE Analysis

    Agreed with this. PESTLE can be a good starting point, but if it's for an application or interview answer, just be wary of giving an answer that's too broad or in an area that you aren't too familiar with. Likewise, if you're asked about the business environment a firm operates in, you'd also...
  14. Jaysen

    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Huge amounts of government debt right now all over the world (combined with declining revenues). Will be interesting to see how governments try to fund their deficits after the pandemic...
  15. Jaysen

    The Hunt for a Training Contract: Take Three

    That's incredible news, well done - you should be so proud of yourself. And thank you for coming back to update your journey!
  16. Jaysen

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    What are your thoughts on answering this question so far?
  17. Jaysen

    Addleshaw Goddard Application

    I can't speak to the work experience section, but are the questions not: - Why do you wish to pursue a career at AG? - Outline a current legal issue - How would you recommend AG to a new client? - Is there additional information you would like to disclose? These seem like fairly standard...
  18. Jaysen

    Eversheds Sutherland Application

    As Jess said, if you feel it's your best example to the question, that's fine. With the question, you just want to make sure you are directly answering each part of the question: why quality was important to you, the specific steps you took to ensure quality and what you enjoyed. I see many...
  19. Jaysen

    Eversheds Sutherland Application

    I can't say I know much about what goes into a memorial, but that should work! I would also consider if there were any other reasons why quality was important to you (beyond just being necessary in order to qualify).
  20. Jaysen

    Short Professional Introduction about myself

    Are you able to see how others at your firm have previously used the word count? Otherwise the areas you suggested sound sensible, it doesn't need to be anything too fancy!

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