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Commercial Awareness Update - May 2020
Hi All, Please see below the updates for this week (Wednesday 27 May 2020). Many thanks to our team of writers once again this week! Exam ‘Bitesize’ Commercial Awareness We realise that many of you are in the midst of exams, so this week we have summarised several of the week’s top new...- Jaysen
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
Great example of topic that is both legal and commercial! A few more stories: The car rental company Hertz has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US (BBC). It's one of many businesses falling into insolvency procedures during the current pandemic. The UK government's Corporate...- Jaysen
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
A couple of commercial stories that have caught my eye recently: US-China tensions have ramped up once again. The reasons range from Trump's criticism of China for 'covering up' the outbreak (BBC) to China's plan to impose a new security law in Hong Kong (BBC). There are also broader reasons at...- Jaysen
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
Hi All, In the run up to summer vacation schemes and training contract interviews, I thought it would be nice to have a thread to discuss ongoing commercial news stories. This thread is open to anyone to discuss anything interesting they found in the news and share articles. This will also...- Jaysen
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Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus
List has now been updated to reflect all the posts since May. If anyone notices I've missed something out, feel free to let me know and I'll fix!- Jaysen
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Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus
Updated, thanks!- Jaysen
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Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus
Thanks!- Jaysen
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Coronavirus, Internships and Future Applications
I think it's great that you've identified this as an area to improve on. The next time you get a task (doesn't have to be work, it could be anything), you might want to try focusing on making it excellent. That'll probably take a while to start with, but over time you should find a closer...- Jaysen
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Just to flag, the candidate I spoke to about CMS said this: 'With regards to some comments/"myths" I read on that particular thread, we were provided with a list of the students taking part in the scheme because we've been divided into groups. There are 126 students for all of the firm's UK...- Jaysen
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
I'd say it's worth doing if you have the time. I wouldn't say it adds much, but it can be helpful to show some evidence of your interest in commercial law (particularly if you lack existing work experience). It's also probably more useful where the virtual internship is for the firm you are...- Jaysen
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Brilliant, thanks - will pass it on!- Jaysen
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Hi @Jessica Booker, Just received this message - would be curious to get your thoughts? 'I wanted to inform you of an update which we received from CMS yesterday, in case you would like to update the information on TCLA: Internship Weeks: We have taken the difficult decision that we will not...- Jaysen
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Virtual Opportunities With Law Firms - Updated List!
List has been updated!- Jaysen
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Private Equity
You may find this article helpful: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-22/how-private-credit-soared-to-fuel-private-equity-boom-quicktake. I've written up quite a detailed guide to private equity within the TCLA's Weekly Report and Interview Guides course...- Jaysen
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White & Case Interview 2019 - 2020
Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. February 2020 Please specify what the interview was for. Summer Vacation Scheme 2020 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. 10:30 Arrival 10:40 Brief talk from Graduate Recruitment 10:45 Competency Interview...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interview Experiences 2019 - 2020 Cycle
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White & Case Interview 2019 - 2020
Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. February 2020 Please specify what the interview was for. Summer Vacation Scheme 2020 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. You can choose from different 2 hour slot options throughout the day once you get...- Jaysen
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White & Case Interview 2019 - 2020
Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. February 2020 Please specify what the interview was for. Summer Vacation Scheme 2020 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. 3:15pm arrival, 3:20-3:50pm Interview with an associate & HR, 4pm-5pm Written task...- Jaysen
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White & Case Interview 2019 - 2020
Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. February 2020 Please specify what the interview was for. Summer Vacation Scheme 2020 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. My interview was at 11am and arrived 20 mins prior. I was told to wait in reception for...- Jaysen
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White & Case Interview 2019 - 2020
Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. February 2020 Please specify what the interview was for. Spring Vacation Scheme Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. Arrival- 11.45 Interview with Grad Rec and Senior Associate- 12.00 until 12.45 Written...- Jaysen
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