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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
From a recent candidate (though note, questions may rotate): ‘The VI was relatively straightforward. It was only 3 competency/strengths based questions (1 min to respond, I think?). No commercial awareness or motivational ones so no need to worry here. Overall I was definitely stressing way...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Amazing, well done!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Want to request a law firm insight?
Hey Shahil, I’m afraid that’s not something we can offer at the moment. I do appreciate it’s tricky when you only want to access one though!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Keep it in - don’t worry about the brand, that doesn’t matter.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Swiss Verein
You might make the case that a Swiss verein leads to more international work/secondment opportunities across a broader range of jurisdictions.- Jaysen
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Upcoming 2022 TCs [Success]
^ good advice here. It’s not necessary but consider reaching out to a trainee/associate and meeting for a coffee - can be a really useful way of finding more about a firm beyond its website.- Jaysen
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- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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RPC App Question
If you're talking about past transatlantic mergers, that does feel a little outdated - unless you're tying in why it's relevant to a City law firm now or discussing something more broader i.e. law firms breaking into the US market. Good points there - as you said, there are so many to choose...- Jaysen
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Irwin Mitchell Video Interview
Wow tough VI questions. From what you’ve said above - and assuming you communicated clearly - it sounds like you did pretty well. I think it’s inevitable to pick apart your answers/feel like you could have answered better!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Really sorry to hear this, that must be stressful. If you’re still having a hard time by the time you get there (you might be surprised by how much the adrenaline wakes you up), I think you can be honest and explain the situation but that you’re going to give it your best shot.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Want to request a law firm insight?
Hey Holly - I'm afraid this one is only for our premium members: https://classes.thecorporatelawacademy.com/p/law-firm-insights!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources
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Herbert Smith Freehills Vacation Scheme Assessment Centre 2020
Herbert Smith Freehills Vacation Scheme Assessment Centre 2020 Many thanks to this candidate for generously sharing her experiences! HSF Spring Vacation Scheme AC Generally, it was not as stressful as so many people described it to be (which was getting me really worried). Everyone was really...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interview Experiences 2018 - 2019 Cycle
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Legal CV Structure/Content
You definitely don't need to structure it this way, but for reference - here is roughly what my CV looked like.- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Fantastic news, well done!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
You definitely shouldn’t feel bad for not being able to post good news. It’s amazing seeing all the successful candidates in this thread but it’s also worth noting that there are so many more who are having a tough time. I say this a lot but this process is really really hard and can take a toll...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Amazing news, well done!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
I'd just wait for now as it hasn't been too long.- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Where are you getting this info from?- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Macfarlanes Training Contract Assessment Centre 2019
Macfarlanes Training Contract Assessment Centre 2019 - Anonymous Application: Training Contract Macfarlanes AC Overview Macfarlanes typically hold 1 AC per month for the TC after the milk-round season. My AC had around 8-10 people but I've heard that other people had around 12-15+. Don't be...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interview Experiences 2018 - 2019 Cycle