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  1. Jaysen

    Allen & Overy Interview 2019 - 2020

    Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. January 2020 Please specify what the interview was for. Summer Vacation Programme 2020 - Middle East Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. I arrived at the Dubai office for 9:30am and was taken to the room...
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    Allen & Overy Interview 2019 - 2020

    Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. March 2020 Please specify what the interview was for. Training Contract 2022 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. 9:30am arrival, brief from a member of the Graduate Recruitment team for about 20 mins whilst we...
  3. Jaysen

    Allen & Overy Interview 2019 - 2020

    Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. January 2020 Please specify what the interview was for. Training Contract 2021 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. 14:00 Arrival, 14:15 Talk from Graduate Recruitment, 14:30 30-minute Case Study Preparation...
  4. Jaysen

    Allen & Overy Interview 2019 - 2020

    Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. December 2019 Please specify what the interview was for. Training Contract Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. Arrival 2.15 Taken to lounge by Grad Rec 2.30-2.45 Taken to individual room for case study prep...
  5. Jaysen

    Allen & Overy Interview 2019 - 2020

    Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. November 2019 Please specify what the interview was for. Training Contract 2023 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. 9.45am Arrival 10-11am: Case Study Interview (with partner) 11.15am - 12.15pm: Situational...
  6. Jaysen

    Allen & Overy Interview 2019 - 2020

    Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. November 2019 Please specify what the interview was for. Summer Vacation Scheme 2020 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. 2:15pm arrival (I picked the later slot on purpose so I could sit in the Costa opposite...
  7. Jaysen

    Allen & Overy Interview 2019 - 2020

    Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. January 2020 Please specify what the interview was for. Summer Vacation Scheme Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. I arrival at 2pm, I was greeted by three other candidates undertaking the AC. We were then...
  8. Jaysen

    Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus

    Definitely worth us following the summer ones too - things are just so up in the air at the moment!
  9. Jaysen

    Welcome to our Community Manager - Alice G

    Hi All, Just a quick note to say @Alice G, our longstanding community manager, is now taking on a more formalised role within TCLA. As you may have seen, she is now a future trainee at a magic circle firm, and will be around in the forum to share her wealth of experiences having been through...
  10. Jaysen

    Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus

    Updated to reflect Jones Day's postponed spring scheme.
  11. Jaysen

    Commercial Awareness Update - March 2020

    Interesting example of a tactic typically used to defend against hostile takeovers - Occidental is adopting a 'poison pill' plan to fend off against activist investor Carl Icahn: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-13/occidental-deploys-poison-pill-amid-icahn-effort-to-oust-board...
  12. Jaysen

    Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus

    Looks like the Slaughters first year open day is postponed (found on LinkedIn).
  13. Jaysen

    Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus

    Thought it might be helpful to have an updated thread that lists law firm interview/open day/vacation scheme cancellations/changes in one place. Please note, these are all student reported and shouldn't be taken as definitive. Open Days Allen & Overy (March 2020) - Cancelled and Replaced with...
  14. Jaysen

    £5 Amazon Gift Cards - Share Your Recent Interview Experiences!

    Hi All, If you've had a recent interview or assessment centre, we're giving away £5 Amazon Gift Cards for every interview experience you share! To register your interest, please fill out this short form. We'll contact you for the next steps. We'll then be posting the interview experiences in...
  15. Jaysen

    King & Spalding Vacation Scheme Interview 2020

    King & Spalding Vacation Scheme Interview 2020 By Anonymous 1. Presentation + interview (30 minutes for both) The presentation was to be prepared ahead of AC (one week notice) with the presentation handouts (if any) to be sent to the grad team two days before the AC. We were asked to prepare...
  16. Jaysen

    Clifford Chance Vacation Scheme Interview 2020

    Thanks to this anonymous candidate who shared this detailed insight. Tough questions here! If anything, this reflects the importance of staying up to date with topical news stories and reading around a topic (particularly here with Thomas Cook and CVA related questions). Clifford Chance...
  17. Jaysen

    Linklaters Vacation Scheme Interview 2019

    To add to the above, here is some further feedback from a recent successful candidate. She found the above the most accurate description of the day, but wanted to add: Be prepared for the day to follow a different order. For example, I did the case study first and then had the HR interview. I...
  18. Jaysen

    Paralegal roles and other non TC/VS opportunities

    Great idea!
  19. Jaysen

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Sure, what would you like to know? Here’s the application review page: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/application-review-2/.
  20. Jaysen

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    So so proud, you’ve helped so many people here - couldn’t think of someone more deserving!

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