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BEST RESOURCES FOR BUILDING UP ON OUR COMMERCIAL AWARENESS: FROM SCRATCH
That's a good start and it's good you want to build up your knowledge here. If you want to understand how businesses and financial markets operate on a fundamental level, personally I'm a big fan of reading books (and long-form articles) - depending on what you want to learn more about...- Jaysen
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BEST RESOURCES FOR BUILDING UP ON OUR COMMERCIAL AWARENESS: FROM SCRATCH
What have you done so far to try develop your commercial awareness?- Jaysen
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SHARK TANKS SHARKS
I don't know about the profile of all of them, but the people on these types of shows tend to be angel investors rather than venture capitalists (they tend to be high net worth individuals, investing their own money rather than that of a fund, at early stage rounds). You'll be looking for firms...- Jaysen
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ROLLING BASIS
We have a fairly recent thread on this: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/which-law-firms-recruit-on-a-rolling-basis-2019-20.1757/- Jaysen
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Hi Suhail - wish I could help but I'm afraid I didn't interview at Arnold & Porter - the post...
Hi Suhail - wish I could help but I'm afraid I didn't interview at Arnold & Porter - the post you saw was likely me posting on behalf of an anonymous candidate! In terms of whether they sponsor international students, your best bet for a response would be to call them :)- Jaysen
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Hogan Lovells app to Birmingham
Example sounds great. No need to go into much detail about her query, I'd focus on detailing what you actions you took to help the client.- Jaysen
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LPC Help?!
I did my LPC at ULaw. Personally, we all had access to notes that previous students had passed down, so I didn't spend too much time making new ones unless there were gaps. I'd just focus on understanding the content. For the exams, while they are open book, just note that you'll be under...- Jaysen
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Kirkland & Ellis Open Day
Open days are still competitive, you won't be rejected because you asked for a response. I'd encourage candidates to go find out for themselves and speak to people in the profession, rather than listening to blanket statements like this ^.- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Does also go back to the point of how there will be some VI questions you just can't prepare for. It's not about getting it 'right', it's about whether you can come up with a coherent answer in just 20 seconds. That's why one of the best ways to practice is to just give yourself quick fire...- Jaysen
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Commercial Awareness Update - March 2020
UK airline Flybe has entered administration: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-04/flybe-rescue-bid-down-to-wire-as-britain-cools-on-bailout-plan. Ties into the impact of the coronavirus, the role of government in rescuing private companies (this came up as an interview question...- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
What a last question!- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Yeah this sounds horrible. Clearly you’re good enough to secure one offer so no doubt you can secure more. Hope you’re doing okay!- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Wow, that’s brave of you to share, I can only imagine how tough that must be. This sounds strange though given they told you not to put it down at the open day - Were there a lot of grades you didn’t include?- Jaysen
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Commercial Awareness Update - February 2020
A few things I found interesting to note this week: 1. "Morgan Stanley’s acquisition of E*Trade Financial Corp. specifically carves out the COVID-19 virus from the scope of the definition of “material adverse effect” (MAE). This exclusion indicates that the parties have factored risks...- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Amazing - you must have been good. Well done!- Jaysen
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Failure... want to give up on law?
Sorry to hear you're in this position. It's horrible investing so much time and energy into applications to no success and I know it's hard to know whether to continue or whether you're good enough. If you've got consistent grades/good extra-curriculars, I would definitely get someone to look...- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
That cycle of hopeful to doubtful is very tough, glad to hear you kept going!- Jaysen
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Assessment Day - Negotiation exercise and presentation
Sorry for the delay! King & Spalding is one of the firms we don't have much information on, so I can only speak generally: Lunch: Do thorough research and prepare informed questions to ask the partners/associates. Remember the setting though, if it's an informal lunch - you can adapt the...- Jaysen
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