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The UK Parliament votes on Brexit - Tuesday 15 January 2018 - 7pm
There isn't much to report as it wasn't a very good debate. Too many talking at once and lots of posturing. Boris stayed fairly reserved, Gove was given a lot of talking time and Stewart (who was knocked out yesterday) was cut off quite often. Aside from Stewart, they're all keeping No Deal on...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Legal News Updates
For those more interested in a mid market firm, Pinsent Masons just upped its NQ pay: https://www.legalcheek.com/2019/06/pinsent-masons-bumps-london-nq-pay-to-72500/. It's a good firm in that space along with Eversheds Sutherland and would offer more reasonable hours, if that's what you're...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Paul Hastings Application
Hi Gareth, It's a tricky question. It may help to think of your answer as similar to the last "Why me?" paragraph you would normally write in a cover letter. You just want to tie it further to Paul Hastings. I like the general strategy, just be sure to be specific to Paul Hastings in your...- Jaysen
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The UK Parliament votes on Brexit - Tuesday 15 January 2018 - 7pm
FYI: The second Tory leadership debate will be taking place at 8pm on BBC One. I'll see if I can write up a few highlights (especially what we can expect for Brexit negotiations) tomorrow morning.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? 2018-2019
Thanks, I've updated the list.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Freshfields Personal statement
You might want to go beyond just mentioning their mandatory seat in disputes. As @Romiras said, many firms will offer this or they'll provide a means to undertake contentious work in another department/via a course to satisfy the SRA's requirements. Perhaps you could add something else about...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA's New Podcast: Trainee Talk
Hi All, I'm interviewing a former recruiter/stockbroker for a new podcast episode tomorrow. The focus of the episode will be on improving your commercial awareness ahead of interviews/assessment centres (as this is what he works on now). If anyone has any particular questions they'll like me...- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Upcoming VS
You may find this helpful: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/question-about-cvs-work-experience-on-applications.1447/#post-11443. Your phrasing sounds fine to me.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Freshfields Personal statement
Copying Raphael's post below:- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
It could well be the case, especially as some have struggled with all the applications this year.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Not to scare anyone but you may have seen that Allen & Overy are opening their winter vacation scheme applications early this year (from 1 August 2019 with the deadline on 20 October 2019). The website doesn't seem to reflect this year so just a heads up.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Post your Summer Vacation Scheme (2019)
Hi All, I thought it would be interesting to see where our members are heading to this summer. A couple of trainees have also asked me if any TCLA members are heading to their firm this summer, so I can give a heads up. Feel free to also include the dates of your scheme. In the meantime, you...- Jaysen
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TCLA's New Podcast: Trainee Talk
We're delighted to announce episodes 5 and 6 of Trainee Talk. Our interview with Kishan Mathy, a first-seat CMS trainee, was so insightful that we've split them into two parts! Kishan came to the UK from Sri Lanka at the age of 8 without knowing a word of English. He was state-school educated...- Jaysen
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Commercial Awareness Update - June 2019
Philip Green and Arcadia (by @Alice G) The story Sir Philip Green, Chairman of the Arcadia Group, is desperately trying to salvage his retail empire with a complex restructuring that includes seven interlinked insolvency procedures known as Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs). CVAs allow...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness Update - June 2019
Hi All, Welcome to the next commercial news update. Happy reading! Commercial News Update – 12th June 2019 Topics covered this week: Beyond Meat’s Share Price (by @bugsy malone) US-Mexico Tariffs (by @Moni) India’s Slow Economic Growth (by @Sara Moon) Philip Green and Arcadia (by @Alice G)...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Dechert Interview
Here are the vacation scheme questions from Winter this year, although I can't guarantee they will be the same: Please explain why you want to be a solicitor at Dechert LLP. (250) Give us examples of when you have demonstrated the skills necessary to become a successful solicitor at Dechert...- Jaysen
- Post #4
- Forum: Older Interview Experiences
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Podcast Recommendations
I listen to podcasts quite obsessively! In terms of the ones that could be of use, I routinely come back to: The Economist's Editor's Picks/The Economist's The Intelligence FT News Briefing (a nice daily summary of the top FT stories)- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Baker McKenzie - can we call them Bakers
I don't know their perspective on this, but I have seen candidates abbreviate Baker McKenzie before. Personally, I would recommend writing out the name in full where a firm's name is just two words. With "Bakers", you also risk coming across as a bit too informal.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Why this firm?
Hey Amanda, It may be this one from @Alice G: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/struggling-to-differentiate-between-firms.1332/ There's also this from the Training Contract Guide: And from the premium section:- Jaysen
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