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Who told you to centre your application around a deal? I rarely see applications that are better off because of the mention of a deal. Most of the time, I find it comes across as quite artificial and doesn't give me any more insight into why a candidate is applying to a particular firm.- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Excellent news, well done Henry!- Jaysen
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Aspiring Solicitors - Commercial Awareness Competition 2019/2020.
Good idea! Let us know if TCLA can do anything to help you guys. Here is last year's thread: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/aspiring-solicitors-commercial-awareness-competition.723/. If I recall, the group ended up setting up a Skype group to chat over commercial issues.- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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How to write a client memo
Don't worry about this for an AC, but just for reference - a law firm's template memo might begin something like this: (Copied from here: https://info.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/pdf/perspec/1999-fall/1999-fall-11.pdf). If it's a report/a summary of some legal research, you might want...- Jaysen
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Law Fair/Legal Events
I agree it's tough to work out how law firms are different. I used to start by researching the website for the firm I wanted to speak to. If I came across areas I wanted to know more about then I'd use that as the basis for a question. When speaking to trainees, I'd ask more personal questions...- Jaysen
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The effect of a recession on law firms
I'm afraid my knowledge of cryptocurrencies is very limited. You might find this series of posts from NRF useful: https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/resources-and-tools/fintech-law-and-regulation/deciphering-cryptocurrencies.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Great, I'll create this soon. What kind of events are we looking for? I assume Legal Cheek/Firm events and open days - any others I'm missing? Would you want to see specific events from organisations like AS?- Jaysen
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The effect of a recession on law firms
Before we get to law firms, some factors to consider first: Which market are we talking about? What are the causes of this recession? What sectors are these impacting? In what circumstances will a recession impact law firms? What law firms are we talking about? It's pretty hard to generalise...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Thanks guys - would you prefer this within the forum or as a separate events page?- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Welcome! Introduce yourself here :)
Welcome to the forum Matt. Considering the list of firms you’ve already interviewed at, it looks like you’re well on your way. Looking forward to seeing how you get on!- Jaysen
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- Forum: TCLA General News
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Commercial Awareness Update - August 2019
Hi everyone, Welcome to the next commercial news update. Happy reading! Commercial News Update – Wednesday, 28 August 2019 Topics covered this week: Record Foreign Investment in British Tech Start-Ups (by @ELA) Denmark’s Jyske Bank Announces Negative Interest Rates (by @Sairah) US Toy...- Jaysen
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Application question - experiences/commercially focused
I'd concentrate on how they make you a commercially-focused solicitor of the future. That can encompass a variety of things though - from understanding the needs of clients to supporting the law firm as a business. When reading your answer, it should be evident that you understand what...- Jaysen
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TCLA's Crash Course - We're running our first event!
As you may have already seen via LinkedIn/email: We’re running our first event, an intensive one-day training session to help you guys secure training contracts. It’s not just us who will be teaching. We’ve brought together some super talented people across the profession to teach you about...- Jaysen
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Commercial Awareness Update - August 2019
Hi everyone! Welcome to this week's commercial news update. Happy reading! Commercial News Update: 21 August 2019 The topics covered this week are: Hong Kong Billionaire Li Ka-Shing to Buy Greene King (by @LJ) Competition in the Media Industry (by @Sara Moon) Streaming Battles: Apple TV+’s...- Jaysen
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Law Careers.Net TC Deadlines
Hi Asmee - that is a bit weird the information has changed. It's probably worth giving the firm a quick call to check.- Jaysen
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BCLP Partner Interview
Hey Arun - A recent candidate shared this about her final partner interview with BCLP for a TC: 'The trainees + lawyers I knew there told me to prep the standard why law, why BCLP, why me etc because they believed getting to the final partner interview was pretty much a done deal However my...- Jaysen
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Book recommendations?
Sounds interesting, I will give this a read!- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Yep makes sense. Just to be clear, it's not passive aggressive to send an email to chase up, it's more that candidates sometimes phrase an email in that way.- Jaysen
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Allen & Overy app - 2018/19
It has been a while since I've done an SJT so others may be better able to help. I'd say do a little practice just so you can get used to the format/timing, although I'm not sure how good the practice tests are on this (I think I recall Shearman & Sterling recently sharing one on their LinkedIn...- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Completely agree with Jess. I never did it and didn't know others were doing it at the time, but it's completely up to you. I'd also echo keeping it short and to the point with any email you send to a firm. I quite often get candidates messaging to ask if their email is OK before sending. Most...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion