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  1. Jaysen

    Grammar Q

    City firms sounds good (it's then implied that you are talking about commercial law firms in London).
  2. Jaysen

    The Middle East - Business Stories/Links

    I'll use this thread for for links/stories relevant to the Middle East. Please feel free to post in this thread also. For those that can access to FT: Saudi prince’s flagship plan beset by doubts after Khashoggi death - https://www.ft.com/content/c24ab1d4-f8a7-11e8-8b7c-6fa24bd5409c For...
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    US trade war with China

    I'll use this thread for for updates to this ongoing story. Please feel free to post in this thread also. China to cut US tariffs to 15%: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46531803
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    TCLA Commercial Class Recordings

    Hi All, I am pleased to announce that, starting from next week, I will be publishing recorded classes on the topics I ran last term: Mergers and Acquisitions & Case Study Interviews Finance and the Capital Markets The US Trade War with China Law Firms as a Business How to talk about Brexit in...
  5. Jaysen

    Ask Me Anything: Future Trainee at Reed Smith

    Sure, anyone can join. @Salma will be posting more details in due course.
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    Brexit updates, news and resources

    Agreed! Impressive stuff guys.
  7. Jaysen

    TW Question

    Yep great one. Asking for help more often would definitely be one of mine. Just make sure it's phrased as a genuine challenge (and not just a discussion of how you use your initiative).
  8. Jaysen

    TW Question

    Tough question. Some thoughts: Be genuine. It's pretty obvious when students say: "My biggest challenge is working too hard". Make sure it's an actual challenge; law firms want to get to know you and don't expect you to be perfect. Make sure you answer the question. You may want to openly talk...
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    Useful links and resources

    Nice post by Finimize on the rise of oil prices: https://www.finimize.com/wp/news/oils-on-fire/
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    Useful links and resources

    Good stuff here on what the law firm of the future looks like: https://www.law.com/legal-week/2017/11/29/legalweek-connect-all-the-latest-from-the-inaugural-event-as-it-happens/
  11. Jaysen

    Suggestions for TCLA 2019

    Thanks for the suggestion. We'll start doing this. Interesting idea. I'll chat with the commercial writers and see what they think about categorising their posts into sectors/industries. Do you mean separate forums for each sector/industry or just separate threads?
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    Summer Vacation Scheme Thread 2019

    No problem. I'll be upgrading the search system at some point so these hidden posts are easier to find!
  13. Jaysen

    Summer Vacation Scheme Thread 2019

    That's a great question actually, I used to struggle with it myself. You may find this thread helpful: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/addleshaw-goddard-question.836/#post-4869 I think you are right that there is a difference between commercial and legal issues. I...
  14. Jaysen

    Welcome

    I think your approach is great. Well justified. A couple of suggestions: Paragraph 2: Consider expanding on your reasons for why working as a team was appealing. You've set up the point very well - talking about how you worked with a diverse set of clients - but could you say anything else...
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    Useful links and resources

    Worth keeping an eye on how this story develops: China warns Canada over the Huawei Arrest: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/09/technology/canada-china-huawei-meng-wanzhou.html Relevance to businesses and law firms...
  16. Jaysen

    Welcome

    Hi All, Welcome to the public feedback forum. This forum is for members to receive feedback on their draft applications from the community. This forum is for you if: You want help phrasing a sentence You want to know if you're approaching a question correctly You want advice on how to improve...
  17. Jaysen

    Website down

    My pleasure Helena. And I agree, I'm so often surprised by the generosity and helpfulness of members here. No doubt TCLA would not have become what it is without you guys.
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    Website down

    Hi All, Apologies, TCLA was down for a period this morning. It should now be back up for everyone. Let me know if there are any problems. Best, Jaysen
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    Free TCLA memberships

    The choice for this week is @Mimi. Since you joined you've done a great job at contributing to the forum and helping others out. Congrats on your membership!

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