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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
2:1 is a great ratio!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread
I would just answer the question without further detail. It is a fair point to raise though. If I read you had reached the AC last year I'd immediately wonder why I should give you another chance. To answer this, you may want to see if there's scope to add that information in elsewhere.- Jaysen
- Post #61
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread
How is the question phrased? If it's just: "Have you applied to the firm before?", a justification would be best left to a cover letter/app form question.- Jaysen
- Post #59
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Jones Day Interview Tips
Presumably you are studying politics? Even if you may go into politics in the future, it would help to clarify why you chose law for now. The starting point may be to think the differences between a career in politics and a career in commercial law. You can then use your experiences to justify...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Firm updates following submission of applications
Thanks @Selma95. Yes if you can post here when you hear back from firms it'll be very useful for everyone else waiting to hear back. We should also get an insight into how firms are responding to students.- Jaysen
- Post #4
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Weekly Commercial Awareness Thread
Friday 26 October 2018 The good and bad side of the US economy How is the US economy doing well? Today the Commerce department revealed that the US economy has grown at a 3.5 percent annual rate. Consumer spending was strong -- increasing by 4% -- and made up about 70% of economic output...- Jaysen
- Post #9
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Why are investors pulling out of Saudi Arabia?
Thanks AJ. I've come across a lot of firms pulling out of the Middle East when writing up the insights so very interesting to see why. Here it is for anyone else: https://www.thelawyer.com/middle-east-law-firms/. I don't believe it's under a paywall but you do need to have signed up to The Lawyer.- Jaysen
- Post #5
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Freshfields application
Hopefully someone else can advise on your first question. For your second, there's no "best" it just depends on how much you have to say. If you've run out of substantive points to make then it's fine to have it slightly shorter.- Jaysen
- Post #6
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Introducing our Writing Team
Hi all, Just a quick note: we have updated our homepage to introduce the TCLA writing team, so you can meet the people behind the commercial knowledge section of our website. @kaveesha @Ginevra Bizzarri @Christy @EstelleK @Shynee Thanks, Jaysen- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
I'd say no news is good news at this point!- Jaysen
- Post #21
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Quite possibly but then a 2 minute review seems very quick to me!- Jaysen
- Post #19
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
I heard from one student with a very strong application to HSF who received an email to say they passed the WGT but received a rejection 2 minutes later. Seems odd to me!- Jaysen
- Post #16
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Jones Day Interview Tips
I've done a few mock interviews for JD recently. Here's some advice I gave a little while back: "My interview was very informal and one of my favourites. It was mostly about me, my reasons for law, some competencies and a commercial question. They generally bounced off what I said so it was...- Jaysen
- Post #2
- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Commercial awareness resources: collated list of pros and cons
I've never actually heard of this magazine, but it looks great! Thanks for sharing guys.- Jaysen
- Post #19
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Class 6: How to talk about Brexit in a law firm interview
Hi All, Sign ups for our next commercial awareness class close on Friday. See a snapshot of the prep material below.- Jaysen
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What exactly are firms looking for in customer service questions
Yes -- as you know client service is crucial to the success of a law firm. The firm is looking to see how you have taken it seriously in the past (or been on the receiving end of it). They can also use it to evaluate your interpersonal skills/initiative etc. But no, you don't need to only...- Jaysen
- Post #2
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Amending an application after you have submitted it...
Agreed it's best to leave it (you also risk drawing the attention of the firm to the grammatical mistake!) If it makes you feel any better, my first vacation scheme was at a firm which I spelled incorrectly throughout my application. While it's obviously not ideal, sometimes firms won't notice...- Jaysen
- Post #7
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? 2018-2019
Very helpful, thanks Lisa.- Jaysen
- Post #25
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Work Experience Section
Yep no need to to reach 250 words. It's important there's no waffle in your work experience section.- Jaysen
- Post #3
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? 2018-2019
Updated, thanks!- Jaysen
- Post #23
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion