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Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? 2018-2019
Updated, thanks!- Jaysen
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Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread
I'm looking at the A&O app form: some difficult questions on there this year!- Jaysen
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How to approach this question concerning careers events
Yep as Selma said -- mention everything.- Jaysen
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Commercial Awareness Recommended Reading - Start Here!
Commercial Awareness Recommended Reading When you're trying to develop your commercial awareness, it can be hard to know where to start. Please find below a compilation of our best articles, guides and forum posts to help structure your reading. Topic Guides What is private equity? How do...- Jaysen
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Useful links and resources
UK firms pausing/cancelling investment over lack of Brexit progress: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45931537- Jaysen
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Strange application questions...
This one is pretty common actually. Sometimes, it's not so general: the firm might see that you have experience in a different field and ask why you chose not to pursue that instead. They might also press you on your interest in commercial law. For example, if you say you are interested in M&A...- Jaysen
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Linklaters Winter Vacation Scheme
Examples of how you've gone above and beyond to complete/do something to a very high standard. Ideally, you should cover at least one personal example and one professional example. Be sure to focus on the specific steps you took to achieve excellence -- quantify it if it's relevant e.g. how many...- Jaysen
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Norton Rose Fulbright - Application question
It sounds like you are interested in it so yes! A quick note on choosing Brexit and other common topics, only because I hear this a lot -- there's nothing wrong with going for those stories if you find them interesting. Or to put it differently, there's no need to choose a unique topic for the...- Jaysen
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Macfarlanes Vacation Scheme Application Form
Are you referring to Q1? It's a difficult question! I would focus on your positions of responsibility but if you do have any awards/prizes/particularly high module marks then you can go into them in more detail here.- Jaysen
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Bullet points
Both work. I generally prefer a balance -- more detail for your best extra-curriculars (a couple of sentences is fine) but still try to highlight a variety of experiences.- Jaysen
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Weekly Commercial Awareness Thread
Friday 19 October 2018 Lawyers are not prepared for Brexit Thomson Reuters recently surveyed over 250 legal services professionals including a variety of top UK and US law firms. Here are some of the results: 47% said they were "not well prepared" to tackle threats posed by Brexit during the...- Jaysen
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Norton Rose Fulbright - Application question
Without a topic it's difficult to give specific advice because there are so many ways to tailor it to Norton Rose. You may find our law firm insight on the firm helpful though: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/insights/norton-rose-fulbright/.- Jaysen
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Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? 2018-2019
Good to know, thanks. I'll update the list.- Jaysen
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Introducing TCLA Premium and Commercial Awareness Classes
TCLA Premium members now have access to: Law firm insights on Simmons & Simmons, Jones Day and White & Case Detailed notes on the GDPR and the financial crisis Regular analysis of legal and buiness news topics 8+ past successful applications and cover letters (thanks to premium members for...- Jaysen
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Commercial Class 5: The Financial Crisis - Consequences, Lessons and the Future
We did in our last class: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/commercial-class-4-the-financial-crisis.627/. If that's something you're interested in, I'll be running these classes again in the New Year, so feel free to drop me a message then. Alternatively, TCLA Premium members...- Jaysen
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Commercial Class 5: The Financial Crisis - Consequences, Lessons and the Future
Hi All, Sign ups for our next commercial awareness class close by end of day tomorrow. See a snapshot of the prep material below.- Jaysen
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Morning or evening person?
I initially read that as "I can't work before 10 pm"...- Jaysen
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Morning or evening person?
I used to be a morning person. Being a trainee turned me into a night owl (genuinely). I'm back to being a morning person though!- Jaysen
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Prep for an open day?
Great stuff -- if anyone gives you their card and seems happy to have a future chat, take them up on their offer (especially if you are applying to the firm). If you want to, remind yourself to follow the evening or day after otherwise they will probably not remember you. Also ask lots of...- Jaysen
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Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread
The latter -- the website is outdated. Nice one-question application!- Jaysen
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