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Freshfields Diversity Access Scheme
Do you have a link to this?- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Debevoise & Plimpton
This is good advice. The second question is not a trick question. If it's easier, imagine it's asking: "Tell us an interesting fact about you", which -- if you've ever attended an assessment centre -- is quite often the opening question. It's the firm's way of getting to know you.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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commercial awareness application question
It's the latter. No need to talk about the impact on the firm. I see students do this very often. They write about something that wasn't in the question. There's absolutely no need -- if a law firm wanted you to write about XYZ they would have included it in the question. It's not too damaging...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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NAFTA's Affect on Law Firms
No problem, it was a great suggestion. Here it is: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/forums/commercial-awareness-forum.57/- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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NAFTA's Affect on Law Firms
I like this idea -- yes we can do that. I will create it shortly.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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First Year Open Days/Schemes - A list?
Nope as far as I'm aware we don't have one. It would be fantastic if you could create one!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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NAFTA's Affect on Law Firms
Sure, for those that aren’t familiar with NAFTA, let me give you a quick summary. NAFTA stands for the North American Free Trade Agreement. It came into force in 1994 and gradually eliminated most of the trade barriers between Mexico, Canada and the US. When Donald Trump was elected, he called...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Introducing TCLA Premium and Commercial Awareness Classes
Hi All, You may have seen our recent newsletter but in case you haven't: Tomorrow is the 1st October 2018, which means the 2018-19 vacation scheme cycle officially starts! It also means that today is the last day you can purchase an Early Bird Membership, which gives you access to TCLA...- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Deferrals
I told my firm about my master's acceptance when they were telling me about my TC offer. There was another student in our intake who had his offer already, had started the LPC, and was able to defer it (to be fair, he was a very good candidate). I can't speak for other firms though -- some may...- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Deferrals
That's what I did for my firm. I had my conditional master's offer and was applying in my final year of uni. I was supposed to start my LPC the same year but after finding out I was accepted, I was able to defer it for another year (after some chats with the firm where I was unnecessarily...- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread
This is fantastic Yaner, thank you for sharing! I have put this into a Google Sheet for anyone to edit. Would be great if we could have a comprehensive list of winter vacation scheme deadlines and dates...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Commercial Awareness Class 2: The Trade War between the US and China
Hi All, Today is the last day you can sign up to our second round of commercial awareness classes, which will be held on Sunday, 30 September and Monday, 1 October. The topic will be the US and China trade war. I've chosen this because it's one of the most common commercial interview questions...- Jaysen
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Linklaters Winter Vacation Scheme
Vacation scheme questions are getting more difficult! I agree with Selma. Some tips for Q2: Do some research into the big business/legal changes and disruptions. There are so many to choose from here, so narrow it down to a) topics you are interested in (because then your answers will be...- Jaysen
- Post #29
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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In need for video interview advice!
Hey Yminh, We are quite familiar with law firm video interviews (and we also dislike them!) I have given a few mock video interviews in the past, including for Eversheds. As time has gone by I know some law firms have increased the difficulty of their video interview questions. (Again, I was...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Welcome! Introduce yourself here :)
Welcome Yminh. We are here to help you. Love the interesting fact!- Jaysen
- Post #38
- Forum: TCLA General News
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'Tell us about you' questions
Personal extra-curricular activities are good -- they give the firm an opportunity to learn more about you and your personality. I don't imagine the question is getting at your background in that sense. Quite often when students write about their extra-curricular activities, they focus on what...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Poll - Would an interactive discussion, comparing a good v bad application, be of interest?
Thanks to those of you who completed the poll above. We will run our first application class the following week. More details to follow.- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Introducing TCLA Premium and Commercial Awareness Classes
We have just released a 2,500-word strong outline of private equity, covering our classes last weekend. This is available for TCLA Premium members and students who have booked a commercial awareness class. Sample below. Enjoy!- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion