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Law-firm research
It generally depends on the firm, but here are the general themes I would use: International reach - presence in the US/Asia/Europe/Africa International strategy Practice area strengths Culture Financials - Size/profits per equity partner/growth Key deals Clients Management structure or...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Introducing TCLA Premium and Commercial Awareness Classes
Hi All, There are three spaces left for TCLA's private equity class, which will be held on Sunday 23 September 2018. We will be covering everything you need to know about private equity for interview. This will be helpful for students thinking of applying to Weil Gotshal & Manges or Kirkland &...- Jaysen
- Post #4
- Forum: General Discussion
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CVs
I've blacked out most of the content, but you can see the structure of my CV. Your CV should be a maximum of two pages. There's no set way you have to date, but make you sure keep it consistent. I used months/year.- Jaysen
- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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Magic circle v US law firms?
Found an interesting piece on US and UK firms by the Lawyer. It's behind a paywall, so I'll summarise: Over the last decade, between the magic circle (excluding Slaughters): International Freshfields has had the most conservative international strategy. Clifford Chance has reigned in its...- Jaysen
- Post #5
- Forum: General Discussion
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Useful resources
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/largest-us-law-firms-london-part-2-fraser-maclean/- Jaysen
- Post #10
- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources
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UK vs US - The fundamental differences in firms
Very comprehensive but you may find this interesting: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/largest-us-law-firms-london-part-2-fraser-maclean/- Jaysen
- Post #8
- Forum: General Discussion
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An introduction to law firms
I will try get round to it at some point - might be a little while though!- Jaysen
- Post #10
- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources
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US firms
As Selma said -- while US firms are often grouped together, it's important to remember that each are different and looking for different things. So I can give you something a bit concrete. let me tell you how I look at it when it comes to getting candidates ready (I stress this is how I frame...- Jaysen
- Post #3
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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An introduction to law firms
Are you referring to Christy's post?- Jaysen
- Post #8
- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources
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Law Firms' Mergers
Here is what I said about this question: Law firm combinations are on a spectrum. On one side, you’ve got alliances (Linklaters and Allens) and best friend networks (Slaughters) where firms refer work, clients and maybe marketing initiatives. In the middle, you’ve got Swiss vereins, where firms...- Jaysen
- Post #9
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Law Firms' Mergers
Scratch that - just found my updated notes.- Jaysen
- Post #8
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Introducing TCLA Premium and Commercial Awareness Classes
Hi all, After a couple of requests, we have just introduced a new plan. You can purchase four commercial awareness classes and pay in four monthly installments of £34 (which comes with a 15% discount). If you have already purchased a class and want to take advantage of this offer, please drop...- Jaysen
- Post #3
- Forum: General Discussion
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Law-firm research
Yep I first heard about it from Linklaters! In fact, the reason it started was because the senior partner at Linklaters had been mentored by an associate for almost a year -- which led them to pilot it for the rest of the firm. Yep - Hogan Lovells, Pinsent Masons and Taylor Wessing do it too...- Jaysen
- Post #7
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Grades
Sorry, I wrote incorrectly there -- I should have said before deciding to apply. If you do it before you submit, they will just tell you to fill out the mitigating circumstances section. Chances are it won't make a difference, but it might give you some peace of mind if you ask them before...- Jaysen
- Post #18
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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DLA Piper
I'll update the list. Is this typical for DLA? They don't offer direct apps at all?- Jaysen
- Post #3
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Law Firms' Mergers
Found them but they aren't very helpful -- I used the slides as guidance for most of my presentation, so much of the notes won't make sense/they don't cover most of it. Feel free to ask if you want me to cover anything in the slides. What am I going to cover? Why does it matter? The City How...- Jaysen
- Post #7
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Grades
Before submitting your application -- just to flag it up.- Jaysen
- Post #16
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Grades
I don't really agree with this. If you have a decent 2:1, you have a good chance at almost all MC/US/SC firms. The rest is down to you and your experiences. They'll take strong mitigating circumstances into account -- as whatever happened was out of your control.- Jaysen
- Post #10
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion