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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Yeah Simmons :)- Hazal
- Post #383
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
I got a second invitation today, following receiving it yesterday. Did you do the test today? Might just be them automatically sending out a reminder of sorts- Hazal
- Post #380
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Hi Salma, With question 5, did they want to hear what you knew about what a trainee does day-to-day? Is this just testing your knowledge?- Hazal
- Post #379
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Sorry to hear that Daniel. I know you'll smash it somewhere else- Hazal
- Post #333
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Summer Vacation Scheme Thread 2019
N No question is stupid in my opinion. It helps to see that it explicitly says legal issue so yeah, I'd stick with something that's explicitly to do with that. Otherwise you're right, general issues will still effect the legal market- Hazal
- Post #9
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Summer Vacation Scheme Thread 2019
Depends how it's worded! What is the question?- Hazal
- Post #7
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Commercial awareness resources: collated list of pros and cons
Hi Martika, The other ones I'm subscribed to are: CityAM - easy to understand, covers all the essential stories, uk oriented Finimize - you've probably heard of this one but such a quick read and very informative. Covers things that are important but sometimes other newsfeeds don't mention...- Hazal
- Post #30
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial awareness resources: collated list of pros and cons
Hey guys! Realised I was using a bit of a loophole to read the FT and wanted to share it (at least I think it's one) If you haven't done so before, sign up to their 4 week £1 trial. Once signed up, sign up to all the newsletters that interest you. For us aspiring lawyers, Due Diligence is a...- Hazal
- Post #28
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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HSF question
That sounds fine then! It's a difficult one but maybe if you write out your first draft without thinking about relating it to anyone, then either read it yourself or get someone to read it for you, and see if it makes sense to the average reader. A friend would be your best bet, especially one...- Hazal
- Post #7
- Forum: General Discussion
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HSF question
I ask because my only reservation with this question and doing something that closely relates to your degree is that you might not seem like you have many interests or knowledge beyond your degree. Don't take that too literally because I think you've genuinely chosen a topic that you know...- Hazal
- Post #4
- Forum: General Discussion
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HSF question
I wouldn't be worried! From experience, talking about something you're genuinely interested is the best way to go about answering this question. Your writing will flow and you have a brilliant personal connection to the topic with the event you organised. That suggests this is really something...- Hazal
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
well done! good luck for the rest of it- Hazal
- Post #285
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Free TCLA memberships
@yanerlim thank you so much! It's really appreciated. @Salma @Helena @P. Dybala And guys! Thank you, you're all too kind- Hazal
- Post #40
- Forum: General Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
No problem! I just did a Google search and found quite a few but ended up using this one: https://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/verbal-reasoning-tests/- Hazal
- Post #275
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Practice makes perfect. I practiced sjt and verbal elsewhere until my scores were comfortably above 70%. For SJT I would recommend doing their little quiz on the graduate site and noting down the strengths and skills that pop up. I wrote these down to have by me when I did the test so I could...- Hazal
- Post #273
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Thank you :)- Hazal
- Post #265
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Yeah so the paradox is that every AC/interview I have there are particular questions or exercises I trip up on, and next time I learn from them but it's something else that trips me up. But I agree. Part of my prep for this AC was reflecting on what went wrong last time. Which is why I think I...- Hazal
- Post #263
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
@Daniel Boden oh and to answer your question properly, I was happy with the day. Best AC to date for me, I stick to that, but still clearly some way to go before best AC = an offer.- Hazal
- Post #260
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Training Contract Applications
Can confirm it's not necessarily true. I guess it depends on the firm and rolling/non-rolling status. I applied and interviewed for a TC with Reed Smith late in the cycle. The AC was held in July.- Hazal
- Post #11
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Thanks Daniel. I'll feed it back here but maybe I overplayed my strengths in my feedback to the forum about how the day went. I can definitely point to where my downfalls were and it was just a question of whether they were substantial enough for HSF to not see potential in me right now.- Hazal
- Post #258
- Forum: Applications Discussion