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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    BPP states on their website that their SQE course starts in September. Does anyone who is doing/has done the SQE with BPP know if the start date is always uniformly the 1st week of September? If so, I am wondering if missing the 1st week would be problematic, as I may not return to London until...
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    Ask Willkie Farr & Gallagher Anything!

    Good afternoon Gemma and everyone, Do our answers last autosave at the 1hr28m mark or 1hr30m mark + autosubmission? As I was making the final adjustments to my answer as the timer ran out, I realised I hadn’t clicked a manual save, so I’m hoping its the latter. Thank you!
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    Law Firm Restructuring

    Does anyone have any recommendations for resources to understand a law firm's restructuring practice eg Weil, Milbank? Would it be accurate to say that these larger firms with high fees are typically only brought in 1. closer in time to avoid formal insolvency by improving liquidity or 2. in...

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