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    I just accepted an internship offer from a law firm and in my contract it states that they will pass my details on to Experian for a Right to Work check. Does anyone know how long Experian take to send the link for the check? If you’ve done one before.
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    Was looking at past interview questions on Glassdoor for Pinsent Masons and the question "How would you rate yourself academically compared to others on your course?" came up. Does anyone have any tips on answering a question like this?
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    King & Spalding close on the 12th of Feb
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    If I had an interview for an internship on the 19th of January, and they stated that I’ll hear an outcome, or whether they were still deciding, by the 26th of January (last Friday), is it ok to chase them via email? Or should I just keeping waiting? I don’t want to annoy them since I chased them...
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    The same thing showed up on my portal. I think I picked summer VS too
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    Currently doing my Travers Smith cover letter. Is 900 words too much or is it ok? I’m trying to cut it down but I feel like I’m removing important things.
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    Not yet. Guess we’ll all hear tomorrow
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    Does anyone have any advice for Mayer Brown's Job Simulation? Especially for the video interview?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hi @Jessica Booker @axelbeugre, For HSF's application question 'Introduce us to a topic you know about and explain why it interests you', I spoke about my favourite movie and how it motivated me to step out of my comfort zone. I then provided examples of how I stepped out of my comfort zone at...
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    Oh, this would be my first time applying to them😭 This is just how I structured my answer
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    I don’t know if this is the proper way to do it, but I spoke about two points (50 words each). I mentioned Goodwin’s strong intellectual property team and linked it very briefly to the work experience I did in that area to show why I was interested. Then, I spoke about Goodwin’s culture and...
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    Does anyone know Covington & Burling's vacation scheme application questions for this year?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I'm aiming for 10-15 between September-July. I'm applying for non-legal summer internships as well so I have to factor that in. I don't think I'll have time to apply to more than 15.
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    Does anyone know MoFo's graduate recruitment email? For some reason, when I try to send an email with [email protected], it doesn't work. Just want to ask them a question about mitigating circumstances.

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