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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    I'm team 'updated submission'... :confused: Yet to receive any kind of email though.
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Sorry to hear Daniel! See it as invaluable practice for future ACs though -- I'm sure you will have learnt a lot just from participating in the day. Best of luck for your upcoming ACs!
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    DLA Piper AC

    Hi LawGal, I hope that your AC went well! Could you possibly help me with a few questions about it? I have it next week! For the competency-based interview, was this a discussion strictly around competencies, or did it also include other kinds of questions? What did the group exercise involve...
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Hey! I've heard that I've been invited to AC for spring vacation scheme at NRF at the end of Jan. Not heard anything yet from Latham & Watkins yet though. Hope you get some good news from NRF soon!
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    Jones Day interview

    Hi Helena, thanks for posting -- sounds as though it went well! Could I possibly ask what kind of competency questions you were asked and if there were any commercial awareness questions?

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