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    DLA Piper

    @Jaysen would you agree with this?
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    DLA Piper

    Hi, was your cv in bullet point form or full paragraphs? Thanks :)
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    We are looking for two commercial writers!

    Haha was thinking the same! My pessimistic side instantly thought I won’t await an email then
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    We are looking for two commercial writers!

    Hi Jaysen, will the successful applications receive an email or will it appear on this thread? Thanks
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    Firm updates following submission of applications

    At the end of that question it says something like ‘and anything else relevant to app’ - was just wondering if that meant talk about them a bit
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    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Application Questions

    Thank you so much for such an extensive answer! Good luck with the rest of the process :)
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    Firm updates following submission of applications

    Congratulations! Do you have any tips for Simmons app? Did you mention why Simmons at all in their one question?
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    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    Thank you great advice :)
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    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    One and two seemed quite similar but found three a LOT harder, really wasn’t expecting to get through that one! Trying to decide how to prepare for the next round in London, do you have any tips? :)
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    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    I’m doing it this year!
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    Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition

    Great! How are you feeling about Round 4? Trying to decide how best to prepare for it
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    Aspiring Solicitors Commercial Awareness Competition

    Hey, is anyone else taking part in this? 2019/20 thread is here: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/aspiring-solicitors-commercial-awareness-competition-2019-2020.1628/#post-13815
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    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    Hey are you doing the AS CAC this year?
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    DLA Piper

    I would remove the personal details which are listed elsewhere in the application but am also undecided about what to do about work experience, thinking maybe do max three bullet points for each one on cv and then expand more in the work experience sections on the app form??
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    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Application Questions

    Hi Benjamin, I’ve just seen in another thread that your application was successful, how did you decide to approach/structure this question? Many thanks and congratulations!!
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    Discouraged

    That's reassuring, I also got 58!
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    Norton Rose Fulbright Interview

    This is really helpful! I will keep coming back to this when researching commercial stories and why x firm questions. Thanks for sharing :)
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    Grades

    Thanks @Jaysen - I have sent you a private message with more detail.
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    Grades

    @Jaysen would that be as well as filling in the mitigating circumstances section on the application? Thanks
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    Grades

    Thanks @Jaysen, do you mean before deciding to apply to them or before submitting my applications? And @Jai C. no offence taken

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