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Ashurst - Winter Vacation Scheme 2023
Absolutely - particularly if you are using this to tell the firm about yourself and your skills.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Law Firm Deadlines
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Ashurst - Winter Vacation Scheme 2023
It is tricky when the application questions are repeated! You're absolutely right - Question 2 is an opportunity to provide more detail to your reasons for applying to Ashurst and be very very specific about what you know about the firm to back this up (especially given this is phrased in the...- Jaysen
- Post #3
- Forum: Law Firm Deadlines
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Ask Reed Smith Anything! Join Rebecca Schrod, Karen Manu and Charlotte Lear ⬇️
Hey everyone 👋🏾, I hope you’ll join me in wishing the Reed Smith graduate recruitment team a big welcome to the TCLA forum. That’s @ReedSmithBecca, @ReedSmithCharlotte and @ReedSmithKaren, who have all joined our community to answer your questions in this thread. The team are live right now to...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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My Daily Commitment
Looking forward to the daily updates!- Jaysen
- Post #3
- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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Planning to complete the SQE? Introduce yourself here.
Welcome to the community all of you :)- Jaysen
- Post #64
- Forum: Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) Forum
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
Hey all - I hope your commercial awareness journeys are going well. One thing I noticed is that it can be carve out the time unless I have something to prepare for. In your case, it might be a mock interview, it might be finding someone on TCLA to deliver a practise presentation with, or just...- Jaysen
- Post #25
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
Really glad to see your own reflections in here! There's a couple of points I wonder if you can expand on: What do you mean by the 'kill-what-you-kill' point? What do you mean by 'the rumination for dealmakers to maximise profits lines up incentives with LPs really well'?- Jaysen
- Post #24
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
This is a good explanation of negative goodwill. It's an accounting term - you'll often hear about goodwill in the opposite direction (a company paying more to buy a company than the value of its assets). The link to the law firms sounds relevant, I would only see if you can be more...- Jaysen
- Post #23
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
This is a fantastic way to ensure you remember what you are reading. Well done!- Jaysen
- Post #19
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
Yes! I’m enjoying reading your updates - and I’m sure many are following too. Please use this thread to update as much as you can - whether it’s anything you’re reading or a strategy that you’re finding helpful. I’ll do the same!- Jaysen
- Post #18
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP: September Applications Workshop 2023
Hey everyone, @WillkieGemma, graduate recruitment manager at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, is running its first virtual applications workshop for the new cycle! This webinar will give you practical, honest and achievable advice on how to refine your applications. This webinar is 90 minutes long...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Law Firm Deadlines
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
@Seun TO, @justkeepswimming, @Aga123+, @Arianne Kez, @AB141 A little accountability check in - did you manage to follow through today?- Jaysen
- Post #11
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
Love to see you committed to this, this morning. Well done! I'm so glad to hear that - looking forward to following your progress @AB141.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
My pleasure. I look forward to hearing about the news story you enjoy reading about.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
A great way to tie this into your commute. Keep us updated on how well you stick with this!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
Good luck @Seun TO, please feel free to share any news stories that catch your interest over the next two weeks :)- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness 2023/24 Thread
Hi all, You can use this thread to discuss the steps you are taking to develop your commercial awareness this cycle. Thanks, Jaysen- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Introduction ✨
Welcome to the community Annie! Excited to follow you on your journey and we can definitely help you to determine your 'why commercial law?' answer. Good luck this cycle!- Jaysen
- Post #2
- Forum: Introduce Yourself Here!
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Norton Rose Fulbright Training Contract Application 2025
Hey all, It's fine for us to have dedicated threads for particular firms. I actually thought this was a clever idea borne from the community to keep these discussions in one place. As @MPSM said, this is a time that is incredibly stressful and sometimes the best parts of these threads are...- Jaysen
- Post #287
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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The M&A Case Study Experiment - Part 1
Absolutely. We're still sending out the answers to anyone who submits an attempt in this thread. Please have a go first!- Jaysen
- Post #60
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion