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Learn commercial awareness with me ahead of training contract interviews
This week, I've found The Economist's Espresso to be very good for snappy, relevant updates. When I was applying, I used to read The Economist weekly because I like that the articles were opinionated and reflected the history of a topic (and they helped me to develop my own opinions on these...- Jaysen
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Learn commercial awareness with me ahead of training contract interviews
Hey all, This is a bit of an experiment. Much of my time has been recently focused on building TCLA and I'm now 'getting back into' staying on top of current business affairs. I'll use this thread for accountability/reflect on what I'm doing and what is/isn't working for me. You are very...- Jaysen
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Free Workshop with American Express: Understanding the role of an in-house lawyer
Hi All, We don't really talk much about in-house roles here and it's certainly something I didn't really understand why I was applying, but I suspect it will become a more common entry point in the future. That's why I thought it would be interesting to run a free workshop for members of the...- Jaysen
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Journey to a TC
It's definitely not too late @legal_cyclist - it's really nice for us to read about your journey. First of all, I wouldn't see it as a bad thing that you focused on your university experience when getting to university. You have many years to think about your legal career and I think it's...- Jaysen
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TCLA General Discussion Thread 2022-23
Sorry for the delay @LL - I have updated your permissions and this should be working for you now :)- Jaysen
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Hi all, For those of you who saw the discussion that happened yesterday, I think it’s important for you to know how @Jessica Booker and I are managing this situation and that we are taking it seriously. I want members of this community to be able to have conversations about important issues...- Jaysen
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Ashour's Journey to a TC
Keep up the great work Mohamed!- Jaysen
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- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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a confused law student's TC journey :)
Amazing news, well done :)- Jaysen
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
This is awesome to read. Well done :)- Jaysen
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TC Journey: Keeping myself accountable
I'm sorry to hear about the rejections in the past week @Nishath K. Wishing you the best of luck - I look forward to following you in your journey.- Jaysen
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How to prepare for Training Contract?
Hey @forumusername, Wow, that is a very quick turnaround time. We actually have a thread on this in the JLC once you do get access (this should be approved in the next day). I'll share some of my thoughts in that thread shortly. Otherwise, I'm sure some others will come back to you on here :)- Jaysen
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Hey everyone, Next Monday between 2:30pm and 7:30pm, I'll be running free 45 minute mock interviews with five candidates. It'll be pretty hard as I'll try to simulate a law firm interview the best I can. I'll use the last 10 minutes to give you feedback on how to improve your interview...- Jaysen
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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
We'll miss you Avni. Thank you for everything you have done for TCLA.- Jaysen
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Law Firm Interviews: 15 minute call with the team
Hey everyone, Next week, we announce the launch the first-ever live cohort of The TCLA Academy. This first cohort is designed to rapidly accelerate your ability to perform in a law firm interview. Think practise case studies, simulated group exercises and classes to teach you how to stay...- Jaysen
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The M&A Case Study Experiment - Part 1
Thanks for flagging! @Erin will follow up with you shortly.- Jaysen
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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23
Hi All, Just a note from me - I have issued a temporary ban for a user in our forum after they were already issued with a warning. I just wanted to explain this to the rest of the community. 99.9% of the community here is fantastic and we really appreciate the way you support and lift one...- Jaysen
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The M&A Case Study Experiment - Part 1
Hey Asil! It's one off for now, but we'll still send the answers to anyone who posts an attempt in this thread :)- Jaysen
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The M&A Case Study Experiment - Part 1
Wow, I'm really impressed by the quality and range of responses here. A huge shoutout to so many of you for pushing yourself to write answers to these questions. My email with the mock answers will be in your inbox today. I'm going to extend the deadline for one more day for any more...- Jaysen
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