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  1. Jaysen

    The Horde of the European Zombie Banks

    "10 years on from the financial crisis and the European banking sector is still suffering from a painful amount of problems; the sector is too large, lacks capital and most significantly has too many unprofitable, unsustainable players – the zombie banks." A fantastic insight into Europe's...
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    Applications to join our podcasting team close THIS FRIDAY!

    We are inviting applications to join our podcasting team! Deadline: Friday 7 June 2019 This year, we established the TCLA podcast series: "Trainee Talk". We are now looking for two people to join our team! Trainee Talk features interviews with future trainees, trainees and other members of...
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    Interview Cheatsheets: M&A/financial markets and more!

    Hi All, We've partnered with The Business Update to create a series of interview checklists on different commercial topics. Here's our first one: Best, Jaysen
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    Bristows Training Contract Interview 2019

    Bristows Training Contract Interview 2019 Thank you to @Hida74 for kindly sharing this. First round interview - Interviewed by a senior associate and partner. I was told about my interviewers in advance. - 1 hour interview followed by a tour of the offices with a trainee solicitor. -...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Hey All, I've locked the last thread since it has now reached over 100 pages. Please use this thread to share application/interview outcomes, as well as support and tips for upcoming law firm interviews and assessment centres. Good luck this year guys! Best, Jaysen
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    TCLA Premium Announcements

    This thread will be used to announce updates to TCLA Premium. Premium members have access to all of the below as part of their subscription. Our recent updates include: New law firm insights Our new insights cover BCLP, Macfarlanes and Vinson & Elkins. The full list is now as follows...
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    TCLA Announcements

    This thread will be used to announce updates to TCLA. Recent updates include: 260+ Training Contract Interview Questions - Updated for 2019! We've updated our list of training contract interview questions! They now reflect recent interviews across over 25 law firms and include practice...
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    Marriott Harrison Vacation Scheme Interview 2018

    Many thanks to this contribution from @Zsaurcaks1. "I did complete a vacation scheme at MH (I think they organised the schemes in batches, with three-four people on each scheme across July. Mine was one week long). I did the scheme with two other candidates. On our first day, we had an...
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    China's Belt & Road Initiative - And Italy's Symbolic Endorsement

    In part 1, @Mamie examines the drivers, opportunities and challenges of China' Belt & Road Initiative. A good topic to understand for your interviews, especially with regard to the role China will play in the future. https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/chinas-belt-road-initiative/
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    Problems and perspectives of corporate lawyers and SRA Code of Conduct: some ethical dilemmas

    In this article, @Marco Mendola introduces the SRA Code of Conduct and considers some of the ethical dilemmas facing commercial lawyers. A good read - especially as some firms do ask about ethics at interview...
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    Off Topic Discussions

    Please feel free to use this thread for any off topic questions/comments discussions. One question from me - I'm in the market for new headphones, does anyone have any suggestions? I listen to music every day while I work, so quite happy to splash out a bit for some good ones.
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    Goldman Sachs Legal Insight Programme for LGBT+ Law Students

    Hi All, I was sent this from a Goldman associate, thought I'd share in case anyone is interested. Goldman are running this 3.5 week program for LGBT+ Law Students graduating in 2021/2022 in partnership with Hogan Lovells, EY, and Hyatt. Deadline is 11 April 2019. You can find the programme...
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    Orrick Open Day 2019

    Details of the 2019 Orrick Open day, thank you to this poster for sharing. 1. Drafting exercise a. Responding to a letter 2. Interview with HR and Senior Lawyer Why law? Why Orrick? Why do you think are Orrick’s competitors? And who else have you applied to What qualities do you believe...
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    TCLA's New Podcast: Trainee Talk

    The Corporate Law Academy is delighted to announce its new podcast: Trainee Talk. The podcast is run by @Yee Rou Quah, a member of the TCLA team and a future trainee at DAC Beachcroft. Episode 1: An interview with Laura B., a trainee from CMS. In this episode, TCLA talks to Laura about her...
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    Sainsbury's and Asda merger - Interview topic

    I think it's quite likely this topic will come up in some interviews this year. In addition to M&A and finance scenarios, competition comes up a fair bit and this is a great case study for interviewers to use. You can use this thread to share any links or comments on the proposed merger...
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    Africa: Should businesses & law firms still be investing in this emerging market?

    Africa: Should businesses & law firms still be investing in this emerging market? In the wake of the global financial crisis, international law firms turned to the African legal market. Magic circle firms Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance launched in Morocco, while Linklaters formed an...
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    Want to join our commercial writers team?

    Hi All, We have one position available in our commercial writers team (the team responsible for weekly commercial updates) to start in April. With exams coming up, the successful candidate will help to support team members who will be taking time off to prepare for exams. You can read more...
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    Big Tech Regulation

    I thought we had a thread on this in here already but it doesn't seem like it. Big tech regulation is one of those ongoing stories that's worth familiarising yourself with. @kaveesha did a great guide on this here: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/the-lawyers-guide-to-big-tech-regulation/...
  19. Jaysen

    Lyft IPO: A bet on things staying the same?

    Here's an interesting commercial story to follow for future interviews. If you start now, you can watch it develop in real time as both Lyft and Uber head for an IPO (with Uber's listing set to be one of the largest in history). You can also take the story in a variety of directions - the...
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    Happy International Women's Day!

    We'll be doing giveaways across all our social media platforms to celebrate International Women's Day. Twitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialTCLA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-corporate-law-academy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Corporate-Law-Academy-152182482083752/...

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