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  1. Jaysen

    This forum is now open to all!

    Hi All, In the past we kept this forum private, first for students with a proven vacation scheme, and then for members of TCLA Premium. We have now decided to open this forum for everyone. Please post here for anything related to vacation schemes. If you're stuck with something while on a...
  2. Jaysen

    New to The Corporate Law Academy? Start Here

    Hi All, Welcome to The Corporate Law Academy. The aim of the TCLA forums is to help you on your journey to becoming a commercial lawyer. We've compiled a list of our best threads from 2018 across applications, interviews and commercial awareness. This list will continue to be updated so do...
  3. Jaysen

    New to The Corporate Law Academy? Start Here

    Hi All, Welcome to The Corporate Law Academy. The aim of the TCLA forums is to help you on your journey to becoming a commercial lawyer. We've compiled a list of our best threads from 2018 across applications, interviews and commercial awareness. This list will continue to be updated so do...
  4. Jaysen

    Financial Markets 2018: the year in review

    Another useful article from Schroders: https://www.schroders.com/en/insights/economics/financial-markets-2018-the-year-in-review/ In summary: Stock markets have suffered this year as interest rates start to rise. Until now, stocks have done very well from the low interest rate environment as...
  5. Jaysen

    Saudi Arabia: yay or nay? An overview of the newest emerging market

    Fantastic article by TCLA writer @Camilla Gionso on Saudi Arabia. A highly relevant topic for interviews. In this article, you will learn about: Saudi Arabia's economy and its dominance over the oil market The role of OPEC Saudi Arabia's plan to reduce its dependence on oil Why investors...
  6. Jaysen

    Merry Christmas everyone!

    Hi All, Just a quick note to say it has been a pleasure working with such a fantastic, supportive community of aspiring lawyers over the past year. I hope you all have a great Christmas and some time away from all the application stress. Best, Jaysen
  7. Jaysen

    Simmons & Simmons Vacation Scheme 2018

    Anonymous - First off, the whole partner interview is really based on luck. The other interviewees had smiling partners but mine was this guy who looked super unhappy to be there. Secondly, the case study is a contract. It seems like they don't care about your views or how you analyse, all...
  8. Jaysen

    Slaughter and May Vacation Scheme Interview 2018

    Anonymous - My interview was completely different to what I had expected or read about. I studied Politics and Sociology at Uni, and they started off the interview asking why I got higher grades in Sociology than Politics on average. Then they picked up one topic I mentioned in my answer (the...
  9. Jaysen

    TCLA Consultations

    Hi All, I am running weekly one-to-one sessions for several students at the moment and I wanted to market this service to everyone else. I am available to chat about your applications/interviews/vacation schemes over Skype. You may want to use this service to discuss your applications...
  10. Jaysen

    Mergers and Acquisitions Resources and Trends

    Please use this thread to post content related to mergers and acquisitions. You can find our M&A guide here: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/why-do-you-want-to-be-a-commercial-lawyer/. There is also a more updated guide in our TCLA Premium section.
  11. Jaysen

    Legal & Law Firm News

    I'll use this thread for posts about law firms/updates in the legal industry. Please feel free to comment/post. Restructuring secretarial ranks Several firms have launched redundancy consultations over the past year and reduced their support staff. Hogan Lovells cut 54 support roles this...
  12. Jaysen

    The US economy

    I'll use this thread to post any relevant info/updates on the US economy. For your interviews, the topic I suggest you investigate right now is the US tech sell off. The BBC just published a great article on this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46515773
  13. Jaysen

    Productivity tips - how do you balance applications and revision?

    Just came across this FT article: "How I became more productive in 2018". I know many of you are trying to balance writing applications and studying and/or working. How are you finding it? How are you staying productive/minimising distraction?
  14. Jaysen

    Links & Resources

    Useful links related to legal technology, innovation and AI will be posted here. If you have a lot of time on your hands, Slaughter and May has published a major report on innovation: https://www.slaughterandmay.com/what-we-do/publications-and-seminars/innovation-explored/ You will need to...
  15. Jaysen

    The Middle East - Business Stories/Links

    I'll use this thread for for links/stories relevant to the Middle East. Please feel free to post in this thread also. For those that can access to FT: Saudi prince’s flagship plan beset by doubts after Khashoggi death - https://www.ft.com/content/c24ab1d4-f8a7-11e8-8b7c-6fa24bd5409c For...
  16. Jaysen

    US trade war with China

    I'll use this thread for for updates to this ongoing story. Please feel free to post in this thread also. China to cut US tariffs to 15%: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46531803
  17. Jaysen

    TCLA Commercial Class Recordings

    Hi All, I am pleased to announce that, starting from next week, I will be publishing recorded classes on the topics I ran last term: Mergers and Acquisitions & Case Study Interviews Finance and the Capital Markets The US Trade War with China Law Firms as a Business How to talk about Brexit in...
  18. Jaysen

    Welcome

    Hi All, Welcome to the public feedback forum. This forum is for members to receive feedback on their draft applications from the community. This forum is for you if: You want help phrasing a sentence You want to know if you're approaching a question correctly You want advice on how to improve...
  19. Jaysen

    Website down

    Hi All, Apologies, TCLA was down for a period this morning. It should now be back up for everyone. Let me know if there are any problems. Best, Jaysen
  20. Jaysen

    The rise of the Neobanks in the UK

    In this article, you will learn: What is a Neobank? How are they challenging traditional banking? What problems do Neobanks face? How are traditional banks reacting? What is the impact on law firms? The rise of the Neobanks in the UK (by @Oliver Gilliland)

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