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  1. Jaysen

    Bookmarks

    Hi All, I recently asked out moderators for ideas on how to improve the TCLA forum. Thank you to @yanerlim for suggesting the following "bookmarks" feature, which we have now implemented. The Bookmarks Feature Bookmarks is a way to conveniently display a link to content of thread and profile...
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    Introducing our Moderators

    Hi everyone, It is my pleasure to ask you to please join me and the rest of the TCLA team in welcoming @Selma95 and @yanerlim, the new moderators of the TCLA forum. Both of them have been a great source of knowledge and help within the forum already, and I'm delighted to be working with them...
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    Introducing TCLA Premium and Commercial Awareness Classes

    Hi all, This post was recently circulated via our newsletter. I thought I'd share it here and add share some more information about what it involves. Our biggest announcement yet Since we launched TCLA, I've spent a lot of time thinking about how I could add a lot of value to aspiring...
  4. Jaysen

    US law firm managing partner: suggestions wanted

    Hi all, We are currently discussing a class with an executive partner of an elite US law firm. I was going to ask him to talk about the business of law firms, his experience running a law firm, and the challenges of growing a US law firm in London and competing with the magic circle. I may also...
  5. Jaysen

    Which law firms are open for applications? 2018-19

    Hi All, Thought it might be helpful to keep a list of applications that are open in this thread. I found these posted from TSR (I still need to verify them): Vacation Schemes Linklaters (Winter VS) Ashurst (Winter VS) Jones Day (Winter & Summer VS) Kennedys (Winter VS) Shearman & Sterling...
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    Law Firm Insight: Freshfields

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer What makes Freshfields different? Leader in M&A, litigation and competition Corporate In 2017, Mergermarket named the firm European M&A Legal Adviser of the Year, with the firm advising on a deal value of $272,510bn from 175 deals. The firm regularly tops...
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    Want to request a law firm insight?

    Hi all, A few people have messaged me about writing an insight for a particular law firm. I have put these insights on hold for the time being to focus on other aspects of TCLA. However, if I receive enough requests for a particular law firm, I will write an insight for that firm. If you would...
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    Law Firm Insight: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (legacy BLP)

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Initial thoughts on the merger between BLP and Bryan Cave Full financial integration Law firm combinations are on a spectrum. On one side, you’ve got alliances (Linklaters and Allens) and best friend networks (Slaughters) where firms refer work, clients and maybe...
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    Law Firm Insight: Clyde & Co

    Clyde & Co Initial thoughts Clyde & Co recently got the international bug and have been aggressively opening up offices and forming alliances around the world. In a short space of time, they’ve transformed themselves into a global firm. Something a bit different Clyde & Co's core is insurance...
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    Law Firm Insight: Slaughter and May

    Slaughter and May What makes the firm different? Best friends It's no secret that Slaughter and May is an anomaly. In the early 2000s, when the rest of the magic circle were busy opening offices and merging with foreign firms, Slaughter and May was pulling out of New York, Singapore and Paris...
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    Law Firm Insight: Kirkland & Ellis

    Kirkland & Ellis What makes the firm different? Big and profitable Kirkland is now the largest law firm in the world thanks to a 19% growth in revenue for 2017. The firm has expanded aggressively in recent years growing its revenue by an estimated 89% between 2009 and 2016. But Kirkland isn’t...
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    Law Firm Insight: Shearman & Sterling

    Shearman & Sterling What makes the firm different? The most international of the NY elite The elite law firms in New York, the 'white-shoes', were traditionally slow to go global, especially compared to the magic circle. But Shearman & Sterling ("Shearman") was one of the few exceptions. The...
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    Law Firm Insight: Norton Rose Fulbright

    Norton Rose Fulbright What makes the firm different? How Norton Rose Fulbright transformed itself Norton Rose Fulbright has grown its global brand and transformed its market position at an impressive speed. In 2008, Norton Rose Fulbright was a decent mid-sized firm who, in the CEO's own words...
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    Law Firm Insight: Linklaters

    Linklaters What makes the firm different? Corporate and finance capability Linklaters works on the biggest UK and European M&A deals and regularly competes with rival Freshfields for first place on the league tables. The firm advised on 196 deals worth $235.2bn in 2016-17 and was crowned 'M&A...
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    Law Firm Insight: Clifford Chance

    Clifford Chance What makes the firm different? The big firm on the block You can learn a lot about mergers from the combination between Coward Chance and Clifford Turner. The two firms shared complementary practice areas, Coward Chance in banking and Clifford Turner in corporate law. They each...
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    Law Firm Insight: Allen & Overy

    Allen & Overy What makes the firm different? The global hedge In the 2016-17 financial year, Allen & Overy grew revenue by 16% and profit per equity partner (“PEP”) by 26%. It’s now the second-largest in the magic circle by turnover and just behind Freshfields and Linklaters in PEP. But this...
  17. Jaysen

    Norton Rose Fulbright Interview

    "I believe my partner interview was a tad different because most of the experiences on my CV have been in NGO and journalism. The first question I got asked was why law, NRF and why commercial law (all in one). The conversation kind of kicked off from here. They asked me why I was not interested...
  18. Jaysen

    Norton Rose Fulbright Interview

    A student has kindly shared his experience for the Norton Rose Fulbright interview. This will later be copied in the relevant interview experiences section, but I'll post it here first, as he has gone out of his way to provide some fantastic detail and candid advice. Please see below. "I...
  19. Jaysen

    Legal Writing Class

    Hi all, Our class on legal writing is now live. You can enroll here: https://classes.thecorporatelawacademy.com/p/legal-writing Here's a little teaser: More coming soon!
  20. Jaysen

    We're looking for writers!

    Hi everyone! We are looking for two contributors to write regular articles for The Corporate Law Academy. You will join a team of two and be responsible for contributing content to the Guides section of our website. Why become a contributor? Your articles will be shown to a monthly readership...

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