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  1. Jaysen

    Introduction to LawTech

    Hey Jonty, Good to see you on here. I'm very interested in this area and your thoughts. The bigger UK firms (and some US firms) appear to be racing to adopt new technologies/AI. Let's take three of the magic circle: A&O Built its own tech incubator, Fuse Made an equity investment in...
  2. Jaysen

    Ask me anything: Latham & Watkins trainee

    Hey all - I'm happy to say we've got a bunch of trainees who've offered their time for this week! Nicole Shroff will be joining shortly to answer your questions. She's a trainee at Latham & Watkins and has just started in her fourth seat (debt capital markets). To kick us off, Nicole - can...
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    Ask me anything: Future trainee at Clifford Chance

    Hey all, I've broken the once-a-week rule already as Amy Hillier has kindly offered to answer your questions this week. She's a future trainee at Clifford Chance and is helping me put together a very comprehensive interview guide - we'll be running through about 200 interview questions and how...
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    Ask me anything: Trainee at Morrison & Foerster

    Hi all, Each week we run an ask me anything thread featuring a trainee/associate/partner at a City law firm. Today I'd like to welcome Rayhaan Vankalwala, a current trainee at US firm Morrison & Foerster. He has kindly offered to answer any of your questions this week, so feel free to ask him...
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    My successful training contract application to Allen & Overy

    Hey guys, A bunch of you mentioned you'd like to see an example of a successful application. I attach images of my training contract application to Allen & Overy. There's quite a number of things I'd change now, but I hope it helps you work out whether you're going in the right direction. It's...

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