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Weekly Commercial Awareness
Hey everyone, I think one of the best ways to develop commercial awareness is to actively engage with commercial topics and discuss them with other people. However, I know that not everyone has access to a group of peers who they can chat about commercial topics with. That's why this is our...- Jaysen
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Economic Impact of Myanmar's Coup
Economic Impact of Myanmar's Coup By Robyn Ma The Story On 1 February 2021, Myanmar’s military seized control of the state and imprisoned ruling officials, including Aung San Suu Kyi, the state counsellor, and President Win Myint (New York Times). This was justified on the basis of...- Jaysen
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Economic Impact of Myanmar's Coup
This thread is for the general discussion of the Article Economic Impact of Myanmar's Coup. Please add to the discussion here.- Jaysen
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LPC Grants - Taxable income?
There was some uncertainty over the accelerated one - I think this would make a difference as the stipulation of tax free sponsorship is that (a) the course is full time (tick), (b) you must be enrolled for at least one year (I assume one year is three terms?), and (c) you must attend for at...- Jaysen
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LPC Grants - Taxable income?
Sure. He said: "I can confirm that the employer sponsored grant will be tax free up to an maximum of £15.480 per academic year. The student will have to pay Class 1 NIC on his employment earnings and obviously income tax once above the personal allowance (but only on the employment income)."...- Jaysen
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LPC Grants - Taxable income?
Can I check whether this is the full time or accelerated LPC?- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Ah you are such a deserving candidate. I'm so happy for you, well done!- Jaysen
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LPC Grants - Taxable income?
Hey - I've passed this onto our accountant to see if they can shed any light on this.- Jaysen
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Linklaters Vacation Scheme Interview 2021
A big thank you to this candidate for sharing their experience with the forum: I interviewed virtually for Linklaters and found the experience overall very enjoyable! With it being virtual we were given a virtual q&a session a couple of days before the AC with grad recruitment answering any...- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Not sure if I should send an email or call?- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I still haven't heard back from them (applied 6 years ago)- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I remember a while back we had something similar from PwC. 11 rejections in one night :oops:- Jaysen
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The GameStop Saga
Interested to read that the person who kickstarted this through his GameStop analysis is currently facing a lawsuit: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56106824.- Jaysen
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The GameStop Saga
This thread is for the general discussion of the Article The GameStop Saga. Please add to the discussion here.- Jaysen
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Leaving it to the Lastminute.com
This thread is for the general discussion of the Article Leaving it to the Lastminute.com. Please add to the discussion here.- Jaysen
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For Love nor Money: The Lucrative World of Online Dating
By @Matthew U The Story Last Thursday, shortly before the Valentine’s Day weekend, app-based dating business Bumble made its Nasdaq debut. Investors were smitten, driving the company’s market capitalisation to over $13 billion in the first day of trading. Bumble’s eponymous app is...- Jaysen
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For Love nor Money: The Lucrative World of Online Dating
This thread is for the general discussion of the Article For Love nor Money: The Lucrative World of Online Dating. Please add to the discussion here.- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Yep @Paul - Shearman & Sterling has affirmed this a few times on here.- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I think it depends on which US firms we are referring to, as they are very different from one another. For example, Jones Day is very different from Baker McKenzie, which is very different from Skadden. If we're talking about the interview stage, I'd also factor in the type of interview you do...- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Damn I’m sorry to hear that. Either way, well done for getting to to the final interview. As much as it won’t feel this way - each time you are becoming a stronger and stronger candidate.- Jaysen
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