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    #1 The Legal Profession This Week - Flexible Working For Law Firms

    #1 The Legal Profession This Week - Flexible Working For Law Firms By Violet O'Gorman Following a strong financial performance, law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced that it will reimburse its staff who “lost out on pay when taking part in its flexible working scheme” (The Lawyer)...
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    Technical Question About TCLA Premium

    Glad to hear it :)
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    Technical Question About TCLA Premium

    Would you be able to try a different device/browser and let me know if it works? Sometimes the PDFs have trouble showing up.
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    Technical Question About TCLA Premium

    Hey there - thanks for flagging this! Could you let me know what you mean by the 'CDN' link?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Not at LSE though (where the LinkedIn user is supposedly from)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Aha okay that's definitely fake Although LSE should so offer a BA in Investment Banking
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I've found the user but they have one follower, I'm not convinced this is a real account 🤣
  8. The GameStop Saga

    The GameStop Saga

    The GameStop Saga! By Jaysen Okay, let’s clear up some definitions first. GameStop is a video games retailer. Reddit is an online discussion forum. r/wallstreetbets is a particular place within Reddit where people discuss investing – particularly making speculative trades. Now...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Yep ^ It's fine if you haven't applied to similar firms though, it's all about demonstrating that you've thought about why you're applying to the firms you've applied to. For example, if you've applied to very different firms - a firm would quite rightly ask about that. That said, that's also...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    You're right that the interviewer isn't going to verify it, but what's the point in lying? It doesn't give you any benefit in this situation and it can easily catch you out.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    You can be honest here that you only applied to one firm - just clearly explain your reasons why. Interviewers aren't asking this question to try to trick you out, and I think authenticity always wins out in these situations. You'll be able to handle follow up questions/won't get yourself into...
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    M&A Bootcamp 2021

    Hey Emily, I sent the email around 5pm, so hopefully you've now received this. Let me know if not and I'll resend it!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    It sounds like you've been waiting to say this for some time 😉 I see the odd post that is a bit much, but I don't really see a problem with it. I think it's nice to have some positivity and these often seem to be candidates who are making the first step in their journey. Perfectly fine if some...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Amazing, well done you!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Love this - wishing you the best of luck!
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    £5 Amazon Gift Card for every successful application you submit!

    Share Your Application Here To celebrate the launch of our new application database, we are giving a £5 Amazon gift card for every successful application submitted to our database. ⁣⁣ Anyone can submit a successful vacation scheme or training contract application for the database provided it...
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    Womble Bond Dickinson 3

    For: Training Contract Date applied: 2/27/2020 Stage reached: Interview/Assessment Centre When did you hear back: 6/15/2020 Which of our current clients would you be most excited to work with and why? How could you add value to the relationship as a Trainee Solicitor? I would relish the...

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