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Baker McKenzie D&I
I'm sure @Harry Clark is very busy at the moment, but he's a trainee at Baker McKenzie and may be able to help.- Jaysen
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Squire Patton Boggs personal statement
Merry Christmas! I would treat the SPB information as simply suggestions, rather than a prescribed list. The key theme throughout is thinking about you, your experiences and achievements, what makes you unique, and what makes you tick. I would look at everything you've achieved so far, and...- Jaysen
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Irwin Mitchell Vacation Scheme Application Question
A bit of both sounds sensible to me. I do think there's value to giving a nuanced view and touching on the kind of points you would find out throughout your answer. That said, we do have to assume you don't know what kind of legal services the client is looking for.- Jaysen
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DLA Piper Application
I believe it's just: Which business news story has interested you the most in the last 12 months and why? (Maximum 1500 characters / approximately 250 words)- Jaysen
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Happy holidays!
Hey everyone, Just a quick note to say that the TCLA team are wishing you a lovely break. I know it runs right in the middle of the application window, but I do hope you get the chance to take some time for yourself. I'll be writing a fuller 'TCLA's Year in Review' next week, but I just want...- Jaysen
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Failing Situational judgment test (SJT)
I'm very much aligned with Anna here. I think there's no way of knowing what the firm prefers, so the best approach would be to put yourself in the situation and imagine what you would genuinely do (taking into account your understanding of the role of a trainee). 1. As a trainee, I would never...- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
So well deserved, I'm so happy for you Beth!- Jaysen
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TCLA's Most Bookmarked Content 2020
Finally, we had Alice's explanation on how you can go about differentiating law firms: 1) What working/billable targets does the firm have? Does this fit with your personal working style and preferences? 2) Partner remuneration - is it lockstep, modified lockstep? - this can affect culture and...- Jaysen
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TCLA's Most Bookmarked Content 2020
In eighth place, we have @Hazal's brilliant advice on discussing commercial stories: I’ve written a bit on this topic before but I think it’s one of the hardest, yet most important, questions to get right (although, if you’re brilliant at writing commercial stories but can’t articulate why...- Jaysen
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TCLA's Most Bookmarked Content 2020
In seventh place is @J Wu's explanation of the differences between law and investment banking: A few reasons you might choose law over IB: 1) The work is much more varied in law (day-to-day). As an analyst, a lot of work in IB is spent making pitch books/information memorandums on powerpoint...- Jaysen
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TCLA's Most Bookmarked Content 2020
In number six, is this recommended podcast list from @D: Commercial Awareness is not something you can cram. It is built up over time and is the result of how you engage with the business world that exists around you. If any of you are like me, I hate reading! So, I found my particular method...- Jaysen
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TCLA's Most Bookmarked Content 2020
And in fifth place, we have @Jessica Booker's TSR advice on doing well on a vacation scheme (in addition to what was said on TSR): " [In reference to advice on TSR] I posted this: Most of the above I agree with, but here are my additional points: 1) If you do something stupid, at least have...- Jaysen
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TCLA's Most Bookmarked Content 2020
In fourth place, we're back with Alice: Written App With the 850 word personal statement, they said to check the website for what they are looking for as they have lots of buzzwords for skills and competencies they would ideally like to see us evidence. I say evidence in bold as I know we have...- Jaysen
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TCLA's Most Bookmarked Content 2020
In third place is a list of the types of questions I used to ask at events (please apply your own judgement). Questions to ask partners Is the firm dominated by the states or more collaborative? What do you make of the relationship between offices? How does the London office fit in with the...- Jaysen
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TCLA's Most Bookmarked Content 2020
Next is @Saksham Malik's advice for the Watson Glaser Test: Below is a list of every practice test I took for the Watson Glaser. · https://www.wikijob.co.uk/content/aptitude-tests/test-types/watson-glaser · https://www.wikijob.co.uk/aptitude-test/watson-glaser ·...- Jaysen
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TCLA's Most Bookmarked Content 2020
As we get to the end of the year, I thought you guys would benefit from reading the Most Bookmarked Content of 2019/2020. With our upcoming forum upgrade, we'll have a page where it is far easier to access the best advice on this forum. In first place comes Alice's advice on case studies: So...- Jaysen
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Osborne clarke vs question
Hi Liam, For this question, I'd generally focus on why Osborne Clarke is different from other firms you have applied to. If it feels natural to make a brief reference to why you are applying, that's okay - although I recall there is a separate question for this. I secured a training contract...- Jaysen
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Nominate Members for a £35 Amazon Gift Card!
A huge thank you to everyone who participated in this giveaway. I'm really glad we get to celebrate members who have helped to shape what the TCLA forum is today. Congratulations to: @Daniel Boden @S87 @Lumree @Abstruser @Adam Gilchrist @Camilla @tractor12 @FutureCity @W @JamesP You will each...- Jaysen
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Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? (2020-21)
The only thing I've found is from Chambers Student which indicates that the firm does not recruit on a rolling basis: https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/latham-watkins/true-picture/234/1##bonus.- Jaysen
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Private Equity Resources and Trends
As Alice said, no I wouldn't.- Jaysen
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