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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
No - unless the firm asks you to there's no need to make a link. If the firm has a strong focus on banking, I'd be surprised if corporate isn't also a big part of the firm's work.- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Could you post the full questions?- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Personally, no I prefer not to.- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Well done!- Jaysen
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Unless you've heard otherwise, I'd wear a full suit to begin with. You can then judge it thereafter.- Jaysen
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Why are you better than other candidates
That's very kind of you to say, please do post - we'd love to hear how you get on :)- Jaysen
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Nominate Members for a £35 Amazon Gift Card!
To kick us off, I could nominate so many people, but a few that come to mind of late: 1. @OliviaBurn 2. @Lumree 3. @Manifesting- Jaysen
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Nominate Members for a £35 Amazon Gift Card!
Hey guys, Further to my previous post about our upcoming forum upgrade (which will be coming very soon - maybe even this week!), we are going to be retiring/replacing our credits system because this is something we never properly implemented. (Note, that our credits system is different to the...- Jaysen
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Commercial question tips needed
Interesting question, I don't frequently see this type of question on application forms. I think you're exactly right about using your understanding of the firm and the events in the market to consider where management should expand into. I wouldn't really discuss how you intend to practically...- Jaysen
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Tired of Rejection
Of course, that's a very kind gesture :)- Jaysen
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New TCLA Forum - Releasing Soon!
Hey everyone, Now that we've updated the main website, we're working hard on an upgrade and redesign of the TCLA forum. In addition to a redesign that reflects the new branding we have with the main website, we'll be making the forum easier to navigate, improving the mobile experience...- Jaysen
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Should I disclose a TC to firms?
Presumably you haven't accepted the training contract offer?- Jaysen
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TCLA's 2021 Scholarship Programme
Hey everyone, I'm very happy to announce the biggest scholarship programme we've ever run. 85 scholarships are available, valued at £9,000. We don’t want your financial situation or your circumstances to be a barrier to accessing our best resources. We thought deeply about how we could...- Jaysen
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Talk about a commercial issue and how it impacts the firm
It really depends on the question. Sometimes, a firm will ask you about a news story that interests you or that caught your attention. In that case, I would suggest choosing a topic that genuinely interests you and one that you've read about fairly extensively so that you can handle any follow...- Jaysen
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Sorry I didn't see this on time but the comments above are great. Definitely worth asking if you could have made notes and then summarised this for the partner's use - this is something I frequently did as a trainee. Even if that's not an option, I'd make notes and ask the partner a couple of...- Jaysen
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Bird & Bird application answer
I’d think about the innovations taking place at the moment that affect the legal sector, and I’d consider which you think will impact Bird & Bird the most over the next five years. Legal technology is definitely a popular answer to this question, so if you wanted to go down that route, you’d...- Jaysen
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Hey these are available to any premium member (bronze, silver or gold): https://classes.thecorporatelawacademy.com/p/tcla-webinar-series.- Jaysen
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Contacting HR over possible errors in test
As you've passed the test, I don't really see an issue with you providing feedback to the firm. The way you've explained this here sounds like you are just hoping to clarify things for future candidates. If you do decide to go ahead, and need someone to check over the way you phrase an email...- Jaysen
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Non-law student help - is competition good?
I'm assuming this question was put in the context of competition law, rather than just being a question why competition is generally good or bad. Looking at this question strictly from a competition law perspective, and put very simplistically, more competition is attractive because it would...- Jaysen
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