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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
This has made my day. Congratulations and I’m so glad you’ve found support within the forum!- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Absolutely delighted for you!- Jaysen
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Looks like an aspiring barrister recently used a subject access request for feedback: https://www.legalcheek.com/2020/09/aspiring-barrister-uses-gdpr-regs-to-secure-pupillage-interview-feedback/. I imagine this will be quite annoying for firms if more candidates start doing this.- Jaysen
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Allen & Overy "Introduce a new law" question for VS application
Just another comment on this: If you are choosing a very technical topic for this question, it's important to make sure the reader can still understand your topic and explanation, assuming the reader has little background knowledge about your chosen area. If I read a topic and I find it too...- Jaysen
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TCLA Scholarships - 12 months of TCLA Premium!
We'll be announcing applications for scholarships at the end of this month/early next month.- Jaysen
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- Forum: TCLA General News
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Allen & Overy "Introduce a new law" question for VS application
Just a quick pointer on this application question. The question doesn't ask you to tailor this to A&O, so personally, I don't feel you must include references to the firm. If the firm wanted you to do so, it would have been in the question. That said, I'm seeing a lot of applications where...- Jaysen
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BCLP TC app question
With scenario questions like this, try to put yourself in the situation and discuss the specific steps you would take. It wouldn't necessarily be wrong to ask for clarification from a partner, but bear in mind that he is busy and the task is urgent. You'd want to consider if there are other...- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
This is so nice to see, really well done!- Jaysen
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Allen & Overy 2020 Application
Hey guys, Would be great if we can keep all discussions about this A&O question in the thread Jess linked above. I'm going to go ahead and lock this thread, but feel free to re-post your questions/follow-ups there.- Jaysen
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Manage your Vacation Scheme Applications - Spreadsheet Download
Have now amended this so you should be able to attach Excel files to the forum!- Jaysen
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Training contract question help
Welcome to the forum! I would take the question at face value and discuss how the firm is different from the other firms you have applied to. You might then find yourself using phrases like ‘unlike the other firms I have applied to, X firm...’. I don’t think there’s a need to talk about the...- Jaysen
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Hey - we’ll be looking to do our next round around October. Keep an eye on our emails/LinkedIn page for when we announce it!- Jaysen
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Your thoughts required (again!)
One thing we are also planning to introduce (which @Jessica Booker previously suggested) is a database that indicates the stage of a firm in terms of releasing interview invitations etc. This might be something we'll build into the forum or we can just make this an ongoing Google Document...- Jaysen
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Your thoughts required (again!)
That's a really good point, I've seen plenty of people who have accidentally clicked 'disagree' and I know that isn't nice for the recipient! I think this is definitely something we can introduce.- Jaysen
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Your thoughts required (again!)
Hey James, Thank you for your contribution to this thread. Just to let you know you've been selected to win the £5 Amazon Gift Card for your feedback. Will PM you!- Jaysen
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Your thoughts required (again!)
Definitely - we have a lot of work to do in the forums as a lot of the content is outdated/could be better structured. We'll be fixing this (along with adding a number of big changes to the forums) very soon! If anyone has any other suggestions for how to improve the forum, please let us know...- Jaysen
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Ashurst Interview 2019 - 2020
Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. March 2020 Please specify what the interview was for. Training Contract (Direct) Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. 1-hour phone call with Graduate Recruitment (1st stage – if you are successful, you have a...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interview Experiences 2019 - 2020 Cycle
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Linklaters Interview 2019 - 2020
Please state the month/year you interviewed at the firm. February 2020 Please specify what the interview was for. Summer Vacation Scheme 2020 Please give an overview of the day with approximate timings. 9:00 arrival at the office, followed by an online exercise and written exercise, then an...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interview Experiences 2019 - 2020 Cycle
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Linklaters Interview 2019 - 2020
Here you go (although these are all older)...- Jaysen
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
A true testament to how sometimes good news is right around the corner. Really well done!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion