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Pinsent Mason's 4000 character questions
Still prefer it to the Macfarlanes application!- Jaysen
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Commercial Awareness Update - May 2020
For anyone wondering why the stock market sometimes goes up when the economic news seems bad, here's a great video:- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
Here’s the latest one we have: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/which-law-firms-recruit-on-a-rolling-basis-2019-20.1757/- Jaysen
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
I'd keep going. No-one knows how this situation will play out right now, but I wouldn't stop making applications. If you do that, you're taking yourself out of the game completely. I feel for you guys; this situation is going to require dealing with a substantial amount of uncertainty and...- Jaysen
- Post #67
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
The first part of the question is there to just give you context as to why they're asking this question. You just need to focus on how you've demonstrated this within your own experiences.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Scenario Based Assessment
Sure, here's some practice questions I have from a variety of firms: If your colleague was slacking at work because of personal issues that they didn’t want to share with their boss, what would you do? You’re a trainee, and you have been working really hard on a specific task. An associate says...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Interview/Open Day/Vacation Scheme Updates- Coronavirus
Just to add onto this - we've had a few people in our virtual sessions with a noticeably weaker internet connection. If this is something that doesn't resolve in time, no doubt they'll understand, but consider flagging it up at the beginning just so everyone's on the same page. As Jess said, it...- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Commercial Awareness Update - May 2020
Law Firms in the COVID-19 crisis Squire Patton Boggs has temporarily reduced salaries associates by 20% and support staff by 10%. Staff who are unable to perform their job remotely are also being furloughed. The firm issued a statement explaining that the measures aim to prevent long-term job...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness Update - May 2020
Alibaba and the 40 Million Items By @Curtley Bale The Story Chinese e-commerce company, Alibaba, has experienced significant international growth in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. Global sales have increased by 67% since the start of the year, partly due to the online retailer’s...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness Update - May 2020
Hi All, Please see below the updates for this week (Wednesday 6 May 2020). Let’s Talk Mergers! Conversation Between Virgin Media and O2 By @Sairah The Story Telefonica, owner of mobile network O2, has confirmed it is merger talks with cable network business, Virgin Media, currently owned...- Jaysen
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
If you've done your research into law firms and it really doesn't make a difference to you whether you'll be doing corporate v private client v litigation v IP work etc., then that's completely fine - you can narrow down firms based on other factors. Some of the factors you may want to...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
Hey Samar, My answer is pretty much the same as my post here: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/ask-jaysen-tclas-founder-anything.2364/#post-28511. If the firm says is happy for you to make a direct training contract application and you don't want to wait until a future...- Jaysen
- Post #56
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
If this is for the Shoosmiths application, the rest of the question is quite important: how Shoosmiths can remain successful and attractive in 2020 and beyond without compromising on profitability. This is an opportunity for you to show you understand Shoosmiths and the business of law firms...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
What are your thoughts so far? As a general tip when asking questions, try to show how you've thought about the question already and what it is that you're finding difficult. That way, I can give more tailored advice.- Jaysen
- Post #54
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
Wish I could help here but I'm afraid I don't really know much about in-house legal teams!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
1. So group/written/partner interviews all differ depending on the firm, but if I had to give some general advice: For partner interviews, sure you go into the interview really knowing what you've put on your application form. Where it's a CV, I usually suggest candidates take a red pen and...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
Thanks guys, will get back to the latest questions tomorrow morning!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Watson Glaser Practice Questions
Hi All, An anonymous candidate sent me over these practice questions for the Watson Glaser Test which they found publicly available online. In the spirit of sharing this information with everyone, I thought I'd post it publicly here. While there are no answers to the questions (aside from the...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
1. During our sessions, the candidates that stand out to me come across as exceptionally prepared. Take commercial awareness for instance, I think most candidates learn what they need to know (e.g. they'll follow 2-3 stories and read up on M&A terms) and that'll be enough for some firms. The...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask Jaysen (TCLA's Founder) Anything!
No problem! I think the 'wasting your university years' point is quite individual; it would depend on what's important to you to do at university and the number of things you're balancing your activities with. I'm not sure I have anything useful to say here, so @Alice G may have some better...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion