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Commercial Awareness Update - January 2020
Uber Challenges the Californian Gig Economy Law (by Brian Chiu) The Story Uber and Postmates sued California alleging that the legislation “AB-5” which will be in force this year unfairly targets their business model and affects countless drivers’ choice of working style. The law is likely to...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness Update - January 2020
Hi All, Welcome to our first commercial update of the year! California Consumer Privacy Act (By Rachel Strickland) The Story The controversial California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) came into effect on 1st January 2020 and aims to protect consumers in California from data privacy...- Jaysen
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Private equity resources
There's a great explanation on the basics of PE here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-10-03/how-private-equity-works-and-took-over-everything.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Linklaters post-VS interview
Speaking generally of post-VS interviews, mine usually involved me being asked questions about the work I did, how I found the scheme, what I found challenging etc. The rest would then be more questions centred around me/my application and my motivations. I'd suggest reviewing your work...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Gowling WLG
^ Agreed - you need to talk about both. I wouldn't expect the question to specify what the needs of the client are. You'll show your commercial awareness by working out what they might be and then suggesting how the firm is suited to advise.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
No, you shouldn't worry about this. Firms know how competitive vacation schemes are and that candidates may improve over time. If anything, it'll look great that you've managed to secure two. Sometimes they'll ask in interviews why you didn't convert your scheme but that's something you can just...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Clifford Chance Assessment Day interview?
Could you let me know how big the file size is? I can sort this out. Alternatively, you may want to try uploading via Google Drive?- Jaysen
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Eversheds application
The examples you pick don’t need to be that ‘impressive’. I’d be surprised if you looked at all your experiences/interests and you couldn’t find something that was an ambitious goal/where quality was important. The way you write a good answer here is by making sure you’re absolutely focused on...- Jaysen
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Questions to ask the Interviewer
As long as you aren’t asking something that could easily be found on the website/isn’t relevant to the interviewer - any genuine questions will do. You might find you have a question based on something you’ve read about the firm. Or you could ask the interviewer a question based on something...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Very sorry to hear this Flora, hang in there!- Jaysen
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Ask me anything: Future trainee at Clifford Chance
https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/175-training-contract-interview-questions-2/ - has been updated a few times since!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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TCLA Year In Review 2019
That's very kind of you Raam, thank you. Happy New Year!- Jaysen
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- Forum: TCLA General News
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
I think this is a question where being personal works very well. As long as it’s personal to you, it also shouldn’t sound cliche!- Jaysen
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
I think this is Debevoise right? I see it as an opportunity for you to share something a bit more personal to give recruiters an insight into who you are. It's up to you how you want to frame it: could be anything from something about your background to a personal challenge you've overcome etc...- Jaysen
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How to jump back from rejection?
Thanks for having the courage to post this, you’re definitely not alone. This process can be really really brutal - the most painful ones for me were always when I’d got further along the process because by then I’d got my hopes up. As others have said, 4 ACs means you’re clearly doing...- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Shearman & Sterling Vacation Scheme Deadlines
Hi All, Just a heads up, the Spring & Summer vacation scheme deadline for Shearman & Sterling is the 19th January 2020. From the firm's recruitment page: Our vacation schemes are the perfect way to gain an insight into life at Shearman & Sterling. The scheme will see you experience two...- Jaysen
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TCLA Year In Review 2019
That's lovely of you to say, thanks Alice!- Jaysen
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- Forum: TCLA General News
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TCLA Year In Review 2019
TCLA Year In Review 2019 It’s hard to put into words how incredible this year has been. I plan to start writing these reviews at the end of each year to take stock of what we’ve achieved so far and map out where we’re hoping to go in the future. Hopefully, it'll also give you guys an insight...- Jaysen
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- Forum: TCLA General News
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Introducing TCLA's Weekly Writing Tips!
Ah got it! Yes this is an intro to the threads in the public feedback forum. First one is here: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/weekly-writing-tip-1-clarity-of-expression.1246/- Jaysen
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- Forum: Public Feedback Forum
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Dechert application form
Some things you may want to look into: - International approach/what that means for clients - Practice area strengths/industry focus - Use of technology/value-added services- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion