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Commercial Awareness Update - November 2019
27 November 2019 Welcome to this week’s Commercial News Update! Topics covered this week are: 1. LVMH’s Takeover of Tiffany (by @Alice G) 2. Back to Basics: WeWork (by @Jaysen) 3. National Grid and SSE’s Bold Offshore Move (by @Sairah ) 4. Uber is refused London licence (by @bugsy malone)...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Motivation type questions
It is tricky. In terms of finding specific ways to differentiate a firm, @Alice G gave some great suggestions for areas to look out for: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/struggling-to-differentiate-between-firms.1332/. You want your reasons to show that you understand the...- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Motivation type questions
Which part are you struggling with - differentiating a firm or writing your answer?- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Commercial Awareness Update - November 2019
Going to see if I can pick out relevant news and post them here in between our commercial updates. Today: Bank of England hits Citigroup with biggest fine to date "The Bank of England fined Citigroup (C.N) 43.9 million pounds on Tuesday, saying the U.S. banking group’s British operations...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Ask Shearman & Sterling Anything!
Hi All, I'm delighted to say that the Shearman & Sterling graduate recruitment team (Paul Gascoyne and Alexandra Roots) will be running this Ask Me Anything thread. A big welcome to them to the forum. As with the other threads, feel free to post any questions you have at any time and they will...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hi Nabaf, I did my applications a long time ago, so I can't be of much help here. Feel free to...
Hi Nabaf, I did my applications a long time ago, so I can't be of much help here. Feel free to create a thread in the forum and you may find more recent applicants can help!- Jaysen
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Situational Judgement Interview Questions
Some scenario from recent interviews if you want to practice: 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. But then, an associate...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Time management
Many great points here. To add to this, one thing I've found helpful is to work out when you are most productive (for me, that's first thing in the morning), and try to do the hardest/most important task you have. That way, no matter how the rest of the day goes, you know you've attempted the...- Jaysen
- Post #7
- Forum: General Discussion
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Sullivan & Cromwell Cover Letter
I don't come across many S&C applications (so take this with a pinch of salt), but the ones I have seen are addressed to Ms Davies and follow the standard cover letter format (why S&C, why law and why you - whichever order you prefer).- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Gowling WLG Application question
Hey Chaahat, You may find this thread helpful: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/gowling-wlg.834/#post-14776. I wouldn't worry too much about what tends to be in a normal law firm pitch - you wouldn't be expected to know that. Just keep it super focused on the needs of the...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Commercial Awareness Update - November 2019
Uber has once again been stripped of its licence in London: https://www.ft.com/content/78827b06-0f6a-11ea-a225-db2f231cfeae. 'Uber has been stripped of its London licence for a second time by the UK capital’s transport agency, after it again found that the ride-hailing service was not a “fit...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Herbert Smith Freehills Vacation Scheme Interview 2019
Top tips for preparation Understand acquisitions and contracts even if you are a non-law student. (available in commercial law handbook) Why law? Why commercial law (as oppose to high street firm and regional firms)? Why HSF? Ask yourself if your reasons are substantial, do they hold weight, if...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interview Experiences 2018 - 2019 Cycle
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Herbert Smith Freehills Vacation Scheme Interview 2019
Huge props to this candidate for sharing such a detailed overview! This candidate successfully secured the HSF vacation scheme. Overview of the firm’s selection process Two question application form -> blended online test (SJT, VRT, personality test) -> Assessment centre (case study...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interview Experiences 2018 - 2019 Cycle
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Interesting - strange they phrased this as an 'exception'!- Jaysen
- Post #797
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Contact during the Christmas period
Hi All, Just something I wanted to flag up, so I can feel a little less guilty! I'm completely floored at the moment and it's quite a challenge to respond to the number of messages I receive. So I can make this more efficient: If you have a general question you wanted to ask me, please could...- Jaysen
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- Forum: TCLA General News
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Shearman & Sterling Winter Vacation Scheme
@AS98 has kindly shared their interview experience here: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/shearman-sterling-vacation-scheme-interview-2019.1808/- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Shearman & Sterling Vacation Scheme Interview 2019
Thanks to @AS98 for sharing this: "It was an hour HR/associate interview that was mainly competency questions (tell me about a time...why law, why Shearman, commercial news) so they really just want to see who you are. They could tell that I was slightly nervous in the beginning and said that...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interview Experiences 2018 - 2019 Cycle
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DAC Beachcroft
There's no one way to tackle this answer but your approach sounds great and is probably what I'd do i.e. pick a few specific reasons and really develop why that interests me (tying it back to my experiences where relevant).- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Shearman & Sterling Winter Vacation Scheme
Well done!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Totally screwed up video interview
Really sorry to hear that. I'm very much like this - I'll practice to death, think I'm prepared and then blank on the real thing. At least it can only get better from here!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion