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Commercial Awareness Update: May 2019
Hi everyone! Welcome to the last commercial news update in May. We've introduced a shorter word count to these updates; do let us know if you have any comments on that. Commercial News Update – 29 May 2019 Topics covered this week: Facebook's GlobalCoin in 2020 (@Angel) May’s departure...- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
I think it's hard to put a number on as it depends on your availability to write applications. If you had absolutely nothing to do bar writing applications, I'd say write as many as you can (15+). Not everyone is in that position, however, especially if you can only write applications in the...- Jaysen
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The Huawei security risk
Strictly speaking, I can't share many of these for copyright reasons, but here you go: "Companies in the U.S. are scrambling to understand their compliance responsibilities in the wake of the Commerce Department’s announcement last week that it was adding Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd and nearly...- Jaysen
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BCLP Assessment Centre
I had this passed on to me anonymously: "So we had to do three different tasks: a written case study exercise, a presentation/role play exercise, and a negotiation in pairs. In the case study we had to read about 6 pages or so about the current market of package holidays/holiday airlines. We...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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BCLP Assessment Centre
@Tobi Osho or @bugsy malone may be able to help here!- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
@Shane O'Hanlon may be able to help you!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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The Huawei security risk
It looks like Trump is using the Huawei ban as leverage for a trade deal: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48392021 'US President Donald Trump has said Huawei could be part of a trade deal between the US and China, despite branding the telecoms firm "very dangerous".'- Jaysen
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The UK Parliament votes on Brexit - Tuesday 15 January 2018 - 7pm
Theresa May has confirmed she will step down on 7 June 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-48394091 Her resignation (forward to 55:36):- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Situational Judgment Question
This is one of the more challenging situational judgement questions I've seen. With questions like these, doing well is about how you talk through your thought process and reasoning, so let me try talk through it. There’s clearly a balance here. It’s important to you and the firm that you...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Interview Cheatsheets: M&A/financial markets and more!
Hi All, We've partnered with The Business Update to create a series of interview checklists on different commercial topics. Here's our first one: Best, Jaysen- Jaysen
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Reed Smith Strengths Assessment - advice
Interesting, I don't think I've heard of this as an online test before. If no-one is able to get back to you here, I'll see if I can find someone who has interviewed at Reed Smith. It would be good for us to know more about it also!- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Excellent news, well done!- Jaysen
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Decline of the high street
More companies facing administration: https://news.sky.com/story/jamie-olivers-restaurants-crash-leaving-1-300-jobs-at-risk-11725346 "Well over 1,000 jobs are at risk as the restaurant chain set up by the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver prepares to crash into administration just two years after...- Jaysen
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The Huawei security risk
You may have already seen this news story today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48330310. "Google has barred the world's second biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese company. The move comes after the Trump...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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What makes a successful Freshfields application?
Tagging @Raphael Yan Bing Khoo in case he is able to help with this!- Jaysen
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Bristows Training Contract Interview 2019
Bristows Training Contract Interview 2019 Thank you to @Hida74 for kindly sharing this. First round interview - Interviewed by a senior associate and partner. I was told about my interviewers in advance. - 1 hour interview followed by a tour of the offices with a trainee solicitor. -...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interview Experiences 2018 - 2019 Cycle
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Hi All, As we've reached over 100 pages, I'll now lock this thread. Please use our new thread for 2019 instead. Best, Jaysen- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020
Hey All, I've locked the last thread since it has now reached over 100 pages. Please use this thread to share application/interview outcomes, as well as support and tips for upcoming law firm interviews and assessment centres. Good luck this year guys! Best, Jaysen- Jaysen
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Cleary and paralegals
I can't say I have much knowledge about this, but I'm not convinced it has much of a wider impact outside Cleary. It looks like the firm has been going through some big challenges recently (with many lawyers leaving), which may have factored into their desire to cut costs. The work will be...- Jaysen
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