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The UK Parliament votes on Brexit - Tuesday 15 January 2018 - 7pm
MPs have rejected Theresa May's EU withdrawal agreement by 344 votes to 286: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47752017. Corbyn is calling for a general election.- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Fantastic news, well done!- Jaysen
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Goldman Sachs Legal Insight Programme for LGBT+ Law Students
Hi All, I was sent this from a Goldman associate, thought I'd share in case anyone is interested. Goldman are running this 3.5 week program for LGBT+ Law Students graduating in 2021/2022 in partnership with Hogan Lovells, EY, and Hyatt. Deadline is 11 April 2019. You can find the programme...- Jaysen
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Vacation Scheme Top Tips
Haha I literally had this thread idea earlier today, good shout! Also, FYI - we've just released our Vacation Scheme Guide - Updated for 2019.- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Thanks for being brave and sharing this Alice.- Jaysen
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Orrick Open Day 2019
Details of the 2019 Orrick Open day, thank you to this poster for sharing. 1. Drafting exercise a. Responding to a letter 2. Interview with HR and Senior Lawyer Why law? Why Orrick? Why do you think are Orrick’s competitors? And who else have you applied to What qualities do you believe...- Jaysen
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Training Contract Applications
According to the website, it looks like summer is just for penultimate students. Graduates can apply October - January.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Training Contract Applications
This is from our vac scheme questions list in the premium section (may need some verification): Norton Rose Fulbright 1. Describe your involvement in any extra-curricular activities, including any positions of responsibility held. (150 words max) 2. Tell us about a project you have recently...- Jaysen
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The UK Parliament votes on Brexit - Tuesday 15 January 2018 - 7pm
Big news - Theresa May promises to step down if MPs back her Brexit withdrawal deal. Live feed here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-parliaments-47696409- Jaysen
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TCLA's New Podcast: Trainee Talk
The Corporate Law Academy is delighted to announce its new podcast: Trainee Talk. The podcast is run by @Yee Rou Quah, a member of the TCLA team and a future trainee at DAC Beachcroft. Episode 1: An interview with Laura B., a trainee from CMS. In this episode, TCLA talks to Laura about her...- Jaysen
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Commercial Awareness Update - February 2019!
Update to @kitk's story: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/business/europe-copyright-internet.html and https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/26/tech/eu-copyright-article-13/index.html The EU has now passed this controversial copyright bill.- Jaysen
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Ask me anything: Trainee at Morrison & Foerster
Welcome to the forum Mohan! Please feel free to introduce yourself here: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/welcome-introduce-yourself-here.18/- Jaysen
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We're launching a commercial video team! Are you interested?
Hi all, I’ll be emailing all candidates tomorrow to let you know the outcome. Thanks for the interest. @MadisonK and I were very impressed with the quality of the applications. Best, Jaysen- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
My pleasure. You're doing really well, well done! PS: How did you make them laugh?- Jaysen
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Training Contracts for Beginners
OK great. You have enough experience to apply directly to training contracts (especially because you have experience in the UK, which you can use to demonstrate your motivation for working here). Just check the firms to make sure they are open to direct training contract applications/whether...- Jaysen
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Training Contracts for Beginners
What type of work were you doing in the other jurisdiction?- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Replying to the PM on here just in case anyone else finds it useful. I assume you've already been through the books by Stoakes (which are a great introduction)? Beyond that, I bought the following when I was trying to read up on corporate finance before : Introduction to Global Financial...- Jaysen
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
I'd wait until the end of next week. If you don't hear back then, drop them an email.- Jaysen
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