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    Good questions to ask at the end of an interview

    You may find this helpful: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/questions-to-ask-a-law-firm-at-interview.899/
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    Tech issue Re Mayer Brown

    Looks like their security certificate has expired. You should be able to still access the site by clicking advanced > proceed to unsafe version. You may want to flag this up to HR as they may not be aware this has happened.
  3. Jaysen

    Case study - Limited partnership or private fund limited partnership?

    I agree with you entirely, I can't see why you'd choose an LP over a PFLP if you were setting up a new fund. I can only see it being a slight burden if you were changing over from an LP, but that is not the case here. One thing I'd flag up is your reference to the whitelist - I don't believe...
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    US Government Shutdown

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement: "Unfortunately, initial reports make clear that his proposal is a compilation of several previously rejected initiatives, each of which is unacceptable and in total, do not represent a good faith effort to restore certainty to people's lives."
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    US Government Shutdown

    For those in on a Saturday night, Trump is about to make a "major announcement" on on “the humanitarian crisis on our southern border” and the partial government shutdown. For context, this is the longest government shutdown in US history. You can watch it here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
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    Work Experience Dates Wrong

    Yeah, I'd email them. It's not a huge issue, but just in case they read it and assume you have more legal experience than you do.
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    Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? 2018-2019

    Thanks! Is this from the website?
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    Reed Smith application

    Unless they include a prize, I wouldn't mention those here. It's fine if you don't have five.

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