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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
I'd say no news is good news at this point!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
Quite possibly but then a 2 minute review seems very quick to me!- Jaysen
- Post #19
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019
I heard from one student with a very strong application to HSF who received an email to say they passed the WGT but received a rejection 2 minutes later. Seems odd to me!- Jaysen
- Post #16
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Jones Day Interview Tips
I've done a few mock interviews for JD recently. Here's some advice I gave a little while back: "My interview was very informal and one of my favourites. It was mostly about me, my reasons for law, some competencies and a commercial question. They generally bounced off what I said so it was...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Commercial awareness resources: collated list of pros and cons
I've never actually heard of this magazine, but it looks great! Thanks for sharing guys.- Jaysen
- Post #19
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Class 6: How to talk about Brexit in a law firm interview
Hi All, Sign ups for our next commercial awareness class close on Friday. See a snapshot of the prep material below.- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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What exactly are firms looking for in customer service questions
Yes -- as you know client service is crucial to the success of a law firm. The firm is looking to see how you have taken it seriously in the past (or been on the receiving end of it). They can also use it to evaluate your interpersonal skills/initiative etc. But no, you don't need to only...- Jaysen
- Post #2
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Amending an application after you have submitted it...
Agreed it's best to leave it (you also risk drawing the attention of the firm to the grammatical mistake!) If it makes you feel any better, my first vacation scheme was at a firm which I spelled incorrectly throughout my application. While it's obviously not ideal, sometimes firms won't notice...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? 2018-2019
Very helpful, thanks Lisa.- Jaysen
- Post #25
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Work Experience Section
Yep no need to to reach 250 words. It's important there's no waffle in your work experience section.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? 2018-2019
Updated, thanks!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? 2018-2019
Updated, thanks!- Jaysen
- Post #21
- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread
I'm looking at the A&O app form: some difficult questions on there this year!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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How to approach this question concerning careers events
Yep as Selma said -- mention everything.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Commercial Awareness Recommended Reading - Start Here!
Commercial Awareness Recommended Reading When you're trying to develop your commercial awareness, it can be hard to know where to start. Please find below a compilation of our best articles, guides and forum posts to help structure your reading. Topic Guides What is private equity? How do...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Useful links and resources
UK firms pausing/cancelling investment over lack of Brexit progress: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45931537- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Strange application questions...
This one is pretty common actually. Sometimes, it's not so general: the firm might see that you have experience in a different field and ask why you chose not to pursue that instead. They might also press you on your interest in commercial law. For example, if you say you are interested in M&A...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Linklaters Winter Vacation Scheme
Examples of how you've gone above and beyond to complete/do something to a very high standard. Ideally, you should cover at least one personal example and one professional example. Be sure to focus on the specific steps you took to achieve excellence -- quantify it if it's relevant e.g. how many...- Jaysen
- Post #32
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Norton Rose Fulbright - Application question
It sounds like you are interested in it so yes! A quick note on choosing Brexit and other common topics, only because I hear this a lot -- there's nothing wrong with going for those stories if you find them interesting. Or to put it differently, there's no need to choose a unique topic for the...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Macfarlanes Vacation Scheme Application Form
Are you referring to Q1? It's a difficult question! I would focus on your positions of responsibility but if you do have any awards/prizes/particularly high module marks then you can go into them in more detail here.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion