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Legal Cheek's Future of Legal Education and Training Conference
I can see A&O doing this – they seem to be very open minded in the way they run their business – but for the more traditional UK firms and many of the US firms, I’d be surprised if the more senior lawyers were open to it. I can see them being worried about their competitiveness, especially as...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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How much of it is about application technique?
I don't mind sharing - I secured 13 interviews and I attended 10 of them.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Legal Cheek's Future of Legal Education and Training Conference
Brilliant insights, Jonty, thank you for taking the time to share this. Apologies in advance for the many questions, there’s so much good content in there! Interesting that Fuse are interested in using tech to improve work/life balance. If that happens, that’ll be a real breakthrough – I think...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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How much of it is about application technique?
^ Exactly this, great advice. In my first round of applications, I received many rejections. I just assumed it was because I wasn't qualified enough. After that, I spent a very long time improving the quality of my applications and learning about application technique. In my second round of...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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What courses would you like to see?
Our application course will be the first to come out (and soon!). We're distilling the comments we've made on many hundreds of app forms over the years, with practical examples to show you the most common pitfalls and how to make your applications stand out. Some of the topics include: The...- Jaysen
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- Forum: General Discussion
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White & Case
Our application course will be out soon, so in time for your applications :)!- Jaysen
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How to find the competitors of the law firms?
I'm glad! It depends on how the question is phrased. For example, I know Reed Smith asks students to state who their competitors are and how Reed Smith differentiates itself from those competitors. For that question, I'd limit the answer to a couple of competitors - one paragraph per firm -...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Mental health for lawyers: the impact of long working hours
I would recommend it, although as I'm sure you know, the property prices are very high! It depends. If I was there late, it was usually because there was a closing or an urgent deadline coming up. If there was still stuff to do, then I'd come in normal time. If it was all done, I'd be told I...- Jaysen
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What courses would you like to see?
Hey everyone, You may have seen the email we sent round recently. We're developing a series of mini-courses to help you practice for interviews and case studies, and learn about commercial law and business. I'm keen to hear what content you'd like to see so I've created an anonymous poll...- Jaysen
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Mental health for lawyers: the impact of long working hours
It was quite variable. On average, I would start at 9am and end at 8/9pm. Some days I'd end a bit earlier (7pm) and some later (3am). It helped to see it as a team effort - it wasn't just me working late some days, but my supervisor and other trainees were also doing their best to get things...- Jaysen
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Video Interview help
Good point. In fact, it may be better to assume that you have no time to prepare in between, just in case you don't. Then if you do, it's a bonus.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Video Interview help
Just saw the edit. First, you need to understand the firm, so I'd spend some time researching things like: What practice areas do they operate in? Which ones are the most successful? What sectors do they operate in? Who are their clients? Are they global? Where? How have they grown? What's...- Jaysen
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Video Interview help
Yes, if they give you the time then feel free to jot something down. It may also help to put some notes on your desk, just don't rely on them or read off script (and best to keep them out of camera shot).- Jaysen
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Video Interview help
I remember my first video interview; it was for a law firm open day. It was quite terrifying! Some tips for preparing and doing well on a video interview: Practice the set-up beforehand. Make sure you're in a well-lit room with a clear background. Test your mic and your webcam. Dress...- Jaysen
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Law Firms & LawTech
Fantastic article and welcome back! We used iManage at my firm - it'll be interesting to see whether they'll start using AI to analyse documents now that iManage has RAVN under its belt. I also find the relationship between Slaughters and Luminance interesting. Luminance's sole investor used...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources
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Meaning of GDPR?
Some good resources on GDPR: Video: - A very entertaining watch considering the topic Article: https://fleximize.com/articles/011622/late-starters-guide-to-gdpr - Practical advice for businesses Part 2 still to come.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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How do I make my training contract applications stand out?
I find the best answers end with outcomes/results, ideally something that's quantifiable like how much money you raised or how many people joined. That said, not all examples lend themselves to that kind of answer so then I'd end with what you learned.- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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How to find the competitors of the law firms?
No problem!- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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How to find the competitors of the law firms?
It's tricky. Law firms often use similar language to market themselves so it's often a battle trying to work out who is competing with who. If this is for an application form question, it helps to remember that law firms can compete with different firms in many different ways. For example, two...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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How do I make my training contract applications stand out?
You may have heard of the phrase "show, don't tell". That's what I mean. In an application form, if you just write that you are good at managing your time under pressure, it's not telling a recruiter much. They have no way of knowing whether it's true. On the other hand, if you write about...- Jaysen
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- Forum: Applications Discussion