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    Clifford Chance TC on hold?

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    Latham & Watkins

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    Spelling mistake in application... help

    I'm so annoyed with myself, I just realised that I made a spelling mistake in a few of my applications that I've already sent off. The word I wanted to use was "fictitious" because I was talking about negotiating on behalf of fictitious clients, instead I spelt it "fictious". The thing is that...

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