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    Interview Behaviour

    From my experience there’s no set time period. It’s like how long is a piece of string. Using STAR is a good start, but you’ll need however long you need. I wouldn’t worry about the timing of your answer. Just come up with good examples for the competencies. No bad thing in being concise. But...
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    Norton Rose commercial awareness question

    Agree with everything that’s been said. But in direct response to @S87 I don’t think it would be right to just emphasise the global aspect of an issue. Most law firms are international so it could be an answer you use for any firm with a similar question. Therefore, instead it’s perhaps better...
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    Firm updates following submission of applications

    And anxiety for others who may have applied !
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    Firm updates following submission of applications

    congrats and well done.
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    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    In the interests of fairness most firms should/will have the same questions for all schemes in order to be able to compare fairly
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    Winter Vacation Scheme 2018 Thread

    NRF was non rolling for winter and closed on 31/10. So you should hear back any day as they send out AC invites.
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    HSF open day details?

    As others have said worth going. Useful evidence to be able to use on applications to HSF or other firms. Something I’ve noticed is that a few firms have particular question re additional activities which show comittment to a career in law.
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Exactly but no idea how many they’ve held or will hold
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    I really don’t get HSF. They’ve sent out rejections and AC invites andddd kept people on hold/under review. Don’t understand the HR strategy. Especially as winter VS dates approach. Are others just maybes after the first set of ACs take place to cover any potential conversion failure rate from...
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    Training Contract Applications

    Btw Freshfields and CC are non rolling for direct TC
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    Training Contract Applications

    That’s correct
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    CV/Cover Letter Firms

    I haven’t applied to Cleary. Neither have I or will I to all those I listed above. Does Cleary set out any requirements about the letter? If not, I don’t think you can go wrong with a one page letter with the traditional why Law, why Cleary, why you structure.
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    Positive thoughts only

    Yesssssss alll correct. Thought they were rather appropriate
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    Positive thoughts only

    Great thread topic! Really could do with this at the moment. Will kick it off by putting down some quotes which I think are quite relevant for the process/applications. (Will be impressed if anyone guesses where they’re from lol). 1. Others may question your credentials, your papers, your...
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    Any views on this question

    Talk about when you took on a particular responsibility. What did you do and how did you measure your success
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    Any views on this question

    I'm trying to answer a question about taking responsibility and what i did. The second part then goes on to ask how you measured success. not quite sure what it's get at?? Can anyone help
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    Why are investors pulling out of Saudi Arabia?

    I know The Lawyer is a paid for subscription, but they this week had a really good piece on the the legal environment in the UAE: Shifting sands in the UAE as international firms pull back. @Jaysen @Selma95 would definitely recommend if you're interested in the topic/region.
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Very strange!! Passed the. HSF “test” but haven’t been rejected yet or invited to an AC. ☹️☹️. At this point I wouldn’t mind a rejection.
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    How to answer ''Tell us about yourself question''?

    Not sure if this is the right place for the question, but I didn’t want to create another thread. Hopefully, it gets some answer. I’ve come across the following two questions on an application and I’m a bit thrown on how to structure the answer. There’s one question why you/why you’re...
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Yes I think it would. Doubt I’m the only one that gets impatient waiting to hear back. Seems sensible if was an isolated thread which you could also ignore if you so wished.

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