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    Shearman & Sterling Open Day Notes

    Hi! I appreciate this is very late but I just saw your post. The first I used in my application was this case: https://www.shearman.com/news-and-events/news/2018/01/development-and-financing-of-ctrg-power-plant Hope it helps
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    Jones Day

    Sorry to hear Nishi. They're a pretty difficult firm to impress but just keep going!
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    Jones Day

    Hi! It's been two years since then so I'm sorry to say I don't remember :( I remember it wasn't too long. I believe they take some time collecting references before reaching out but this may differ between people. Apologies I can't help anymore than that!
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    Norton Rose Fulbright - Other Information

    Hey Oliver! This was posted on a premium board: Norton Rose Fulbright 1. Describe your involvement in any extra-curricular activities, including any positions of responsibility held. (150 words max) 2. Tell us about a project you have recently worked on as part of a team. Describe your role...
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    Lunch with two partners

    Hi Olivia, First of all congrats! I think I saw this competition myself but cool to see who actually got it. Since it will veer towards the informal side I think they will probably want to find out more about you as a person. They will likely ask you the basics such as why do you want to be a...
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    Writing Tip 6: Communicating your Motivation for Law

    Thanks Alice!
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    RS Training Contract Question

    Hi Sophia, I actively do that actually! If your graduation was only say 1 or 2 years ago, then your activities then are still very relevant. Grad rec from Linklaters also confirmed this, if you'd like concrete evidence that it's OK to do. If you're beyond 2 years graduated, I would probably...
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    Writing Tip 6: Communicating your Motivation for Law

    Hi Tom, it's not a problem :) I personally wouldn't go straight for discussing day-to-day solicitor tasks. I would divide the question equally into "why law" and "why this firm", as that would tackle the "solicitor" part and the "firm" part of this motivational question. This question kind of...
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    Writing Tip 6: Communicating your Motivation for Law

    My pleasure :)
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    Writing Tip 6: Communicating your Motivation for Law

    Why have you chosen law over another career or what has attracted you to commercial law are all iterations of the same question and you're likely to be asked it in your next application. However, what is the question broadly asking you and how can you go about answering it are considerations you...
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    Proudest achievement

    Hi Alice, your examples sound really good! I understand part of it is spinning it in a way where it doesn't sound commonplace and really highlighting the difficult and outstanding parts of the achievement instead of saying "I worked so hard I got the grade I wanted" haha. I think I will just...
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    Proudest achievement

    Thank you for taking the time to share your opinion! I definitely do try to push my more impressive achievement over my proudest achievement. But, in reality, my proudest achievement doesn't seem like much at all. It's about tenacity and self-motivation during my a-levels where I was in a bad...
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    Writing Tip 5: Cover Letter Etiquette

    Cover letters can be the bane of your existence or a blessing sent from heaven, depending on your perspective. It is a blank canvas upon which you can dictate how much you share and what you share with the employer which in many ways is brilliant. In others, such as considering how to structure...
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    Proudest achievement

    Hi Guys, Thinking about the different questions that come up on applications, this one always trips me up. For the past two applications that I've answered this, I haven't been happy about my answer because I feel as if I'm shoe-horning a proud feeling I might have never felt or showing off...
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    Writing Tip 4: Acing Written Assessments

    Hello and happy Sunday! I hope this post finds everyone well, whatever you might be up to if it is exams, applications or vac schemes! My next writing topic is about acing written exercises in assessment centres, for anyone who might have TC assessments in the near future. Naturally, your...
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    Vacation Scheme Diaries

    Count me in!
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    Weekly Writing Tip 3: Making the most of your experiences

    For my third writing tip I thought I would try and shed some light on how to write about work experience and extra-curricular activities in a convincing manner. From personal experience, the work experience section can be neglected in favour of the bigger, 250-300 word questions that law firms...
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    VS :)
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    I believe for vac schemes it's only the strengths interview? But for direct TC it's the entire AC including strengths interview. I did their AC last year which had the strengths based interview. I'm happy to provide some thoughts and advice but theres also an Ask Me Anything somewhere on the...
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    Weekly Writing Tip 2: Discussing Commercial Stories

    I’ve written a bit on this topic before but I think it’s one of the hardest, yet most important, questions to get right (although, if you’re brilliant at writing commercial stories but can’t articulate why you’re interested in a specific law firm, then there’s no point). It's difficult because...
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