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    Who to ask to be a personal reference?

    Hi All, The Stephenson Harwood TC application asks for 3 references, academic, work and personal references. For the first two, I think I'm fine. But I don't know what kind of relationship is best to ask for a personal reference. I don't think I want to ask a friend. And my colleagues at my...
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    Do international applicants skip assessment day?

    Hi All, So there are firms that say they will sponsor visas for international applicants. Part of the application process is the assessment day. I wanted to double check with anyone whose ever made it that far in the application process: did they allow you to skip that part, or did they put...
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    Introduction

    Hi everyone! I'm a politics and philosophy undergrad in my final year. I'm also an international student in South Africa. I'm hoping to learn more about UK law and how it operates with other systems of law around the world, particularly in Africa. My aim is also to secure a vacation scheme. So...
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    RPC Virtual Insight Day

    The question was: What are your reasons for applying to the RPC Virtual Bristol Insight? I aimed to hit all the major points: why law? how law would build on my previous experiences how I'd fit into the firm what areas I'm interested in, why why the firm specifically what I'd gain from the...

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