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  1. Karin

    Advice for LLM Personal Statements

    Hi everyone! I am currently studying LLM at UCL, and I have previously offered to share tips on writing the personal statement, as well as my own personal statement, in this thread https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/llm-personal-statement.2278/#post-42366. Considering the...
  2. Karin

    Remote VS/TC Interviews and Assessment Centres

    Hi everyone! I know there has been quite a incredibly useful advice from @Alice G about video interviews (thank you so much!), but I thought that it would be good to create a dedicated thread to remote interview experiences, given how many of us will be doing their vac scheme / TC interviews...
  3. Karin

    LLM 2020/2021 & Coronavirus considerations

    Hi everyone, hope you are all well and safe at home x I am due to start my LLM at UCL in September in London and I was wondering whether anyone was in the same situation. Given the current coronavirus restrictions and the fact that quite a few of these may continue into the next academic year...
  4. Karin

    Which office would you open/close?

    Hi, in my preparation for an interview, I have been trying to answer the question "If you were a managing partner of [firm], where would you open an office? Which of our offices would you close?", but I have been really struggling with the second part. I have tried researching where the firm...

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