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    Discussing a business deal in an application

    Hi all, One theme that commonly appears in training contract/vacation scheme applications is discussing a recent business deal (or story) in the news that has captured the applicant's interest and how that might impact the firm and its clients. How do you determine how a business deal might...
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    Bird & Bird VC application form

    Hi all :) I've been looking at the application form for Bird & Bird and I am genuinely at a road block as to the various things that I could discuss for the first two questions. I'd be grateful for anyone to help out with some ideas! 1) Based on your research, what do you understand to be the...

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