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    Using the same application as previous cycle

    Hi @Jessica Booker In the last application cycle I passed to the second stage with two US law firms. I did not pass to the assessment centre as I did not deliver up to the standard during my telephone / video interview and written exercise. Given that my reasons for applying to these firms...
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    BPP City Consortium Programme

    Hi! Does anyone know if you can start the BPP CPP in Spring to align with a Spring TC start date? So far I can only see September starts on their website but this would mean a 6-7 month gap in-between the SQE and starting the TC. Thanks in advance
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    Norton Rose Fulbright penultimate years

    NRF website says penultimate years can apply, but then on the actual application it says only final years or graduates. Can anyone please advise?
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    Slaughter and May VS Interview

    Hey, I have my VS interview with S&M soon, I was wondering if anyone had any tips?
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    Registering businesses overseas

    Hi! I am aware businesses can choose where they are registered, based on tax benefits, local laws etc, but I was wondering what the benefit of this is for the country, especially if that business is not going to generate nay income in that country and therefore they cannot tax their income. Thanks
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    Scenario/Case Study

    Hi! I have HSF and S&M interviews coming up. I was wondering if anyone has ever had a disputes case study and if so, what was it about? I hear a lot about M&A but I know HSF is big on disputes so I just want to be prepared! Thanks
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    Reuse part of HSF application

    For HSF VS you have to write about a topic that interests you, I attended the first year open day earlier this year so I was wondering whether I could reuse that section.

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