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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    can always have everything within reach and be the last one to turn on your camera! Get a glimpse of everyone else before quickly putting on the jacket 😅
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    yeah so i think its in london when they are going to merge, shares are suspended for the purpose of doing this. In Amsterdam and in the US shareholders have a Redemption Right which means they can exit with their money at this stage, but in the UK they don't, which makes it less attractive from...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    How are people interpreting Debevoise's discretionary dress code for AC? I'm leaning towards suit and tie but don't want to be the only one 😅
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    It was 10 days for me
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Ah thank you! Definitely a surprise Bakers was the 29th Jan for my AC and got the call yesterday but for NRF it was actually a Winter Vac Scheme offer that I asked to defer to Spring because I had HL's scheme at the same time
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Hey Kubed! I have to admit, I found the rejection super hard last year, and was very unmotivated to try again but glad I did, so definitely just apply again if its what you want. I think what helped this year was attending one or two events prior to applying. So for Hogan I met them at a...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Hi everyone! I got completely rejected from everything last year and so didn't expect much this year but got really lucky with some apps and now dont know what to do! I have a TC offer from a winter vac scheme with Hogan Lovells and a spring vac offer from Baker Mckenzie and NRF. Is there...

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