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Commercial Class 5: The Financial Crisis - Consequences, Lessons and the Future
Hi Jaysen, will you also be covering the causes of the financial crisis?- NAremu
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Which law firms are open for applications? 2018-19
DLA Piper also opens tomorrow - 7th September. Sorry for the double posting I started going through them as this will be useful later down the line. Not sure if it will help if I list when the applications will open for some firms? Allen & Overy 1 October 2018 VS / TC Blake Morgan: 2 November...- NAremu
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Which law firms are open for applications? 2018-19
BCLP is open for its summer vacation scheme and training contract!- NAremu
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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Financial Crisis 2008
Not gonna lie, my knowledge of the financial crisis came from the big short haha- NAremu
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Ah yes bit of a catch 22. Best to apply well in advance of the deadline for your chosen firms...
Ah yes bit of a catch 22. Best to apply well in advance of the deadline for your chosen firms but that means you don't get much time to practice!- NAremu
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I suggest you have your applications reviewed by someone if you can. You could also send your...
I suggest you have your applications reviewed by someone if you can. You could also send your first applications to firms that aren't your favourites. Even first year schemes seem to be super competitive.- NAremu
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I hope that helps! You are still far more ahead of things than I was when applying!
I hope that helps! You are still far more ahead of things than I was when applying!- NAremu
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- Get involved in a couple of activities at uni that are non-law related. This is anecdotal, but...
- Get involved in a couple of activities at uni that are non-law related. This is anecdotal, but in my experience, it gave me something more interesting to talk about at interviews.- NAremu
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- Your first few applications are inevitably going to be weaker than your last. So that means...
- Your first few applications are inevitably going to be weaker than your last. So that means initially apply to firms that aren't your topic choice. This is important especially as law firms can stop you applying for a firm twice in one application cycle. My apps to the three firms you...- NAremu
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- Get someone to review your application before you send it off. This is true especially for the...
- Get someone to review your application before you send it off. This is true especially for the first few applications when you don't really tend to know if you are writing your applications correctly.- NAremu
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Hi Christy, There's a character count on these messages so I had to break this down into a few...
Hi Christy, There's a character count on these messages so I had to break this down into a few comments. - One of the most important things I would say is try to keep abreast of the news, even if it's just taking a flick through the BBC News app each day. It took me a while to catch up with...- NAremu
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CC
I'm pretty sure applications for their scheme is already open.- NAremu
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Curveball questions
I've had questions that force you to think on your feet. They weren't so much in the format you mentioned, but more "brainteaser" type questions. For general curveball questions, I would remember - they're a test of how you think, so you want to show that you can stay calm and that you can...- NAremu
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- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources
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How important are grades for law firms?
If it helps - I have similar grades to you (two high 2:1s and two low 2:1s), although I studied law. And I interviewed at similar UK firms (CC) and US firms (Cleary/Kirkland). I was rejected from Slaughters, it's difficult to say whether that was because of my grades - I'm not sure I did the...- NAremu
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Advice on an application question
I answered this question in probably the same app form and I used a work example. The question does say "life is challenging whether it be at work or at home" so your one sounds fine to me- NAremu
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Commercial Awareness - May 2018
Would you say its helped improve your commercial awareness? Like are the stories relevant or is it more broader/big picture stuff?- NAremu
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Commercial Awareness - April 2018
I've just found this thread but thank you so much it's really really helpful. I've got an interview next week and have been a bit overwhelmed trying to 'update' my commercial awareness (I haven't been following the news as much as I should have been). It helps to follow the stories you post so I...- NAremu
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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How do you 'network'?
Good stuff, is your boyfriend an investment banker by any chance?- NAremu
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- Forum: General Discussion