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    Shoosmiths Video Interview

    SO! Here is the tea lol 1. When the question comes up you have 60seconds to prepare and 90 seconds to answer. You then manually pressure "continue" to move on to the next question. So, you have time to move on to the next question in your own time. 2. The questions are 4: 2 competency and 2...
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    Shoosmiths Video Interview

    I did a bit of scooping and you have 90 seconds to reply to the question and a trainee told me there could be commercial questions as well as competency-based. The interview will take 15-20 minutes but since it's new there isn't much on the kind of questions that will come up. I'll make sure...
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    Shoosmiths Video Interview

    if you click it it will start the interview and I don't think you can exit then.
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    Shoosmiths Video Interview

    Hi all, I have a video interview with Shoosmiths on Saturday and I was just wondering if anyone has had a video interview before and what kind of questions I should expect especially when it comes to commercial awareness.
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    Shoosmiths VC and TC Application

    Hi Guys, I am having a little trouble with answering this question: " In a competitive legal market, how do you think Shoosmiths remains successful and attractive to clients without compromising on profitability? There are many complex issues which may feed into this answer, but we would like...
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    Shoosmiths VC and TC Application

    Hi Guys, So I am having a little bit of a problem with this question for the Shoosmiths Application. "In a competitive legal market, how do you think Shoosmiths remains successful and attractive to clients without compromising on profitability? There are many complex issues which may feed into...
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    Leigh Day

    Hi Guys, I was wondering if anyone has applied for Leigh Day before and also how I can answer a 'why a claimant law firm' question. Any tips and recommendations would be very much appreciated! Thanks in advance.
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    Shoosmiths Insight Evening

    Hi Guys, So I've been invited to the Shoosmiths Insight Evening in Manchester. Has anyone been to an insight evening with Shoosmiths before and how would you advise me to prepare for it? P.S. Is anyone else coming to the insight evening in Manchester this January.
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    Book recommendations?

    One of my favourite books are Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman.
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    Suggestions for TCLA 2019

    I'd love for there to be more recordings of the commercial awareness updates, whether that be videos or podcasts. I tend to learn better by listening and I get majority of my information via podcasts/videos.
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    Best Way To Research Law Firm

    Hi Guys, What would you say is the best way to research law firms especially when using the website. This is for Vac Scheme and Training Contract Applications. The website can be really complicated and overwhelming sometimes, would you say I should focus on the sector I am interested in, or try...

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