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    2020-21 Open Days and Insight Events Applications Discussion

    Invited to Hebert Smith Freehills' virtual disputes open day!
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    PART 2/ FINAL 3) Don't compare: We are all guilty of this. LinkedIn does not help - a corporate Instagram as someone mentioned. It's hard not to feel like you're falling behind others. I'm still working on this myself. My supervisor told me that the average age lawyers qualify is 29. This shows...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    PART 1 I'm in the same position as you as well as many other people! Last week, I did a VS and received no TC offer. I had that awful sinking feeling. I was hoping that this would be it! But by the end of the day, many factors and people are involved in making that decision and can go either...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Contacted today and was offered a place on AG's VS!! Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear back from the firm! Happy to share any tips!
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    Osborne Clarke VS Question

    Thank you so much for the quick response Jaysen! Really helpful advice!
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    Osborne Clarke VS Question

    Hello, I am currently drafting a structure for the two questions below. At first glance, they seem relatively straightforward. However, after reading over the questions several times, I think I am starting to overcomplicate things. To avoid doubt, I would be really grateful if someone could...

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