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    How much commercial awareness should we have at this stage?

    Hi everyone, I have a vac scheme interview coming up and am trying to prepare for the possibility of commercial awareness questions; however, I'm not sure how much knowledge I'm supposed to have at this stage. I have some possible options below; could anyone who has experience with vac scheme...
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    Is it appropriate to message a trainee on LinkedIn to ask for advice?

    Hi everyone! I received an interview offer from Davis Polk today, which I am obviously very happy about! However, I am quite nervous about the interview and trying to do everything I can to prepare. Would it be appropriate for me to message a current Davis Polk trainee on LinkedIn to ask how...
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    Possible reasons for being rejected after a video interview

    Hi everyone! I got to the video interview stage for Willkie Farr, and was rejected afterwards. I know that they assess each stage individually so my rejection was entirely due to the video interview. What are some possible reasons why this could have happened? I'd like to think about them in...
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    What to do if I don't get any vacation schemes?

    Hi everyone, I'm a penultimate year student who is currently receiving the decisions for my vacation scheme applications and so far all I've gotten is a few rejections. I did get to the second application stage for one firm (video interview), but they then rejected me too :( I still have a...
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    Should I explicitly mention skills on my CV?

    Hi everyone, It's basically just what the title says! Here's an example to make it more clear. Which of the following two would be better? Option A, explicitly mentioned skills: In this role, my responsibilities were A, B and C. This allowed me to develop skills X, Y, and Z. Option B, implied...
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    How much does applying near the deadline affect my chances for rolling applications?

    Hi all! One of my top choice firms has vacation scheme applications open from early Sep to mid Dec. Their applications are rolling, so I was going to apply in Sep or early Oct. However, their firm open day is in early Nov. Is it better to wait until after the open day to apply (as I can talk...
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    How much does salary differ between practice areas at the same firm?

    Hi everyone, I've recently come across some articles, blog posts etc which suggest that areas such as pensions and employment have a much better work-life balance than areas like M&A and private equity. However, I've also seen that it's common for firms to structure their salary scale by years...
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    Do Magic Circle law firms care about work experience if it's at a small local law firm?

    Hi all, I am going to be applying for vacation schemes this year but unfortunately I do not have any legal work experience; I wasn't sure about becoming a solicitor until recently so didn't do the research and didn't know about first year schemes and open days. I have managed to get two weeks...
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    Should I try to apply to 1-2 seemingly less competitive law firms as backup choices?

    Hi everyone, I am going to be applying for vacation schemes in a couple of months and I am finding it difficult to narrow down the list of firms I could apply to. I want to work at a commercial law firm in London, and of course these are all very difficult to get vacation schemes with. I really...

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