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    Clifford Chance TC Virtual Assessment Day 2022

    Hi everyone, It may sound like a very general question but do you have any advice on the Clifford Chance training contract assessment? It's my very first assessment day so would be great to hear from someone who experienced it previously. The assessment will comprise an individual timed...
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    Law firm or in-house training contract?

    I found someone a while ago actually - this person had various paralegal roles and then landed a TC in-house at Macquarie (financial services firm), specialising in Asset Finance. She then moved straight to Clifford Chance as an associate, headhunted by recruiters, because her expertise was so...
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    Law firm or in-house training contract?

    Thank you @AvniD @Jessica Booker @LJP96 , The secondment option is a great idea, I didn't think about it - this is something that would possibly give me a chance to move to private practice later. I will definitely discuss this option with the firm!
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    Law firm or in-house training contract?

    Hi everyone, I would like to know your opinion about training in private practice vs in-house. I have worked in-house for a few years as a paralegal and I now have a chance to train in a venture capital firm in London. It would be a lot of specialized private equity/asset management work. I...
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    Ask Shearman & Sterling Anything!

    Hi Paul, Thanks for sharing all this information, I've learned so much over the past months! I have just a question regarding work experience, which you considered as a limitation rather than a mistake in an application. I have seen several successful applicants who had work experience in...
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    Ask Shearman & Sterling Anything!

    Dear Paul, Thank you very much for your response, It is very interesting - I have attended a few events organized by Magic Circle firms, and I realized that they tend not to compare with US firms, or explain the differences a bit more in depth, in the way you did in specific events together...
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    Join our commercial writers' team!

    Hi Jaysen, This is a great opportunity, thank you! Daniele
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    Ask Shearman & Sterling Anything!

    Dear Paul and Alexandra, I hope you're well, I found the recent events organised by Shearman very useful, especially to get to know US law firms better. At "The Rise of US Law Firms in London" with Legal Cheek we had the chance of meeting a former member of a Magic Circle firm, Jonathan Swil...

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