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    Question on your greatest achievements

    Hi guys, This I think is the type of application question I struggle the most with! I'm not sure what the firms are trying to get out of me from this kind of question, is it a competency-based or motivation-based? Are they trying to find out what values I deem to be important? Do I need to...
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    how to make the most of law fairs?

    So there's a law fair at Bristol Uni today and tomorrow, and I'm sure there are more to come at other universities. It really depends on the people I speak to at the fair, but the answers I receive are only helpful half of the time. For example, I tend to ask the trainees specifically what...
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    commercial awareness application question

    I noticed there are 2 main types of commercial awareness questions: 1) tell us about a topic/ commercial news story you've been following and explain why it interests you 2) tell us about a topic/ commercial news story that interests you and explain how it would affect our firm I'm wondering...
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    Commercial awareness resources: collated list of pros and cons

    Hi guys, I’ve noticed there have been a lot of sharing between the members on helpful commercial awareness resources. But it took me a long time to find out about them – I had to access thread titles that seems relevant and scroll through all the comments. I thought other people may also face...
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    In need for video interview advice!

    Hi everyone, I'm not sure if everyone is familiar with video interview as this is a relatively new method of recruitment. So I will give a brief explanation of what it invovles before proceeding to expressing my concerns. Whenever I speak to someone about video interview, most people mistake...

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