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    Debevoise & Plimpton

    For: Debevoise & Plimpton Vacation Scheme Date applied: 9/1/2021 Stage reached: Interview/AC When did you hear back: 17/2/2021 Please explain why you have decided to pursue a career as a solicitor and what has attracted you to Debevoise? Personally, I have found that to understand the inner...
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    Fladgate

    For: Fladgate Vacation Scheme Date applied: 29/2/2020 Stage reached: Vacation Scheme Offer When did you hear back: 14/5/2020 Commercial Awareness Tell us about a time where you were responsible for making a commercial decision within a team environment. What was the situation, what was your...
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    Burges Salmon

    For: Burges Salmon Vacation Scheme Date applied: 29/10/2020 Stage reached: Interview/AC When did you hear back: 2/11/2020 Why are you applying to Burges Salmon for a vacation scheme? (150 words max)* I am drawn to Burges Salmon’s Tier 1 property litigation practice, which attracts an array of...
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    Squire Patton Boggs 3

    For: SPB Vacation Scheme Date applied: 20/12/2020 Stage reached: Interview/AC When did you hear back: 8/2/2021 As a result of living in Birmingham, I am excited by the prospects of providing legal services that underpin the city's dramatic transformation in its landscape. I was particularly...
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    Squire Patton Boggs 2

    For: SPB Vacation Scheme Date applied: 10/12/2020 Stage reached: Video Interview When did you hear back: 22/1/2021 As a challenge-driven individual, I am consumed by the opportunities to flourish in a multi-layered global law firm. My intuitive nature prospered during school, where I...
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    Squire Patton Boggs

    For: SPB Vacation Scheme Date applied: 8/1/2021 Stage reached: Interview/AC When did you hear back: 5/2/2021 Currently working in legal communications, I am a 2018 law graduate seeking a trainee solicitor position to equip me with the skills to become a confident, well-rounded solicitor. SPB’s...
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    Baker McKenzie 11

    For: Baker McKenzie Vacation Scheme Date applied: 28/10/2020 Stage reached: Vacation Scheme Offer When did you hear back: 5/2/2021 Law firms are all different - tell us about three things, which are personal to you, that you feel differentiate Baker McKenzie from other leading firms and...
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    Pinsent Masons 5

    For: Pinsent Masons Vacation Scheme Date applied: 10/2/2020 Stage reached: Training Contract Offer When did you hear back: 30/9/2020 What are your main spare time interests? (Max 4000 characters including spaces) I am an avid chess and tennis player. I began playing both sports during...
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    Hogan Lovells 12

    For: Hogan Lovells Vacation Scheme Date applied: 6/10/2020 Stage reached: Training Contract Offer When did you hear back: 21/12/2020 We are a global firm that works together with mutual respect and collegiality. Describe a time when you have enjoyed collaborating with people from different...
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    Simmons & Simmons 6

    For: Simmons & Simmons Vacation Scheme Date applied: 15/1/2021 Stage reached: Video Interview When did you hear back: 8/2/2021 Please give details of your interests and activities, positions of responsibility, skills and achievements. Please also include any other information relevant to your...
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    Shearman & Sterling 5

    For: Shearman & Sterling Vacation Scheme Date applied: 17/1/2021 Stage reached: Vacation Scheme Offer When did you hear back: 9/2/2021 As one of only a handful of elite, international law firms, how do you think Shearman & Sterling LLP maintains its competitive advantage? (250 words) Shearman...
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    Norton Rose Fulbright 10

    For: Norton Rose Fulbright Vacation Scheme Date applied: 10/11/2020 Stage reached: Vacation Scheme Offer When did you hear back: 12/2/2021 Norton Rose Fulbright - Spring Vacation Scheme Please enter your cover letter below, in your letter you need to include why you think you will be a good...
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    Stephenson Harwood 6

    For: Stephenson Harwood Vacation Scheme Date applied: 6/11/2020 Stage reached: Interview/AC When did you hear back: 19/11/2020 Other achievements Tell us about a time you have exceeded expectations in your work and/or study. What challenges did you experience? How did you respond to those...
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    Shearman & Sterling 4

    For: Shearman & Sterling Vacation Scheme Date applied: 15/1/2021 Stage reached: Interview/AC When did you hear back: 21/1/2021 As one of only a handful of global elite law firms, how do you think Shearman & Sterling LLP maintains its competitive advantage? (max 250 words) Shearman’s ‘Client...
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    Eversheds Sutherland 5

    For: Eversheds Sutherland Vacation Scheme Date applied: 20/10/2020 Stage reached: Interview/AC When did you hear back: 4/2/2021 Please detail all your positions of responsibility including, title, date and a brief description. Please separate each position with a bullet point [500 Words Max]...
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    Eversheds Sutherland 4

    For: Eversheds Sutherland Vacation Scheme Date applied: 3/1/2021 Stage reached: Video Interview When did you hear back: 22/1/2021 When have you worked towards an ambitious goal? As part of your answer, please describe how you tackled this goal, what set-backs you faced and what energised you...
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    Norton Rose Fulbright 9

    Please enter your cover letter below. In your letter you need to include why you think you will be a good commercial solicitor and why you are applying to Norton Rose Fulbright. Graduate Recruitment Norton Rose Fulbright LLP 3 More London Riverside London SE1 2AQ Dear Graduate Recruitment...
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    Skadden 4

    For: Skadden Vacation Scheme Date applied: 25/12/2020 Stage reached: Vacation Scheme Offer When did you hear back: 11/2/2021 Please insert your covering letter in support of your application here. Please include your reasons for applying to Skadden and why you believe you are suited to the...
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    Addleshaw Goddard 4

    For: Addleshaw Goddard Vacation Scheme Date applied: 5/1/2021 Stage reached: Vacation Scheme Offer When did you hear back: 4/2/2021
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    DAC Beachcroft 4

    For: DAC Beachcroft Vacation Scheme Date applied: 13/1/2020 Stage reached: Video Interview When did you hear back: 27/5/2020 Please outline, in no more than 500 words, why you are applying for the role of Trainee Solicitor at DAC Beachcroft. During my Training Contract, I aspire to learn as...

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