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Advisory Paralegal Role Interview Questions?
Hi all, I am about to interview with a City firm for a paralegal position in an advisory practice. I applied through a recruiter and the interview is to be conducted by a senior lawyer at the firm. Should I expect this to be structured similarly to a VS/TC interview, or is it going to be...- rn7
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- city firm paralegal paralegal interview
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Overseas graduate + UK LLM: Do I have any chance of getting a Vacation Scheme?
Hi! I am posting here because I am hoping to get honest opinions on my chances of getting a Vacation Scheme in London this year. Being a bit of an outsider, it is quite hard for me to estimate whether it is worth the effort at all. Also quite hard to figure out how my education would be...- Elsa3.1415
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- chances of securing an interview city firm international student postgraduate vacation scheme
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Top corporate firms with good work life balance?
Work life balance is really important to me. However, I am ambitious and like to be intellectually stimulated so I would like to do great work but also at a firm that values work like balance. When looking at legal cheek and other sites the firms with the best work life balance tend to be...- Sarai
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- balance city firm city law hours
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LLM Grades Question
Hello everyone, I am currently completing an LLM at a top 3 UK university. I have a first class LLB degree from a top 15 UK university and some relevant legal experience. I am on track to achieving a merit overall (there’s still a chance it could be a very high pass), but my grades are most...- Throwaway1234
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- advice city firm distinction fail first llb llm merit pass training contract
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How common is it to move from a non-MC/SC City firm to a US firm
I have a TC at an international City firm but I'm quite interested in exploring a move to a US firm at either on qualification or at a junior level. I was wondering how common this is? How hard is it to move from a non-MC/SC firm to a US one? Is it really dependent on the type of work that you...- jimothy
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- city city firm qualification us firm us law firm
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Paralegal position in London
Hi, I am graduating from my Law undergraduate degree this year and I am hoping to secure a full-time paralegal position for a year at a City firm. Could anyone please share their experience of what that is like? I am particularly interested in what the workload and working hours are like, and...- BY19
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- city firm paralegal
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- Forum: General Discussion