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<blockquote data-quote="justincase" data-source="post: 73691" data-attributes="member: 11617"><p>Hi all!</p><p></p><p>This is my first post on TCLA, so my apologies if this question has been answered elsewhere! </p><p></p><p>My question is in relation to preparing for an upcoming vacation scheme which will consist almost entirely of standardised/fixed assessments (which everyone on the scheme will be completing), without typical associate/partner supervision. How best do you recommend preparing for these? I'm not sure if it will be possible to 'stand out' in a due diligence task for example, or whether its just worth doing the basics really well. I'm also aware there are drawbacks of between being over-prepared (like a human investopedia, which I'm guessing is undesirable), and not leveraging commercial knowledge at all. In terms of prep so far, I've had a look at the key terms of a commercial contract, listened to podcasts/reading the FT etc, kept up to date with my firm's news/deals and practiced case studies. As each of you were successful, I am interested in hearing how (especially law students) approached fixed tasks without sounding too academic? I would appreciate any general advice you have!</p><p></p><p>As an aside, I completed a vac scheme last summer, after which I was rejected. My feedback was that my written task (similarly a standardised task that everyone completed) didn't analyse the basics enough (e.g. warranties, indemnities, insurance clauses, covenants), which I didn't realise at the time was so heavily weighted in the TC conversion assessment. This is something I've spent the past 8 or so months improving, though I'm still by no means an expert. In short, I'm petrified of receiving another post-scheme rejection on this basis and want to perform the best I can during this one to hopefully convert it! Do you have any advice on taking on rejection and repurposing it into drive?</p><p></p><p>Sorry that was quite loaded - Thanks so much for your time and advice! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="justincase, post: 73691, member: 11617"] Hi all! This is my first post on TCLA, so my apologies if this question has been answered elsewhere! My question is in relation to preparing for an upcoming vacation scheme which will consist almost entirely of standardised/fixed assessments (which everyone on the scheme will be completing), without typical associate/partner supervision. How best do you recommend preparing for these? I'm not sure if it will be possible to 'stand out' in a due diligence task for example, or whether its just worth doing the basics really well. I'm also aware there are drawbacks of between being over-prepared (like a human investopedia, which I'm guessing is undesirable), and not leveraging commercial knowledge at all. In terms of prep so far, I've had a look at the key terms of a commercial contract, listened to podcasts/reading the FT etc, kept up to date with my firm's news/deals and practiced case studies. As each of you were successful, I am interested in hearing how (especially law students) approached fixed tasks without sounding too academic? I would appreciate any general advice you have! As an aside, I completed a vac scheme last summer, after which I was rejected. My feedback was that my written task (similarly a standardised task that everyone completed) didn't analyse the basics enough (e.g. warranties, indemnities, insurance clauses, covenants), which I didn't realise at the time was so heavily weighted in the TC conversion assessment. This is something I've spent the past 8 or so months improving, though I'm still by no means an expert. In short, I'm petrified of receiving another post-scheme rejection on this basis and want to perform the best I can during this one to hopefully convert it! Do you have any advice on taking on rejection and repurposing it into drive? Sorry that was quite loaded - Thanks so much for your time and advice! :) [/QUOTE]
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