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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Amma Usman" data-source="post: 182454" data-attributes="member: 36740">Hey [USER=35984]@futuretcholder[/USER], thanks for your question. I hope you’re doing well!I believe it‘s not always necessary to talk about a deal within the ‘why commercial law’ section, as you would want to cover in-depth why you want to enter this profession specifically, over others. There may not be enough words to cover the specifics of a deal, so this is something you would want to include in the ‘why Sidley’ question instead. When answering ‘why commercial law,’ you should state any experiences in the profession that sparked your interest in the industry. For example, if you attended an open day at Sidley, you could touch on a deal you heard about to strengthen your answer. However, as a warning, you wouldn’t want to mention deals without fully explaining why they interest you. This is because, as a candidate, you would want to be wary of linking your motivation for a field to a particular deal unless it absolutely and specifically relates to the work or practice area of a firm. Again, even this requires more explanation. You could explain what it is exactly about a deal within a particular practice area that draws you to it. For instance, if you’re drawn to Latham’s Project Finance and Development practice, within which there is a subset Africa practice, you might note that the firm worked on the Mozambique LNG project, recognized as the largest project financing transaction in Africa at the time. But that’s just step two. Step three would involve explaining why the Africa practice appeals to you. Do you have any work or personal-related experiences with Africa-related energy work? Why does it appeal to you? Why do you want to explore it further? Why specifically at Latham do you want to explore this? Other firms may also do Africa deals, so it’s important to demonstrate specific interest. As you can see here, we’ve mentioned a deal and strengthened it with specificity to the chosen practice area.Regarding the second part of your question, I like how the answer shows good research on Sidley. To strengthen this, you could go into more detail with the steps I’ve included above. A lot of firms also do antitrust work, high-profile, and multi-faceted transactions, so specificity would further enhance your answer. Additionally, consider rephrasing words like “burgeoning” to more neutral tones, as these could come across as overly flowery.Hope this helps.</blockquote>

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