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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Carrabino" data-source="post: 112505" data-attributes="member: 16764">Hi [USER=4098]@futuretraineesolicitor[/USER],[USER=17165]@George Maxwell[/USER] has given a great perspective on this but I will offer some of my own suggestions on how to approach your questions!1. I would think that there is not that much to say on how the story relates to Ashurst, based on what you have said, so I would perhaps include just some brief comments about this at the end to show how you have engaged with the question. For many of these questions in which I was successful, I would only write 20-30 words at the end about how it relates back to the firm. I think the crux of the answer should be why the story interests you, which in my opinion includes what you think the bigger implications of the story are. So perhaps I would say 100 words background, 150 words bigger implications/why it interests you and 50 words on how it relates to Ashurst.2. If Ashurst has a strong PE practice then that is already personalised to Ashurst. You could discuss whether the deal took place in a jurisdiction where Ashurst excels or whether Ashurst has worked on similar deals before that would give it good expertise to work on this.3. It doesn't need to be so specific to Ashurst that no other firm's name could be put in - I think the fact that you are talking about a PE deal and Ashurt's strength in private equity is specific enough. I would not discuss something that Ashurst in theory could work on but does not relate to a strength of theirs at all, however. I would also choose your story based on something you think would be of particular interest to Ashurst, so that there is a natural connection at the end.4. I would say that a story should ideally have taken place within the last 12 months. January 2021 is just about okay, especially if there have been any small developments to the story since.I hope that all helps <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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