Hi, I’ve been invited to an assessment day at Clifford Chance for their spark scheme. Does anyone have any tips ? I’m concerned about the case study element as I’ve never done anything like this before and don’t have much legal knowledge. Thank you!
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Hey there,
The fact you don‘t have much legal knowledge is totally fine. In fact, you are not expected to have much as a first-year law/second year non-law student anyway. A large part of the AC will be business-related, and testing your commercial awareness. You will also likely be tested on your passion for the field, the firm, and any SJT (strength-based), aspects too. I have linked some posts to help you on this.
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Best of luck on the AC…!!!
The fact you don‘t have much legal knowledge is totally fine. In fact, you are not expected to have much as a first-year law/second year non-law student anyway. A large part of the AC will be business-related, and testing your commercial awareness. You will also likely be tested on your passion for the field, the firm, and any SJT (strength-based), aspects too. I have linked some posts to help you on this.
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Best of luck on the AC…!!!
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