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"Discuss a commercial news" question

Emilia Hdsn.

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    Hi,

    If a law firm asks to discuss commercial news and why it interests us, do we have to explain the impact on the firm as well or is it not necessary as it is not asked?

    The word limit is 250 words.
     

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    Hi,

    If a law firm asks to discuss commercial news and why it interests us, do we have to explain the impact on the firm as well or is it not necessary as it is not asked?

    The word limit is 250 words.
    There is no need to connect it to the firm unless the question asks - some application questions do explicitly state this in the question, but for those that don't, there is no need for you to do this.
     
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