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Do a good deed today by helping a scared non-law baby with legal concepts (and general AC prep)?
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<blockquote data-quote="hungry_for_TC" data-source="post: 109520" data-attributes="member: 18282"><p>Hi all!</p><p></p><p>I've got an assessment centre for Ropes & Gray coming up on March 8th. I've been moving from Scotland to England which has been very hectic and which also means I'm starting my prep right today as I was busy moving and packing before. Thus, I basically have 2 weeks to get up to speed with everything. I've already researched the firm for my application so I don't need help with this - what I need help with are resources that can help prepare me as best as possible in the 2 weeks that I have. I think some threads here could be helpful but I wanted to open up the floor for others to chime in. I've been watching some videos on how M&A works and things, writing notes about what PE vs. VC investing entail, etc, but it feels all pretty nebulous at the moment.</p><p></p><p>One thing I'm scared about is that I don't have a 'niche' area of law that I know everything about - I'm interested in environmental law and ESG in companies, and I know a bit about this but nothing that will 'WOW' the partners that will interview me. I feel like my knowledge of anything isn't deep enough to WOW a partner, unless they ask me about my politics courses on decolonialism lol. I do know however I can brush up on interesting stories and make it seem like I have profound knowledge (I did debate and theatre so its a pretty handy combo) but am just scared of being grilled to the point of coming up with a brain fart at the end of the questioning line.</p><p></p><p>I read the FT, Guardian and Economist pretty regularly but I feel like my ADHD doesn't let me take in a lot of details (so I would say I'm commercially aware but will have to do recaps on how current trends will affect R&G clientele etc). Should I maximise my prep and just focus on one source for news?</p><p></p><p>Also, do you folk know of anybody that has done a R&G AC in the first place? If so please send them my way!</p><p></p><p>LOTS OF QUESTIONS and comments here: you can tell I'm terrified. I guess the main help I need right now are ways to maximise my 2 weeks and what things to focus on when trying to learn business jargon/concepts/corporate law pillars I don't know of as a non-law student. Is it worth doing a forage course? Ropes and Gray doesn't have one but I can do a competitor's one I guess? I'm just afraid of doing it and having wasted my time because they're mostly roleplay rather than educational content.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hungry_for_TC, post: 109520, member: 18282"] Hi all! I've got an assessment centre for Ropes & Gray coming up on March 8th. I've been moving from Scotland to England which has been very hectic and which also means I'm starting my prep right today as I was busy moving and packing before. Thus, I basically have 2 weeks to get up to speed with everything. I've already researched the firm for my application so I don't need help with this - what I need help with are resources that can help prepare me as best as possible in the 2 weeks that I have. I think some threads here could be helpful but I wanted to open up the floor for others to chime in. I've been watching some videos on how M&A works and things, writing notes about what PE vs. VC investing entail, etc, but it feels all pretty nebulous at the moment. One thing I'm scared about is that I don't have a 'niche' area of law that I know everything about - I'm interested in environmental law and ESG in companies, and I know a bit about this but nothing that will 'WOW' the partners that will interview me. I feel like my knowledge of anything isn't deep enough to WOW a partner, unless they ask me about my politics courses on decolonialism lol. I do know however I can brush up on interesting stories and make it seem like I have profound knowledge (I did debate and theatre so its a pretty handy combo) but am just scared of being grilled to the point of coming up with a brain fart at the end of the questioning line. I read the FT, Guardian and Economist pretty regularly but I feel like my ADHD doesn't let me take in a lot of details (so I would say I'm commercially aware but will have to do recaps on how current trends will affect R&G clientele etc). Should I maximise my prep and just focus on one source for news? Also, do you folk know of anybody that has done a R&G AC in the first place? If so please send them my way! LOTS OF QUESTIONS and comments here: you can tell I'm terrified. I guess the main help I need right now are ways to maximise my 2 weeks and what things to focus on when trying to learn business jargon/concepts/corporate law pillars I don't know of as a non-law student. Is it worth doing a forage course? Ropes and Gray doesn't have one but I can do a competitor's one I guess? I'm just afraid of doing it and having wasted my time because they're mostly roleplay rather than educational content. [/QUOTE]
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