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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="thirdtimelucky" data-source="post: 109540" data-attributes="member: 3747"><p>Hi! Firstly congratulations on getting to an AC, it shows a lot of potential and skill to get this far in the process! Unfortunately I’ve not done the R&G AC but I’ve done two ACs (one successfully) at two different firms so I have a bit of knowledge about the general process!</p><p></p><p>1) two weeks is a great amount of time, especially if you feel clued up about the firm! </p><p></p><p>2) honestly you do not need that much commercial awareness, I have never felt a case study has needed all the knowledge I had it’s really all about commercial common sense and fundamentally understanding what businesses need to function (Ofc if the firm has a niche e.g Kirkland and PE then it’s likely any commercial element of the AC will be tied into that!) but in my experience I just had to understand the basics of M&A, how shares work in a company but again if you read the news as much as you do, get lots of sources you probably already know a lot more than you think! In my most recent AC, the case study was to pick an investment option for a company and pitch to the CEO so really I didn’t use any commercial awareness just common sense lol!</p><p></p><p> 3) in the interview, they want to know about you, so a lot of the questions in interviews will be more about your CV, who you are as a person, what motivates you to go into commercial law and ofc why the firm. In my experiences commercial questions in interviews have either been about my job or about who the firms competitors are/moral legal questions (which I was surprised by as a non-law student!) but as long as you show them they way you think and how you navigate those sorts of questions then you are on the right track.</p><p></p><p>4) I know the TCLA has some great resources if you can get a premium account I would suggest doing so as they have really good videos and lectures, I was a big big fan of Chris Stoakes all you need to know about the city as a great foundation of my commercial knowledge and Jake Schlogger’s commercial law handbook which is short and brilliant. I also know the TCLA has a previous interview experience section in the forum so someone may have written about what they did/what things were asked at a previous R&G AC!</p><p></p><p>Sorry for the long post but I hope this answers some of your questions and gives you a bit of confidence going into an AC! And best of luck with everything <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thirdtimelucky, post: 109540, member: 3747"] Hi! Firstly congratulations on getting to an AC, it shows a lot of potential and skill to get this far in the process! Unfortunately I’ve not done the R&G AC but I’ve done two ACs (one successfully) at two different firms so I have a bit of knowledge about the general process! 1) two weeks is a great amount of time, especially if you feel clued up about the firm! 2) honestly you do not need that much commercial awareness, I have never felt a case study has needed all the knowledge I had it’s really all about commercial common sense and fundamentally understanding what businesses need to function (Ofc if the firm has a niche e.g Kirkland and PE then it’s likely any commercial element of the AC will be tied into that!) but in my experience I just had to understand the basics of M&A, how shares work in a company but again if you read the news as much as you do, get lots of sources you probably already know a lot more than you think! In my most recent AC, the case study was to pick an investment option for a company and pitch to the CEO so really I didn’t use any commercial awareness just common sense lol! 3) in the interview, they want to know about you, so a lot of the questions in interviews will be more about your CV, who you are as a person, what motivates you to go into commercial law and ofc why the firm. In my experiences commercial questions in interviews have either been about my job or about who the firms competitors are/moral legal questions (which I was surprised by as a non-law student!) but as long as you show them they way you think and how you navigate those sorts of questions then you are on the right track. 4) I know the TCLA has some great resources if you can get a premium account I would suggest doing so as they have really good videos and lectures, I was a big big fan of Chris Stoakes all you need to know about the city as a great foundation of my commercial knowledge and Jake Schlogger’s commercial law handbook which is short and brilliant. I also know the TCLA has a previous interview experience section in the forum so someone may have written about what they did/what things were asked at a previous R&G AC! Sorry for the long post but I hope this answers some of your questions and gives you a bit of confidence going into an AC! And best of luck with everything :D [/QUOTE]
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