I am a penultimate year law student from the university of Surrey who is in the process of applying for vacation schemes specifically at magic circle law firms. I aim to improve my commercial awareness and time management skills this year as this will enable me to be more able when and if I get an offer from my applications.
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My TC journey
- Thread starter fatehaahmed17
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- Feb 17, 2018
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Thanks for sharing @fatehaahmed17. It would be great to hear more about how you plan to work on your commercial awareness and time management skills?
