🚨 Reed Smith has just announced its Direct Training Contract route!
The deadline is 20th June.

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ram Sabaratnam" data-source="post: 212505" data-attributes="member: 36738">Hiya [USER=30074]@FCL25[/USER] That’s amazing! Massive congratulations. If you’re happy to share a bit more about what components the AC involves (e.g. written task, group exercise, interview, case study etc.), I’d be very happy to suggest some more tailored suggestions and help you break things down. In the meantime, I wanted to give you some updated info about Shoosmiths that might be useful when thinking about why the firm appeals and how it’s positioning itself in the market.Having taken a cursory search online, it seems the firm has been growing steadily both financially and in terms of talent. The firm's most recent financial indicators suggest strong performance. In 2023/24, the firm passed the £200m turnover mark, rising to £207m. Net profit also rose by nearly 9%, and profit per equity partner jumped to £781k (a 15% increase). As for headcount, earlier this year it made some quite bold lateral hires, including a six-person IP team to its London office from Locke Lord. It also brought in senior fee earners such as Kurt Ma and Kate Brimsted from BCLP in data privacy and employment, strengthening its specialist offerings in this area. What’s especially useful to know for your AC is that Shoosmiths has refined its focus around three core practice areas: corporate, real estate, and litigation. These areas are seen as the firm’s heritage and future, and so the firm sold its private client practice to Rothley Law last year. Some of the pieces I've seen in The Lawyer suggest that, under CEO David Jackson, the firm is trying to position itself against firms like Addleshaw Goddard, Pinsent Masons, and Eversheds.Let me know the structure of the AC when you can, and I’ll be more than happy to help you prep for each part.</blockquote>

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