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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andrei Radu" data-source="post: 231327" data-attributes="member: 36777">Hi [USER=41387]@M85672[/USER] while I do not have any insight on Dechert specifically here, and while I agree that it is in general very difficult to prepare for written exercises because of how much they can differ on a firm-by-firm basis, I think you can improve your chances of doing well in this assessment by developing the underlying skills tested in every written exercise: time-management and work under pressure, clarity of writing and structure, commercial awareness and analysis, ability to digest large amounts of information, etc.To do that, I think it is useful to both practice actual case studies and to read more widely about the commercial matters that might be relevant for them. A particularly helpful resource for me was the course offered by TCLA on the matter (which you can find <a href="https://classes.thecorporatelawacademy.com/courses/technical-case-studies/lectures/41837572" target="_blank">here</a>). It includes a number of mock PE and M&A case studies, recordings of two hour long sessions explaining how to think through written/interview style M&A case studies, and a number of questions that are analyzed in depth by the TCLA team. To link a few other useful free resources on TCLA:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An amazing guide for M&A written exercises by [USER=5063]@Jacob Miller[/USER], which includes both a mock case study and a model answer with detailed explanations of how you should think through the materials (which you can find <a href="https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/definitive-guide-to-law-firm-case-studies-monday-article-series.3232/" target="_blank">here</a>).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A glossary of M&A terms by [USER=36740]@Amma Usman[/USER] <a href="https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/essential-terms-for-an-m-a-interview.9110/" target="_blank">here</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">On a fee-basis, a mock exercise with individual feedback from the TCLA staff available <a href="https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/written-exercise/" target="_blank">here</a> </li> </ul>Besides these, I have also found a few external resources you may want to take a look at:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://info.lse.ac.uk/current-students/careers/information-and-resources/employment-sectors/articles/legal-case-studies-and-written-exercises" target="_blank">A great LSE article giving an overview of case studies and preparation methods for each element</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A<a href="https://www.careers.ox.ac.uk/legal-case-study-interviews#collapse1546571" target="_blank">n article with tips from the Oxford Careers Service</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.nextcitylawyer.com/practice-case-studies" target="_blank">A Next City Lawyer case study available on a fee basis</a></li> </ul></blockquote>

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