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  1. Ricky

    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Anyone got through Bird & Bird WG to VI and know their score? I got 30/40 raw and 72 percentile and didn't make it through :( Got Baker McKenzie WG to do before Friday so currently sh**ting it. Getting lots of practice in to try and do better this time!
  2. Ricky

    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Sorry to hear that. I just got an email saying they are reviewing the application and hope to provide an outcome by Friday. So fingers crossed.
  3. Ricky

    M&A legal overview

    See the attached mind map I created on structuring a share/asset purchase agreement and its execution.
  4. Ricky

    M&A legal overview

    The shareholders own the shares, not the board members. So yes the shareholders have to approve the sale. If the board members recommend the buyers offer to the shareholders then its a recommended bid. However, if they do not recommend it and the buyer tries to continue it is then a hostile...
  5. Ricky

    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Just received as well. Yeah, it's video interview then assessment centre after WG. I think the associate interview may cover some SJT stuff at the AC.
  6. Ricky

    Greenshoe options - Aramco

    https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/greenshoe.asp
  7. Ricky

    Deloitte?

    Entirely fair given that their training contract is a three-year programme that incorporates the new SQE. It says that on their website.
  8. Ricky

    Mayer Brown Application Advice

    At the Open Day, they made it clear they can infer it from the work you did and your examples etc. Don't need to explicitly state the skills.
  9. Ricky

    Reed Smith "what current issues do you think have an impact on the legal profession? how and why"

    Thank you.
  10. Ricky

    Reed Smith "what current issues do you think have an impact on the legal profession? how and why"

    I applied for the Winter Vacation Scheme and awaiting results. Make sure you link the answer to the firm. I would try and focus on something a bit more specific and that has already happened that you can be more certain about. The election is today so after what happens I guess you could then...
  11. Ricky

    Bird & Bird Video Interview

    Went to the Open Day. There will be four competency questions and one on commercial awareness. You have 1 minute to prepare and 1.5 minutes to answers. However, it's better to be concise, if you finish your answer in 1 minute don't try and continue just for the sake of it. Better to end it...
  12. Ricky

    Allen & Overy app - 2018/19

    I wrote about initial margin requirements for over-the-counter traded derivatives. I linked it to A&O as they have a legal tech solution for this and also my interest in technology. I spoke about the impact on clients, the industry and the firm. So yes, you can be very niche!
  13. Ricky

    Allen & Overy app - 2018/19

    Yes.
  14. Ricky

    Deloitte?

    Congratulations.
  15. Ricky

    Noticed a typo after submission

    I wrote 'Count Court' rather than 'County Court' in my A&O application. Still got through. Don't worry about it, it is done now. No point drawing attention to it.
  16. Ricky

    Deloitte?

    I completed the job sim on the 1/10 and was rejected on the 11/10. It is a scenario-based simulation with a bit of forward-looking competency thrown in. This was my feedback/rejection email: "We've spent time considering your application, and I ‘m sorry to let you know that you were not...
  17. Ricky

    Linklaters 2019/20 Application

    Patience is a great skill as a lawyer.
  18. Ricky

    M&A Case studies

    Here are some mind maps that I made before my A&O case study interview. Breaks down the various areas of due diligence and also how to put together the share/asset purchase agreement.
  19. Ricky

    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I emailed them on Friday and they said they were meeting then and early this week to decide on the outcome of the interviews. So shouldn't be too long now. They said we should definitely hear by end of this week.
  20. Ricky

    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I had my interview last Wednesday and was hoping to have heard by now. Fingers crossed I will find out today! This is for direct TC Sept 2020. What was yours for?

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