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Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
Hey, First off, congrats on securing a VS in the first place! In terms of prep for my VSs, I mainly focussed on pre-planning some questions/ question ideas for each presentation after we got the schedule, brushed up on my commercial awareness and check for any new deals etc that were...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Best of luck! Remember you can follow up with any questions on my article threads for advice, can access them via my signature :)- Jacob Miller
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
I talk about some challenges you could discuss in my Interviews article, accessible via my signature below.- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
I usually emailed Grad Rec to thank them briefly after the AC. If my interviewer had given me their name, and their email was public on their profile on the website (for example, all lawyers at Travers have a bio on the website in which their email contact is included). If their email wasn't in...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Will be worth it in the end! Congrats on securing the interviews.- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
Fingers crossed for ll of you waiting to hear back! As hard as it is, try not to get too focussed on refreshing your inboxes constantly - try to focus on other things, keep your mind active etc. Thinking of all of you!- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Depends on what sort of exercise it is, really! If it's a case style style exercise, you might want to check out my article on the topic, available by the link in my signature.- Jacob Miller
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Salary Increases?
My gut instinct says that basic salaries for NQ this year will remain stable and will rise again in 2022, but discretionary bonuses will increase a chunk this year as it's easier for the firm to control how much is given out etc. Trainees may see a small rise in April, but it's unlikely to be...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Isn't over 'till it's PFOver, don't write it off! Minor errors are more common than you might think and, despite obviously not being ideal, aren't always fatal to an application if it's otherwise strong. Put it this way: a firm would rather interview a candidate with an exceptional application...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
This is a super interesting question! I've never actually been asked it, but I would approach it with a few key principles in mind: The firm is far less interested in the particular example you choose, and much more interested in the reasons and justifications you give and, most importantly...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Hey Dwight, In re the SWIFT test, this really is nothing to worry about - for admin reasons i actually ended up doing mine after my VS offer was made! In re prep for the AC, it's almost impossible to give a firm answer. I actually discussed this quite recently - have a look here - and...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Well done!! Massive congratulations.- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I think CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP might take the cake here.- Jacob Miller
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Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
Thanks for clarifying. I'll hold my hands up and say I only have an extremely elementary understanding of this world - obviously all my knowledge is more grounded in the legal side than anything else. This article and the ones it links to seemed to explain it all quite well, though. It...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
It's not a PFO 'til it's a PFO. Firms' timeframes have all been massively elongated this cycle with the current working scenario - this is nothing to worry about.- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
This is definitely a really interesting position - and, in all fairness, one that I hadn't really considered giving my initial reply to the comment. While I totally understand where you're coming from - and commend you for being so very considerate of all those involved in the interview process...- Jacob Miller
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Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
Hi Tarnjeet, I'm not quite sure what you mean. Is it a debt collection agency or a lender or something else entirely? Might be able to help a little more with some more info!- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Generally speaking, I think personal examples are great here and that sounds like one which would be really suitable. Having been on a similar journey myself (lost about 10st/ 63kg a few years ago), I can definitely attest that it requires a huge amount of resilience. Many congratulations to...- Jacob Miller
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
Hey! You might find this article quite interesting - explains the issue very well!- Jacob Miller
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
I was actually reading earlier on about Jack Dorsey selling his first ever tweet as an NFT - sold for $2.5m! We had a really interesting chat about the place of crypto/ blockchain assets in the current and future market last week too, you can check that out here.- Jacob Miller
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