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Colin v Cuthbert: Copycat-erpillar?
I think the Colin/ Cuthbert dispute is really interesting on a number of levels. It really has caught the public imagination and it's got the nation talking. From a legal perspective, I must admit that I understand & agree with M&S' case: if you look at all the various caterpillar cakes on the...- Jacob Miller
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
I agree with what Jessica says here - it's important to remember that perception and reality won't always align perfectly. If I were you, I'd try and think outside the box here. Quite left-field examples can still be great and also are likely to set yourself apart from other candidates...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I think these things should generally be taken at face value: present it about something you're genuinely passionate about, don't try and fake your interest for the sake of the presentation as it will just seem contrived. These presentations are much less about your substantive topic and much...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
If it's any consolation, a few weeks ago I got a PFO from Vinson & Elkins, from a 2019 application.- Jacob Miller
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European Super League
Yeah I think you're right, to be honest. As much as I'd love to see it from a personal perspective, it would cause uproar much in the same way the ESL did for all the same reasons.- Jacob Miller
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- Forum: General Discussion
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European Super League
Yeah precisely - as well as what Jessica mentions. Plus, Rugby is far and away the bigger sport in Wales so I'm not convinced there would've been the demand (though that is pure conjecture from my part). Back in the day (I mean up to the 1990s, really) Scotland's football landscape was much...- Jacob Miller
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European Super League
To be fair, as a Rangers fan I would love to see us in a bigger league against better teams. An injection of cashflow from bigger fixtures would give us a fighting chance in Europe, attracting bigger names to the club etc. Scottish football is completely stagnant and there's no money in it, it...- Jacob Miller
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Definitive Guide to Law Firm Interviews! *Monday Article Series*
Hi, in my experience the TI is fairly brief, quite informal and is generally designed to feel out the reasons why you're interested in NRF as a firm etc - I honestly can't remember what I was asked, but I think it would be reasonable to expect to justify why law/ why you/ why NRF etc, maybe a...- Jacob Miller
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Second year non-law student missed VC deadlines
Hate to be all lawyery about it, but it really depends. The first thing to mention is that, simply by virtue of being in third year, you are not at a disadvantage to those who applied in second year for schemes. There are plenty of people who apply a lot later than this stage, so there's...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Massive!!!!!! Well done!- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Absolutely buzzing for you! Huge congrats, now go out and get drunk to celebrate!- Jacob Miller
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Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
As Jess mentions, if the pitch is for a specific job, it will be led by the team who will lead the work (i.e. if it's a transaction, will be lead by relevant transactional lawyers/ if it's litigation, will be led by litigious lawyers etc). If it's a firm pitching to become a panel firm for the...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I find this generally a really interesting discussion. I think, from a personal standpoint, a lot of lawyers get good at separating themselves personally/ emotionally from their work. Their job, obviously within the caveats and constraints of practice rules etc, is to do as good a job for their...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I have to be completely honest and slightly disagree with you here. Law firms represent controversial clients all the time without reputational damage; representing controversial clients is part of the job. Analogously, criminal QCs don't suffer reputational damage when representing those...- Jacob Miller
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Free Month of TCLA Premium (Bronze) - Every Week From Monday!
My winner this week is @AA99 for this open, frank discussion about post-VS rejections. As many will now have realised, I am a massive proponent of genuine self-reflection in all aspects of personal development, including the application process. I think this post epitomises what that is about...- Jacob Miller
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Taxing Times: The USA Proposes a New Global Corporate Tax
As someone who really doesn't know much about tax law at all, this is really interesting and definitely shares a number of parallels with other areas of law. As someone who's really interested in company/ entity law, this discussion shares a lot of parallels with that area. Dheepa has already...- Jacob Miller
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
Totally understandable given your circumstances! I was in a similar position when I broke my back, more or less had to cut a lot of stuff out my life to focus on recovering so lost a lot of time where I would normally have worked on more personal development stuff for apps! Life happens, I'm...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Hey, My articles on case studies and general interview skills/ prep are both available via the link in my signature if you've not yet had a read of them - hopefully they will help!- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
I would probably aim for 3+1 but I think 2+2 would be okay so long as you really emphasise the relevancy of the older ones so they don't seem redundant.- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
My TI (for VS) with NRF, answers varied a lot in length just owing to different types of things being asked. I would say answers will be 30 seconds to 2 minutes depending on the question! Hope this helps.- Jacob Miller
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