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Magic Circle Trainee after PhD
Hi @City Lawyer wannabe, If I'm being completely honest, my understanding and perception is (and remains) that, overwhelmingly, postgraduate qualifications don't actually make you any more employable than you would otherwise be in terms of commercial law. There are a few reasons for this... I...- Jacob Miller
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- Forum: General Discussion
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
I think this sounds like the absolute correct path to go down and a good structure. In terms of things to add/ otherwise consider: did you do research into different methods? Why did you arrive at the conclusion that you needed to fix this fear in the first place? If you were trying to fix the...- Jacob Miller
- Post #1,968
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
If this were me I would work on the basis that there are certain skills we all know a trainee has to have to complete their job to a high standard, and utilise one of them. Take, for example, drafting skills and the ability to write to different audiences. I've built drafting skills over...- Jacob Miller
- Post #1,967
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Depends on a trillion factors to be honest. Some key variables: how technical/ complex the information you're looking for is how much information the firm has posted about them online (e.g. an MC firm will probably have a lot more info than a semi-boutique American outfit or a regional firm)...- Jacob Miller
- Post #19,431
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Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
Hey, What I would honestly say is that it isn't necessary to be able to cite treaties, statutes, cases etc vac schemes or apps/ interview. This isn't expected of you and, in all honesty, I don't actually think it would particularly strengthen you as an applicant in any meaningful way (although...- Jacob Miller
- Post #464
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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#7 The Legal Profession This Week - Gender Pay Gap Reports
While we normally only have one substantive commercial discussion, I just wanted to add a few brief thoughts on this piece as I think it's so highly topical. I will caveat (quite heavily) here by saying that this is not so much based around commercial knowledge geared up for an interview, merely...- Jacob Miller
- Post #2
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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Picture Perfect? GIPHY Acquisition Raises Competition Concerns
Really interesting thoughts Dheepa! Competition law as a series of principles I think the discussion surrounding tech mergers here is very interesting for a variety of reasons. When we consider that most of the UK's competition law (by my, albeit, elementary understanding), is still grounded...- Jacob Miller
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I would suggest reframing. Firm B weren't necessarily your priority, you maybe felt you needed more contact time with them to understand them better and the VS was the best way to do that.- Jacob Miller
- Post #19,315
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I did this with Travers as I still had my NRF VS to go, and, while I was pretty sure I wanted Travers I wanted to see whether NRF changed my opinion. They'd initially given me a deadline before the NRF VS, I explained that I had another VS and, while I was pretty sure I'd take Travers' TC offer...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
Hard to answer this one definitively in all honesty - there are loads of ways of going about it, all of which could be considered as great answers if done correctly. When I answered a question very similar to the outside interests one you mention, I discussed a (rather nerdy) hobby of mine. I...- Jacob Miller
- Post #1,887
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
It's highly unlikely a firm would allow you only to complete one week for another firm's scheme. If this were me< I would do the following: Contact firm A to ask if there was an alternative week I could do If no, contact firm B to ask the same If no, decide what firm's scheme I wanted to do...- Jacob Miller
- Post #19,290
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
No, I wouldn't say this is too personal to be honest. I'm a fan of quite left-field answers for these sorts of questions, they show a lot more about you as a person. As long as you feel you can justify it well and use a good structure for your answer, you'll be fine :)- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Not necessarily. I generally disagree with making any assumptions of outcome until you're heard explicitly.- Jacob Miller
- Post #19,281
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
The financial market is a catch-all term for the finance world, includes private financing. The capital market is the publicly-traded debt and equity market. Hope this helps :)- Jacob Miller
- Post #19,267
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Hi :) Depends a lot on the firm - I've written several articles based around prep for common AC activities. They're available via the link in my comment - please feel free to check them out :)- Jacob Miller
- Post #19,266
- Forum: Applications Discussion
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
"Optional" doesn't really mean "optional" to be honest - you should really attend absolutely everything you can.- Jacob Miller
- Post #19,241
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2 Questions About Becoming a Paralegal
I agree with all of the above, with the caveat that you'll need to check that your commitments as a paralegal wouldn't affect your ability to begin your TC (or vice versa) and that your TC doesn't have any terms regarding the matter in particular, or working during your studies if the studies...- Jacob Miller
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- Forum: General Discussion
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Almost certainly not - most firms now destroy any data they're not required to keep for a combination of GDPR and also just practicality reasons (I.e. loads of files just takes up loads of storage space).- Jacob Miller
- Post #19,149
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I would wait and see the outcome before emailing personally.- Jacob Miller
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Definitive Guide to Law Firm Interviews! *Monday Article Series*
Hi, Glad you found the article helpful! I think these questions, particularly the first, are looking for honest and genuine answers which reflect your personal feelings. Question 2 is phrased rather unusually, it has to be said (I would generally expect this to be something more along the...- Jacob Miller
- Post #24
- Forum: Interviews Discussion