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Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
I agree with the above. Key things I would do to display confidence/ calmness (I think sometimes calmness is all that's needed) include: - Firm handshake and eye contact as soon as you meet the interviewer, introduce yourself with a smile and ask how they're doing (obviously the handshake bit is...- Jacob Miller
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
I've got to be honest, I've zero knowledge of stock/ share trading so feel woefully under-qualified to start advising! Haha. Currencies are way more my wheelhouse :) Edit: I should clarify that this is for active investments, I do also keep a passive investment fund which trades ETFs etc, just...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I would absolutely disclose other vacation schemes personally.- Jacob Miller
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Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread
My understanding, in fairly simple terms, is as follows: Pre-pack denotes a situation where the entity being sold is heading towards financial distress/ insolvency but this has not been formally declared, no insolvency practitioner has been appointed etc and it is essentially a private...- Jacob Miller
- Post #239
- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Of course! https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/definitive-guide-to-law-firm-interviews-monday-article-series.3286/ https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/foundations-of-commercial-law-practice-areas-firm-groups-and-applications-monday-article-series.3163/...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I made 12 (maybe 13?) applications on my cycle across magic circle, silver circle, American and international elite firms. 3 AC invites, 2 VS's and got my TC from one of them :) Hard as it is, though, try to keep your head in the game and your motivation high - remember you only need one 'yes'...- Jacob Miller
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Definitive Guide to Law Firm Case Studies! *Monday Article Series*
DT here means Deal Team :)- Jacob Miller
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Definitive Guide to Law Firm Interviews! *Monday Article Series*
Hi, sorry it's taken me a while to get back to this!! I substantively agree with Dheepa's response given above. I concur that a pure CV-based interview is much less likely to focus on competency questions, but I have personally been in interviews where the interviewer has had my CV in front of...- Jacob Miller
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
There's another group I've noticed recently called 'The Commercial Law Academy' who may use the 'TCLA' acronym; it may have been these guys.- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Obviously can't give a cast-iron guarantee but it's highly unlikely to be the sole factor for an immediate PFO. People make far bigger mistakes than a wee grammar error and still receive offers! This is one of the reasons why I had a rule never to re-read applications after I'd submitted them...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
No not at all, I've used plenty of examples for experiences not listed on my application or even my CV - I keep my CV strictly to 2 pages so have to be selective with what I feature on it; some apps limit you to 6/8 work exp inputs so I just choose the most relevant stuff to put on the app :)- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Thank you so much for the kind words! Beyond delighted the article helped and got everything crossed for you for the AC- Jacob Miller
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"What makes you a good fit for our firm?"
I would personally say that this is a composite of "why us" and "why you" questions, with the emphasis shifted firmly on matching elements of these responses as appropriate and tying them together throughout your answer to have a coherent and logical overall response. Key things to consider...- Jacob Miller
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Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
I would substantively agree with what Naomi has said above: ultimately, there's no right or wrong answer here and ultimately you also have to take a pragmatic view as to what is necessary for your life, too: you need to consider rent/ bills etc and a job might be a better shout than studying...- Jacob Miller
- Post #295
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
As Jess has already mentioned, focus here on analysis rather than descriptive stuff - small things of no consequence like date and author are immaterial. I discuss different response structures to a question like this in some amount of detail in my recent article...- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
Hey, congrats on the AC! As general prep, you might want to check out the three AC-orientated articles I've written recently: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/definitive-guide-to-law-firm-interviews-monday-article-series.3286/...- Jacob Miller
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Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
In my experience, they're quite hard to do a lot of prep for as the scenarios were very wide-ranging and. varied between candidates at my AC there. I would personally brush up. on the basic mechanics of contracts (including boilerplate/ common clauses etc) and also probably the mechanics of a...- Jacob Miller
- Post #287
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Ask 3 future trainees (Magic & Silver Circle, International Elite) ANYTHING! *New TCLA Team Members*
Completely agree with Jess' input above! Best of luck with the VI.- Jacob Miller
- Post #285
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General Discussion Thread 2020-21
I day trade the forex market as my primary income and ran an educational consultancy on the same until about 2 weeks ago teaching folks how to trade, feel free to DM me.- Jacob Miller
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I would say this is the opportunity to break down how you interact with other team members: for example, do you always assume a leadership role? Do you always prefer to work under instruction? Do you switch between both depending on the circumstances? You obviously then want to use an example or...- Jacob Miller
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- Forum: Applications Discussion