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    Taylor Wessing App

    Hey @Lily721, I think it helps to think more broadly than grades. That may be a good result but the main bulk of the question is interested in your action (STAR technique). Perhaps you had a tough time with a particular module or a particular essay, where you had to dig a bit harder to get a...
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    Explaining interest in firm

    That’s good to know there was overlap for you! I agree it’s important to appreciate the difference in the questions at the same time. My focus and framing is of course different but I feel the underlying motivations naturally complement each other, so I’m glad you felt you didn’t have to keep...
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    Explaining interest in firm

    Did you often find your reasons for why commercial law segued into why this specific firm? For example, one my reasons for why commercial law Is that I’m interested in business strategy, and that has led me to apply to quite a lot of firms with a very specific sector based approach. Given that...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Your motivations shouldn’t really change from application to interview. You may wish to elaborate on them on more though! You may include other examples/experiences that have motivated you
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    I am an Associate at a Global Law Firm. Ask me Anything!

    Thanks @LM. When applying, what were you looking for in your training contract and do you think you found it?
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    Explaining interest in firm

    Thanks Naomi, just for my own reflection, what practice areas or clients etc resonated with you? What experiences did you often refer to in relation these to motivations?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Hey! What’s your typical answer for why commercial law? While experiences are key, it really depends how you link it to your motivations that separates a good answer from a convincing one. Happy for you to drop me a message if you want to keep experiences etc private!
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    Explaining interest in firm

    This is a great question and one I recently had myself! My take is that in an application, there’s no harm in honing in on a specific area or practice that appeals to you. It’s more likely to be convincing and true, especially if backed up by your experiences in that area. My only caveat is...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    That’s a good way to look at! I question if I don’t infer enough and therefore just fall back on cannot say.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Thank you Olivia! Best of luck
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Does anyone have some tips for the VRT? I seem to choose ‘Cannot Say’ too often. Does anyone have suggestions on how to easily differentiate when it would be appropriate to use ‘Cannot Say’?
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    Taking advantage of work experience section

    Thank you so much!
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    Taking advantage of work experience section

    Thanks both @Jessica Booker @Jacob Miller !
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    Taking advantage of work experience section

    Just curious what people do with the work experience section? At the moment, I show not tell what I did and highlight my impact. Do others explicitly mention what skills they developed and relate that to the firm? When I try this, I often feel it comes off as forced and the law firm’s name...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Gowling worked on the AstraZeneca vaccine https://gowlingwlg.com/en/news/firm-news/2020/astrazeneca-and-university-of-oxford-collaboration/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CJa1sFrJ0Jo/?igshid=1jcvfopoqjd1d I believe Linklaters worked on one of the other vaccines too.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I’d add to all the other comments so far by just saying it’s important to remember you don’t know the law firm’s benchmark! Reminding myself that the benchmark could be anything helps me take the pressure off trying to hit a certain ‘level’ to instead just focus on doing my best for every question.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I would try to explain why doing X, which led to Y profit, convinced you that you’d enjoy a career as a commercial lawyer. That’s probably two sentences when you link it to commercial law but I would expect that length or longer given you’re using the example to show why commercial law.
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Don’t worry received my report now!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    To those who have done the PwC game, did you receive any confirmation email to say you completed it? I just completed it and all it did was take me back to the app’s menu screen
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    If it’s any help, I decided to look at the retail sector and then select three lessons the legal sector could learn from it and what that means for TLT

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