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    What are the ways you have demonstrated an entrepreneurial mindset?

    I agree, entrepreneurialism is about showing original thinking and spotting opportunities for improvement. Thank you for sharing your examples, it’s given me the confidence to use examples I was on the fence about!
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    What are the ways you have demonstrated an entrepreneurial mindset?

    Hey everyone! As the question says, what ways have you demonstrated an entrepreneurial mindset/attitude? I’ve always found it a tricky attribute to highlight as the usual examples are how somebody has launched XYZ company. While that’s fantastic, I unfortunately haven’t ran my own company...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    It’s my top firm so I will keep my fingers firmly crossed!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    It’s coming up 8 weeks since I applied to TW. I wish I could hold onto the same optimism!
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    Nominate Members for a £35 Amazon Gift Card!

    Oh and @Fatima P. !!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I didn’t meet the benchmark and heard back within 24 hours so I’d say no news is good news!
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    Nominate Members for a £35 Amazon Gift Card!

    Gladly nominate: @Celestie @Ricky @James Kitching
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    Nominate Members for a £35 Amazon Gift Card!

    Well thank you Jaysen!
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    You could use the additional information box that most websites have (such as apply4law). That’s probably what grad recruitment would ask you to do if you emailed them anyway
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Did you hear back recently? Congrats if so! Do you mind if I ask when you applied?
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    I’m in a very similar position but I have decided to apply for vacation schemes this side of Christmas and assess the situation for direct TC’s in the new year! I think you have a great chance at either so it’s about choosing what route is best for you
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    VRT Help

    The hardest part for me is differentiating between ‘false’ and ‘cannot say’. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to better separate the two?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Does anyone know if Osborne Clarke are rolling?
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    VRT Help

    Aside from practising, what would you say helped you improve at the Verbal Reasoning Test? I’m struggling with VRT as I can’t tell what it’s after!
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Thanks Jessica, it’s apply4law so I can put in bullet points but there is no option to indent like there is here on the forum. However, just for this firm, given their preference, I’m happy to put it into bullet points. What do you think they meant by methodical? To me it means being explicit...
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica, I know you’re bound to have answered this before so apologies for asking again (I couldn’t track a similar answer down!) When writing work experience out in bullet points, what are the key aspects to include? Should I be explicit about what I did and the skills I developed? The...
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    Dechert application

    I think it’s important to remember the questions are asking different things. There might be an overlap in content but the approach will be different between them. For example you may want to work at Dechert because of its international reach, but that might also be a reason clients hire them...
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    VRT Tips

    Aside from practising, what would you say helped you improve your Verbal Reasoning Test scores?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Hi Jessica, just curious, what would cause you to reconsider?
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    What are you motivations for a career in commercial law?

    Hey everyone! As the title suggests, I’m interested to hear what motivates you to become a commercial lawyer? In my view, finding your reasons why you want to become a commercial lawyer is one of the hardest parts of the application as you have to combine your experiences with your...

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