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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Hi everyone, I am wondering if anyone has ever been offered a TC and not taken it, even though they didn't have another TC offer at the same time, nor a coming vacation scheme or anything else coming up yet. I mean declined it purely because they felt there were firms that would be a better...
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    Podcast Recommendations

    I listen to the 'Commercial Awareness' podcast on Spotify. The episodes are very short (5 to 10 mins) and essentially relay headlines and address the relevance to the business world/commercial law. I like how short it is because I don't always have time to listen to something that is longer than...
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    Free TCLA memberships

    Oh thank you Jaysen! Such a nice surprise :) This forum is the best thing that's happened to me this year! Happy for this month to be my free month. Thank you again :)
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Question for @Jaysen: I was reading the Vacation Scheme Guide 2019, and it mentions researching your department if you know it. Do you think it would be fine to email the firm a few weeks before a VS asking what department you'll be placed with to be able to prepare? My scheme is only going to...
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    Commercial Awareness Update: May 2019

    I like this shorter word count!
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Thank you, that makes sense. And would you say that most firms are fine with people applying again next cycle if candidates were unsuccessful the previous year at application stage (provided the application is improved, of course)? Or is having applied previously likely to put candidates at a...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    What would people say is a reasonable/good amount of applications to plan to send (VS and Direct TC combined) in one application cycle, to increase chances but have time to make applications good? I'm in the process of planning for next year and selecting which firms I want to apply for. Thanks :)
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    The Official Vacation Scheme Diaries Thread

    Really interest and useful! Thank you :)
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    Writing Tip 6: Communicating your Motivation for Law

    Thank you Hazal! Really useful :)
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Ah yes, that's good to bear in mind! Thanks :)
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Very useful info, thank you!
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Thank you! Really helpful :)
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Yes, sorry. Really my question was, what are people's thoughts in terms of deciding whether to apply for a winter, spring or summer scheme when a firm offers all three?
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Hi Everyone, I'm thinking about next application cycle and wonder if people with more experience of applying have thoughts on this: Where firms offer Winter, Spring and Summer vacation schemes, and all schemes offer a TC interview at the end (and assuming I am eligible to either of them), what...
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this (couldn't find the 'ask me anything' thread). Which firms, apart from Weil and Kirkland, do a lot of private equity work? Thank you :)

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