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    Inspiration!

    I highly recommend Barbarians at the Gate; was a highly entertaining book and you do learn a great deal about PE at the same time.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Yea go on then
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I definitely felt that I impressed the partners a little more; but it ultimately came down to the the type of case study in the AC. I do very well in M&A case studies but not so much for contractual interpretation ones.
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Just to add to the above, I've had around 40ish rejections over the two cycles I've done apps in, and failed 4/7 assessment centers. Before my TC interview with Links on a Thursday, I was riding a streak of 2 consecutive AC failures (Tuesday and Friday before that Thursday). A lot of us, myself...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Pro tip: when I get asked a difficult question I always give a 'toothy grin' to show that I'm 'enjoying' myself and am confident, while hiding the fact that I am mentally swearing at them for asking such a difficult question. Take a sip of water to buy yourself some time. Disclaimer: worked...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Stay healthy you all, this interview season can be very stressful and can wreak havoc on your immune system. I've just been diagnosed with the good ol' mumps, and my doctor suspects that I could've contracted it through all that travelling to London for ACs. o_O All that travelling + stress...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Cant remember when, but a long long long long time ago
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    No idea, I only know that I wasn't successful haha
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    HSF are still sending out spring AC invites. Just got one, but I'll have to decline it. Fingers crossed for y'all!
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    1. Checklists to stay organized. 2. If deadline is not terribly urgent, renegotiate the deadline. 3. Extra time at the end if the day to do the task. That's how I structured my interview answers.
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Just got a Linklaters call.......finally got my TC!!!!!!!!
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Don't think they will give feedback, I couldnt even get feedback from my vac schene
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I've seen many white & case VI invites here, so these are the questions I had last year. - What are the benefits of an international secondment? - Discuss a challenge facing law firms - time when you overcame a difficulty / challenge. They've probably changed it this year though
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Just got an offer from CMS aha good stuff pretty quick turnaround
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Might give you extra marks for having a critical mind? (Jokes)

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