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  1. Daniel Boden

    Which office would you open/close?

    The energy/oil sector - Houston is a centre for global energy and oil practices and so has become a sort of 'energy hub' for some firms.
  2. Daniel Boden

    Bird & Bird Video Interview

    Hi Courtney, Happy to help and know that you are always welcome to ask people questions on here - it's a very friendly community :) The questions are taken from a huge bank of competency questions so it's hard to know what you'd be asked but the ones I got asked last cycle were these: What...
  3. Daniel Boden

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

    Just been invited to Gibson Dunn's open day next Tuesday and have progressed through to the next stages of the application process with Akin Gump and Mayer Brown - funny how good things seem to come all at once! :)
  4. Daniel Boden

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

    Also, for those applying to Travers Smith, I received this note today: "In terms of when we will get back to you, we are yet to begin processing applications for the summer, because, as you say, we are focused on the winter scheme currently. We will update everyone who has applied in the new...
  5. Daniel Boden

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

    Anyone heard back from Freshfields regarding the final year workshop?
  6. Daniel Boden

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

    Wow, that is brutal! God this process doesn't half test your resilience does it... So sorry to hear that Fay :( - like Alice says, always happy to chat through any dilemmas/anxieties you may have but well done for getting to the HL AC which in itself is a great achievement! :)
  7. Daniel Boden

    Shearman & Sterling Winter Vacation Scheme

    Huge congrats! Best of luck for it - make sure you enjoy this :D
  8. Daniel Boden

    Noticed a typo after submission

    @Jessica Booker Could you clarify what you mean by points 1 & 2?
  9. Daniel Boden

    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi @Jessica Booker, this question was asked in another thread but you may not have seen it so I figured I'd also ask in here as probably a lot of people have wondered this too. What would you recommend doing if you noticed a (small) typo after submitting an app? How would you view it if a...
  10. Daniel Boden

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

    Nothing from Travers... I applied for summer so just waiting to hear atm
  11. Daniel Boden

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

    Big congrats Ella! Best of luck for the AC :)
  12. Daniel Boden

    Noticed a typo after submission

    I too have made small typo errors in previous apps and been invited to interviews and then a vacation scheme so I'd try not to worry if I were you @Emily Collett! Easier said than done I know... I'd also be curious to know your opinion on this @Jessica Booker? How would you view it if a...
  13. Daniel Boden

    Jones Day interview

    Huge congrats! Enjoy this one :)
  14. Daniel Boden

    Travers Smith Interview

    Firms tend not to tell you who the interview will be with because normally they don't know often until the day of the interview! With partners and lawyers being so busy, often people tend to swap in at a fairly late basis. No harm in asking though!

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