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No TC after GDL - Next Steps?
It sounds like you are a strong candidate if you made it through to final interviews at those kinds of firms. I think all or almost all of the roles I have seen for a paralegal require you to have done the LPC. I'm sure there are some that don't, but it may be tough to find one. I'm not too...- Nicole
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Training Contracts: Lessons from a Future Trainee
The Vacation Scheme If you’ve managed to secure a vacation scheme, congratulations! In many respects, the most ‘difficult’ part is over. Statistically speaking, the ratio of applications received to vacation scheme places is incredibly high, often with thousands of applications for circa 40-60...- Nicole
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Training Contracts: Lessons from a Future Trainee
The Interview Arrive early and know where you are going While this goes without saying, people fall at this hurdle all the time. If the firm’s office is spread across different buildings, know which one you’re going to (Google maps will be your best friend). I arrived at least 15 minutes...- Nicole
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Training Contracts: Lessons from a Future Trainee
Hi everyone! Demi Joannides, a future trainee at Herbert Smith Freehills, has kindly offered to share her application advice to students at TCLA. Enjoy :) The Online Application Choose quality over quantity As with many firms, the online application is in some ways both the most important...- Nicole
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- Forum: General Discussion
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General interview advice
Hey Christy, you can find it here :) https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/175-training-contract-interview-questions/- Nicole
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- Forum: Older Interview Experiences
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Welcome! Introduce yourself here :)
Welcome Christy, and welcome back to law! Yoga has been on my bucket list for some time now :)- Nicole
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- Forum: TCLA General News
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We're looking for writers!
Hey guys, Just to let you know, we will announce the four successful applicants towards the end of next week. We are also launching something quite exciting! The successful applicants will have access to a private forum at The Corporate Law Academy, called "The Writers' Forum". They will be...- Nicole
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- Forum: General Discussion
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The what-we're-doing-right-now page
I just thought I'd share that we have a few more technology classes in the works. Outside of that, we also have a class on managing a law firm (taught by a managing partner) coming soon!- Nicole
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- Forum: Site Announcements
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Forsters interview
Hey - I came across this, which I thought was quite a good explanation: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140311160225-136279118-business-development-what-does-it-mean-who-is-it-for/ I assume in the case study you will be given particular facts, which makes it hard to prepare for a specific...- Nicole
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Competency Interview Questions Plan
I'm glad to hear it. If there's anything else I can create that would be helpful, please let me know!- Nicole
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- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources
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AC at DWF
I know you've had plenty of advice by now, but here's some more from a future trainee! "My top tips would be to know the firm well (products/services they offer and how this sets them apart from their competitors), think about their international expansion (in my interview I was asked a lot of...- Nicole
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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References?
For the reference, is there anyone else that worked in your family business that could comment and isn't a family member? I agree, it would look a bit odd if they were calling up your dad for a reference on you! As to your second point - I think that is probably true, but I would suggest...- Nicole
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- Forum: Vacation Schemes Discussion
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How do law firms stay competitive?
I think the way I would tackle it is to first ask what it means to stay competitive. For example (and this is just my opinion), it could mean: Retaining clients Retaining talented employees Competing with other businesses on price Competing with other businesses on quality Growing in revenue...- Nicole
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- Forum: Commercial Awareness Discussion
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AC at DWF
I remember speaking to someone recently who had a DWF interview - will see if he has any advice! Do you know what they mean by checking exercise? Is that like proofreading?- Nicole
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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Mental health for lawyers: the impact of long working hours
Hey guys, This isn't completely relevant, but I thought I'd share this interesting article titled "Hard work may not pay off" - https://www.ft.com/content/d27b4334-962d-11e8-b747-fb1e803ee64e. Interesting implications for the long hours at law firms!- Nicole
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- Forum: General Discussion
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How to prepare for Slaughter and May Interview?
I remember writing up the interview experiences on the Slaughter and May page. From what I gather, the HR interview is conversational, so you can let your guard down a bit - just not too much! As you said, it'll be very much about your motivations for commercial law/why you are applying/where...- Nicole
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- Forum: Interviews Discussion
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The what-we're-doing-right-now page
If you haven't seen this already, here is our latest email: You can find our new teaching platform on the "Classes" page of our homepage.- Nicole
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- Forum: Site Announcements
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White & Case
Denisa sent the following: "the focus is on your application form, then why W&C, why law, some normal competency questions + a number of questions about what the trainee role involves and trying to assess your response to typical situations trainees might find themselves in" I also found...- Nicole
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- Forum: Applications Discussion
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Dentons Assessment Centre
Hey! I can't be of much use because I haven't done the AC but I did have kind of a role play at an interview before. It was similar to what the person described here: https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/experience/dentons-interview/ with the interviewer describing different scenarios and I...- Nicole
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- Forum: Watson Glaser and Case Study Resources