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  1. Nicole

    Welcome! Introduce yourself here :)

    Welcome Ayodele :). I love baking too!
  2. Nicole

    Vote for a weekly commercial awareness topic

    Hey everyone :) To help the commercial awareness side of things, we had an idea. Each week we'll be taking in suggestions for a commercial awareness article. A maximum of 4 topics will get put into a poll which you can then vote on. We'll then write an article on the highest voted topic. To...
  3. Nicole

    What podcasts do you listen to?

    @Jonty just to piggyback on this thread as I know you mentioned doing a podcast (and we are entertaining the idea too). You might enjoy this: http://www.goldmansachs.com/our-thinking/podcasts/episodes/02-23-2018-podcasts.html. - Goldman sachs I know, but their latest episode about 'the golden...
  4. Nicole

    Lovely thanks Denisa :)

    Lovely thanks Denisa :)
  5. Nicole

    White & Case

    Woo great job, you must be delighted! When did you find out? Yep I'll get that for you :). Completely optional, but if you would be interested in sending us your advice on the interview for future students, we would be really grateful!
  6. Nicole

    Commercial News Update - March 2018

    You're doing so great, keep it up :)!
  7. Nicole

    Post your suggestions here

    Hey everyone, I'll be updating you guys on these forums so you can see what we're working on a the moment. A few of you have made suggestions already, and that's been super helpful. I'd like to stress that the purpose of this site is to help you guys get into the top corporate law firms. We've...
  8. Nicole

    The impact of Brexit on law firms: A post-referendum analysis

    Hi everyone :). This will be a guide at some point, but until then I thought I'd post Jaysen's article here. It was written some time ago (shortly after the referendum), which we then sent out on the mailing list. So keep an eye out for part 2, which will be more updated. "Merry Christmas All...
  9. Nicole

    LawTech is coming

    I think I remember this in his latest book! Great article by the way :) Edit: I just saw your link!
  10. Nicole

    Law Firm Interview Experiences

    Hey guys, we've had a few requests about specific law firm interviews. Whilst we're still building the law firm insights page, please post your request here and we'll try to hunt someone down to help :)
  11. Nicole

    Has anyone applied for a TC this year?

    Hey, I may be wrong but I think for some firms you can apply now. I think most people start applying a little closer to June/July :)
  12. Nicole

    White & Case

    Hi Denisa, we're currently compiling a big list of interview/AC experiences from the law insights page. I just checked and we've only got one short response for White & Case. I'm sorry it's not terribly helpful - I understand your interview is very soon! This is from a future trainee: "So it's...
  13. Nicole

    Upcoming A&O open day

    It sounds like you would benefit from the interview session more :). I think the only way to get good at those is real practice and if you're already good at commercial awareness, this seems like a great opportunity!
  14. Nicole

    Commercial News Summary - February 2018

    Sorry Coralin, I hope this isn't too irrelevant, but I thought I'd copy Jaysen's post on TSR about AI and the Law (notes on a live webinar hosted by the European Legal Tech Association (ELTA)). I think it'll be useful for students as it's quite a common question in interviews/AC's atm. Jaysen...
  15. Nicole

    Commercial News Summary - February 2018

    Great job Coralin! Why don't we feature this thread :)
  16. Nicole

    What's the hardest interview question you've ever had?

    I was once asked to name three of my biggest weaknesses. One I understand but three?!
  17. Nicole

    Welcome! Introduce yourself here :)

    Hiya! We are quite a small community at the moment so I thought it would be a good idea to introduce ourselves here. Please also tell us an interesting fact about yourself if you want to!. I'm Nicole, a future trainee :) My interests: I love to bake and dance. My not-so-interesting fact is...

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