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

    Hey, con Hey, congrats! In terms of general commercial awareness I will always recommend schogger’w commercial awareness handbook which looks at business from a legal perspective Alternatively stoake’s “all you need to know about the city” There’s also a few case studies available on TCLA !
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    Allen & Overy app - 2018/19

    @KatieCCM I'll PM you later!
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    hey, i don't currently have either of them with me right now, but I read both of them and I'd recommend them. If i had to pick between the two I'd go with Schogger's Commercial Law Handbook one considering you already have "All you need to know about the city", which in my opinion is Stoake's...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Depends. I applied on the day of the deadline last year and hear back in 2 months with an invite to interview Another one of my friends applied in October and received an invite to interview in February!
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    Case study interview advice

    Hey, so I think you should consider various things. On a more general, non-law specific level, think about the "PESTEL" factors (https://pestleanalysis.com/pestel-framework/) and just figure out whether its a sound "business" decision to open up in x country. Then i would consider already...
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    Sidley Austin vac interview

    Nope, I didn't end up getting the scheme in the end, so sadly can't help :(
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    Sidley Austin vac interview

    Hi! So to be honest you wouldn't be needing that information anyways. My interview was for a summer scheme in February 2018 (so almost two years ago), but I gather they haven't changed the process. It is a very commercial based interview. My interview lasted about half an hour and the partners...
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    Allen & Overy app - 2018/19

    Hi, I got the SJT and got an invite to assessment 35 days after passing it. Following from my interview I heard back within 6 days, so I guess it can vary?
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    I got rejected by w&c 2 years in a row too before getting an offer, so don't worry!
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    Who are our competitors?

    Hi! I'm really sorry to hear this and to be honest this is the kind of question that caused me a lot of mental pain and overthinking in the past. I also used to "rank them together" based on whether they were MCs, SCs or US but also had to realize (the hard way) that this doesn't really work...
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    Commercial Awareness Recommended Reading - Start Here!

    HI, i think the legal tech thread you are talking about could be this one? https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/forums/the-legal-tech-academy.17/ Not sure I'm right but it definitely looks like it has lots of useful information in there
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    White & Case online form

    Hi, mine was 727.
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    White & Case online form

    Hi, I think you could also consider their 2020 strategy and how this links in with their international practice. they are basically focussing on 4 sectors and trying to heavily grow in the London and US (new york) market. i think this is quite a good one to raise because this will allow them to...
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

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

    Hi! No I had to turn down the VS offer because I decided to take a TC offer with another firm :)
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Thanks! And no worries I'm sure you'll hear soon :)
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Hi, yes. i interviewed on the 11th and received an offer on the 19th.
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    Slaughter and May interview Preparation

    Hi! So I actually recently did the S&M interview so i think i can be of help here The case study is super straightforward. its about 2-3 pages to read (as opposed to other law firms which give you packs and packs of information) and it asks you to pick between 3 different expansion strategies...
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