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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    Freshfields is not rolling, but since the deadline they've been reviewing apps and getting back to people with WG tests and I believe ACs too
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    If a firm asks for any deal they've done which has interested you, is that only limited to transactions? Or can it be advisory/litigious?
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Since they specified headshot, I would assume they meant with a professional background. There are lots of editing apps which whiten backgrounds e.g. AirBrush, PicsArt, you could try? Might be worth a shot
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    So my initial reaction was to answer why I'm interested in commercial law and the types of firms, so I gave a brief answer there. Then when he asked again I think I went back to my IR degree and how my interest in law came from that. When he asked AGAIN I must've bs-ed really hard bc it was...
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Ahh great, I'll try this if it comes up again - thank you!
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    I've been asked in an interview "how did you end up here?", and the partner wasn't convinced with any of my 3 replies. I took it to mean "what's your journey to commercial law been like?", but I guess not. Any advice on how to answer this if it comes up again?
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Yes many have received WG tests in the past weeks, just waiting for responses now (this has been discussed in the direct TC thread so best keeping an eye there :) )
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    They moved it on the website, but someone said they tried to apply with that new deadline and it said applications are closed. We speculate it may be a new deadline for accepting their open day/AC? Maybe it will open up when they start giving out invites, who knows lol
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Oh yeah my bad it was 15, just felt long I guess lol
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    Reed Smith Post SJT

    No I'm just going with the sector as a whole. I think referring to the firm is most relevant to the last question about their values. Not sure about the deadline, but many firms count the day they sent it on itself, so I'm going with Friday just to be safe :)
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    So you get 3 questions, each 1m30 in length and 30s preparation time before each one - questions are about the firm, the legal industry overall and you get one competency one too - prepare as you would for any other interview, just practice condensing in 1m20 (10s room for any pauses etc.) -...
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    2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion

    The type of firm doesn't matter; after all it is an open day, so you're just trying to see if you enjoy the work they do and could see yourself pursuing that type of law. I would say group all your open days under one work experience heading, just to save space. Briefly mention you attended x y...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Hii, so I'm not sure if they count Tuesday but I would say send them off by Friday, just to be safe. If your laptop situation is really dire you could always email them and see if they'd be generous to issue you an extension, or use your phone? Hope it works out!
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    I think do it today (Tuesday), just to to be safe!
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    Reed Smith Post SJT

    I don't actually think they've shown the date on their website, so guess we'll have to wait for an update
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    Most of them are, but check the eligibility criteria. Freshfields, for eg, only opens vac schemes for second years.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I can't give specific examples as I don't know the firm you're referring to, but I would start by looking at the firm's practice areas - maybe using Legal500 to see the areas in which it really excels, and then go on to explain how this leads clients to prefer this firm over others, as the firm...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    It's usually asking how the firm is different from competitors form the point of view of clients i.e. what would make a client seek advice from that firm over others? Their strength in a particular practice area? A particular legal market? The capabilities of their lawyers? Hope that makes sense :)
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