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    Flex Legal

    I see. Very eye opening. Thanks!
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    Flex Legal

    Thanks for your reply. That sounds relatively straightforward. I understand that the flow of work isn't very consistent, and mostly doc review stuff. Would you say that this has been your experience? Have you been able to use your time with Flex to help you get a more permanent paralegal job/TC...
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    Flex Legal

    Sorry to revive a long-dead thread, but does anyone know if the kind of questioning detailed above still rings true? I have an interview with Flex on Monday. Is there anything competency based? @Salma @huasheng @Kim LD
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    Real Talk about Eversheds Sutherland's 2023 VS App

    Am I the only one going nuts over ES's questions? What in the fresh hell does 'energised' mean? For reference: When have you worked towards an ambitious goal? As part of your answer, please describe how you tackled this goal, what set-backs you faced, and what energised you about the...
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    Ask Shearman & Sterling Anything!

    Hi Paul, I interviewed for a vacation scheme in late 2017 or early 2018 after attending a student presentation and open day. It was my first ever 'serious' job interview as a fresh-faced undergrad and it didn't go well as I am not sure I prepared enough. Since it has been a while, would it be...
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    Commercial Awareness Discussion Thread

    Does anyone have any thoughts on how the FCA covid insurance litigation in the high court (which found in favour of businesses seeking payouts from reticent insurers) might impact law firms operating in both the contentious and non-contentious insurance sector? I can't think of anything beyond...
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Thanks so much!
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Just 250.
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica, I'm currently writing an app for a firm and I'm stuck on how to approach the last question which is 'what does it means to be a professional?' I've never come across this type of question before. I have identified three qualities that I believe all professionals should have...
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    How to stay motivated when you keep getting rejected

    I reckon that I must be one of only a handful of people who has been rejected by nearly every level of law firm London has to offer after an in-person interview. I have been rejected after interview at an MC, SC, two US firms, two national firms and a blue-blooded private client firm. All I...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Ugh don't even. I applied in November 2019 for a Direct TC and they chose to tell me in September 2020 that they'd stopped interviewing candidates....could have done half a TC by then pals!
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    why do you actually want to work in commercial law? (honest)

    For me the main thing I liked is in the sheer diversity of experiences you can encounter as a trainee. If you are applying to become a trainee in an accountancy firm you will likely be split into a stream that does audit, assurance or tax. I don't think there is a lot of scope for crossover - at...
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica, Just a quick one this time. I'm currently writing an app to a firm which asks you to 'describe an aspect of your studies that was of particular interest and explain why it interests you.' I'm feeling a little confused by how to interpret 'an aspect of your studies'. Do you think...
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    The impression I received when I did mine was that there were still a few more to come, but they're never very specific so I could be wrong.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Not law but I can also one up this. I once applied for a waitering job at a Hotel when I was 16 and got a rejection from them this year. I'm 24.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I'm still waiting on Travers but when I spoke to recruitment at a virtual law fair recently, they are still considering people, so who knows on that one. Macs is inviting people to virtual ACs and making offers already. No offer for me after mine though, sadly.
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    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Can anyone give me a few tips on how they would approach dealing with a difficult work colleague? I've been extremely fortunate only to work with lovely people (at least so far) and am interested to know what others would do.
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    How do different styles of law firm win clients?

    Thanks for this! You sound very knowledgeable about this stuff!
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    How do different styles of law firm win clients?

    Haha I don't really know either - I was just caught out by a question on it in an interview; beyond throwing the word 'legal panels' around, it helped me realise I didn't have a clue! But this thread has brought up some interesting ideas that I hope everyone who reads it will find useful!
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    How do different styles of law firm win clients?

    I like this approach, it definitely makes sense to me and is quite informative. So thank you for chipping in! But I do have some follow up questions. If it's a tendering process, how exactly does a firm get invited for tender? Does an in-house lawyer select a shortlist of firms on the basis of...

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