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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Last year, a friend of mine already had her offer before I even had my invitation to interview, so I think there's still hope even if you haven't heard anything yet!
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    I know 4 people who have interviewed with Gibson over the past two weeks
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=PFO
  4. J

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Massive well done! Good luck!
  5. J

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    It’s on their apply4law page
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    Firms that don't recruit mainly from vac schemes/applying directly to TC

    Slaughter and May is still open for TC apps for final year students and graduates if anyone still wanted to apply
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    It really varies from firm to firm. Some firms (e.g. HSF, Ashurst) have been known to give some offers out on the day of the interview/AC, many firms tell people within a week, some wait until after all ACs are complete. Some firms are quite bad with rejections though. Last year, I had a 30 day...
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    Valuation of a company

    In terms of valuing a company, the most common methods I see are discounted cash flow analysis, precedent transactions analysis or comparable companies analysis. I’ve never really heard of using a balance sheet to value a company. I’m curious, have you heard of someone being asked this before...
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    Which law firms recruit on a rolling basis? 2018-2019

    I emailed the firm a while back and they said they will start reviewing applications in January
  10. J

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    For people waiting on Skadden, someone on TSR has received an invitation to the open day/AC
  11. J

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Yeah I got the same: "Whilst your application was certainly impressive"
  12. J

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Debevoise rejection just came in
  13. J

    Firm app questions

    O'Melveny & Myers I believe
  14. J

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Congrats! Glad to hear things went better than you thought. Best of luck for the AC!
  15. J

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    I know at least two people who have had the same thing happen to them. One of them went on to AC so I don't think you should worry; just explain your situation to them as you have done!
  16. J

    Herbert Smith Freehills online test

    There’s around 12 for the verbal reasoning section and one of the others I think
  17. J

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    CC rejection finally, but Kirkland AC invite!
  18. J

    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    With regards to making the most of what time you do have: - I've always found it useful to allocate specific times for this kind of work everyday: when I'm on my way to work, when I'm sat eating lunch, a few hours when I get home etc. - A problem I've often found is that I'll use up a lot of...
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    Clifford Chance - Assessment Day - Training Contract

    On the student room forum, one person has received a TC AC and a lot of people have updated portals but no email (I don't have any news regarding the Middle East TC though sorry)

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