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  1. Ayo Babatunde

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    Does anyone have any tips for answering this question?: 'Please tell us about your most outstanding personal achievement and how it added value to the environment you were in' Thanks so much in advance!!
  2. Ayo Babatunde

    General Discussion Thread 2020-21

    I might be reading into this too much, but if an application question asks 'why law' and not the usual 'why commercial law' , do I need to focus on why law more generally or would my motivations for commercial law be okay?
  3. Ayo Babatunde

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

    This may be a silly question... but what do people think is the best way to approach messaging lawyers on LinkedIn for a coffee??
  4. Ayo Babatunde

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

    Anyone still waiting on BLM post WG.....?
  5. Ayo Babatunde

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

    Yeah I am still waiting, starting to get a little worried now lol....
  6. Ayo Babatunde

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

    Not yet! I remember Grad Rec saying it was between 1-2 weeks till we get a response!
  7. Ayo Babatunde

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

    I received an invite today from DWF to do a VI, and an invite from BLM to do its 'critical thinking test' :) Does anyone have any tips for either ?
  8. Ayo Babatunde

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

    The way I answered it was only picking a couple of skills, because as you have said, you only get a minute or so to answer each question. So I stated the skill and explained it. I didn't give my own personal examples /experiences for that particular question because I felt the question was more...
  9. Ayo Babatunde

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

    I did the VI last summer for the direct TC. Sorry my memory isn't great haha, but I think I was asked: Tell me about yourself. (This question also threw me off a little because I didn't expect it) What skills are necessary to be a successful commercial lawyer? Why Addleshaw Goddard? How does...
  10. Ayo Babatunde

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

    Thank you so much! Thanks for the heads up about the structure of the AC, it is definitely really helpful:)

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