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    White & Case video interview - commercial questions

    How long has it taken people to hear back from VI, did mine last week. They asked what the benefits of the guaranteed international seat were, what were the biggest challenges facing law firms and a time where I had to overcome a challenge.
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    Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!

    Hi Jessica, Since A&O has been recruiting on a rolling basis since August and the deadline is the 22nd of December , is it a bit late to apply now ? Also, would it make a difference which start date I apply for i.e. will the 2023 applications be reviewed after 2021 and 2022 ? Thank you
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    Hearing Back from Law Firms, Assessment Centres & Interview Tips - 2019 - 2020

    Has anyone heard from Cleary spring VS ? Also, how long has it taken for people to here from Ashurst after the tests ? It’s been four weeks since I did them.
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Hi guys, So I have just accepted my place on a vacation scheme with Clyde & Co !! Litreally so happy right now. Thank you to everybody on this thread for all the help and encouragement along the way !!
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Just got invited for interview at Jones Day !
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Has anybody heard back from Pinsents yet ?
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Have just received my first assessment invite ever with Clyde & Co, really excited !!
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    OK thanks. I'll have to wait and see how they react to it.. ahh..at least this has been a learning curve.
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Hi Guys, so I don't know how I did not realise this, but I gave the wrong email address for my reference for Jones Day. I am just after contacting grad recruitment to give them the right email. Is this a deal breaker,will they take this into account when deciding to invite me to interview ...
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Hi guys, Jones Day just sent me an email saying informing me that they had contacted my academic referee. Do they send that to everybody or just people that they are hoping to invite for interview ?
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Just heard that I failed both the Dentons and Hogan Lovells tests. Really frustrating that you can spend so much time making a great application and be rejected after a 30 min test. Just goes to show that I should have definitely dedicated more time preparing. Still disappointing though.
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    Hearing Back from Firms + AC & Interview Tips Share - 2018 - 2019

    Just got invited to do the Watson Glaser test for Dentons. This was my first ever vac scheme application so quite excited. Any advice for preparing for it, also does anyone know if Dentons has a strict cut off or does it look at the the application and test specifically. I have 4 days to...
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    The rise of the Neobanks in the UK

    That's great.Thank you for the great advice !!
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    The rise of the Neobanks in the UK

    Yeah, I was thinking about maybe writing about it. I found Oliver's article very interesting and I thought the story intersected quite nicely with my own experience in China. Do you think it's a bit too general for the commercial awareness question in the application ? Honestly, it's my first...
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    The rise of the Neobanks in the UK

    This article is great ! I'm currently studying in Beijing and Oliver is completely right in that any payments or transfers of money are all done on we chat. The app is a one stop shop for all your daily needs. You can book a train ticket, arrange a taxi, split a bill and update your social media...
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    Commercial awareness resources: collated list of pros and cons

    That's great I'll include those points so. Also thank you @Salma for the advice. Will definitely keeping those points in mind when structuring my answer.
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    Commercial awareness resources: collated list of pros and cons

    Hi guys, Didn't know what thread was appropriate to post this in, but here I go anyways. I am applying to Clyde and co and I have picked their incredible capability for dispute resolution in emerging markets as a reason of why I am interested in applying to the firm. I would just like to get...
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    Challenges facing the legal profession over the next 10 years

    That's great, thank you ! On that point, I think I saw on one thread that you also focused on OBOR for the commercial question. There are so many different elements to the project, do you mind me asking how you went about discussing OBOR ?
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    Challenges facing the legal profession over the next 10 years

    Hi Guys, I was thinking about talking about the One Belt One Road initiative as the business news story that I am interested in. However, I am studying a double major in Law and Chinese Studies. Since I am already completing a china-focused degree should I stay away from China-related matters...
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    Training Contracts for Beginners

    Great to hear, thank you very much for your advice. I'll definitely give it a shot. On a separate note. When firm's are recruiting on a rolling basis, when is the latest that you should be applying to make sure that there are still spots left. I'm only starting my summer vac scheme...

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