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    Starting TC

    Hi not sure if this is the right place for it but I was wondering if anyone who has started their TC could give some advice on how to prep for it? Anything they wish they knew before starting? Specifically any current MC trainees ! x
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    Accommodation in London

    Hi all is anyone else struggling to find accommodation for their lpc/sqe? is this something you can ask your firm to help with ? the market is currently insane
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    SQE

    hi for some reason I didn't get a notification for this but yes my firm will be funding it
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    sqe at BPP

    Hi would anyone be able to get me in contact with someone who has done the sqe prep course with bpp?
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    Mooting/Debating/Public speaking Help

    Hello, this is a bit of an odd question however, I'm a bit worried about the oral section of the SQE and I was wondering if anyone could suggest anyways I could go about improving/ practicing my advocacy skills? Does anyone know of any courses, tutors, groups etc ? Unfortunately, I'm not a...
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    Freshfields Vac Scheme

    Hi I was wondering if anyone has experienced the Freshfields vac scheme and if so wouldn't mind speaking with me about it briefly?
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    SQE

    Hi I was wondering if anyone is doing the SQE this year and if they could speak on how they're finding the workload I'm trying to figure out if I'd be able to work part-time alongside it. Alternatively, if anyone did the accelerated LPC and managed to work part-time could you also please tell me...
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    Financing an acquisition

    HI thanks for the link ! I was wondering if I could get some further guidance because I'm literally so confused with the finance side of my M&A case study. So you mentioned focusing on inflation can you just check my understanding ? - so currently interest rates are low (I looked at the BOE...
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    Financing an acquisition

    Thank you ! and linked to this I'm currently leaning towards highlighting loans as the most effective source of financing right now due to how low-interest rates are. However this commercial knowledge I know from listening to the FT podcast so if I wanted to flesh out my answer what other issues...
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    Financing an acquisition

    Hi guys silly question but if I wanted to evaluate the pros and cons of the different methods of financing a transaction How would go about researching the current state of the bonds market / how would I find out whether issuing shares would be a good idea? Like what sources/ information should...
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    Energy & Infrastructure

    Hi I was wondering if anyone had any links / websites they could point me towards that are focused on / give in depth knowledge on the energy industry ? I'm going to be sitting in this seat for my vac scheme and I want to make sure I stay up to date with industry knowledge
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    Linklaters VS 2021

    I'm not sure if someone has started another thread similar to this but I just wanted to see if anyone else on here has gotten onto the summer Linklaters VS and wanted to connect / discuss how to go about preparing for the VS?
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    White & Case - Al Dhafra

    Hi i'm not sure if anyone will be able to help me with this but i'm looking into a recent transaction W&C worked on and on their website it states that "the Al Dhafra project will be financed by a non-recourse bridge facility, with the intention that such bridge facility will be repaid by a...
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    Project Finance

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    Project Finance

    Thank you so much!
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    Project Finance

    Hello does anyone know any resources that can help me to understand project financing ; specifically bridge to bond structures ?
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    White & Case Interview 2019 - 2020

    hey did you manage to find this ?
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    White & Case AC

    Hi so I have been invited to a W&C assessment centre and I'm having trouble booking a date for interview? they sent me a link to the all hires page but I'm not seeing how to navigate onto the interview scheduler if anyone could help that would be great ! Additionally if anyone has any tips on...
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    2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion

    This has probably been asked and answered before but if a video interview is due Wednesday the 17th at 00:00 does this mean I have until the Tuesday night to complete it or the Wednesday night ? additionally if anyone has participated in the White & Case video interview and has any tips to share...
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    linklaters VS experience

    Hey I was wondering if anyone has experience with the Linklaters VS and wouldn't mind giving me an overview of how it was and how the exit interview at the end was? As well as just any general tips for converting a VS into a TC with the firm?

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