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<blockquote data-quote="j.s.cox" data-source="post: 122888" data-attributes="member: 20454"><p><strong><u>Update:</u></strong></p><p></p><p>New goals are in bold.</p><p></p><p><u><em>Commercial Awareness</em></u></p><p>I have now finished two TCLA courses:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Mergers and Acquisitions for Commercial Law; and</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Develop Your Commercial Awareness: Understand the City, the Financial Markets & More.</li> </ol><p>To get the most out of these courses, I made notes as I was going through them. I now feel like I have a really solid base from which to further develop my commercial awareness. I have found these courses absolutely invaluable even if some of the information is now a little out of date. If anyone comes across this post looking to develop their commercial awareness, I really recommend these courses. <strong>I plan to start the Private Equity for Commercial Law course this week</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Some notes on what I have learned:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Whilst this has been a really useful resource, I sometimes forget certain concepts that I have learnt on the course (e.g. quantitative easing). This shows me that <strong>I need to come back to the courses regularly </strong>(provisionally once/week) to try and retain more of the information.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As a follow on from the point above, I have begun <strong>creating a glossary </strong>for myself. This goes beyond the TCLA courses and I include any terms I am unfamiliar with as I come across them in news articles. My aim is to ensure that I don't just gloss over terms I don't know. I need to read to understand.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I was struggling to fully understand the explanation for the financial crisis (2007-8), so I looked at other resources that might be useful. I ended up watching "The Big Short" and it was really useful for consolidating the information available on TCLA and online. I then came back to the TCLA course and found I understood the information much more clearly. Also, the film was really good.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I have been trying to use the information about previous recessions and the reactions to them to try to understand our current economic situation. I want to <strong>keep an eye on the interest rates that the Bank of England proposes this Thursday and any fiscal policies that are announced</strong> to see if I can draw a parallel to previous crises, or predict what might happen for ordinary people, businesses, and law firms in the coming months.</li> </ul><p></p><p><u><em>Targeted Applications</em></u></p><p>I was lucky enough to be invited to an open day at Akin Gump as well as to apply for a paid work experience with Channel 4. I have also applied for two Winter Vacation Schemes. Ordinarily, I would be taking absolutely every opportunity that I am given, however I work as a nanny and I have to be ultra selective about the opportunities that I take on. Every time that I take a day off, the family I work for has to find childcare cover which is becoming increasingly difficult, and I risk losing my job if I become unreliable. I'm choosing to see this in a positive light as it means that I am forced to be focused with my time and efforts.</p><p></p><p>Referring back to my criteria for law firms, these were my reflections (/ = tick; X = cross):</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Akin Gump:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">/ Fulfills all, but one of my criteria.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">/ Only one day long.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Channel 4:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">X Does not fulfil any of my criteria and I do not want to be a media lawyer.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">/ Would be an amazing opportunity to develop skills as a lawyer.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">X A long programme that I would have to find cover for.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">X Will not directly lead to a training contract.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Winter Vacation Schemes:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">/ I was very targeted when I applied, so I know these fulfil my criteria.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">/ Could lead to the elusive training contract at the end of them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">/ Amazing opportunity to develop skills as a lawyer.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">X Long programme (although late enough in the year that the family I work for may go on holiday, so no childcare cover to find).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">X Haven't actually secured one yet, although I am some way through the process of securing one.</li> </ul></li> </ul><p>Following these reflections, I think the Akin Gump Open Day and Winter Vacation Schemes are where I should be focusing my attention. As amazing as the Channel 4 opportunity is, I do not have the capacity to attend this scheme unfortunately.</p><p></p><p><u><em>Applications</em></u></p><p>Unfortunately I got rejected from Linklaters despite my high Watson Glaser score and they do not provide any feedback at this stage. There is an application Q&A on Wednesday that I am going to attend to try and understand how they judge applications when there are no written questions at all. Even if it doesn't help me with my confusion, it may help me get some closure after I thought I had performed so well. I need to remember that every rejection is a redirection.</p><p></p><p>I haven't heard back from NRF following the telephone interview I had last week. I'm going to <strong>practice some case studies on the TCLA course</strong> in the meantime as I know this forms part of the assessment centre. I will also <strong>keep my booklet updated.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks for following my journey!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j.s.cox, post: 122888, member: 20454"] [B][U]Update:[/U][/B] New goals are in bold. [U][I]Commercial Awareness[/I][/U] I have now finished two TCLA courses: [LIST=1] [*]Mergers and Acquisitions for Commercial Law; and [*]Develop Your Commercial Awareness: Understand the City, the Financial Markets & More. [/LIST] To get the most out of these courses, I made notes as I was going through them. I now feel like I have a really solid base from which to further develop my commercial awareness. I have found these courses absolutely invaluable even if some of the information is now a little out of date. If anyone comes across this post looking to develop their commercial awareness, I really recommend these courses. [B]I plan to start the Private Equity for Commercial Law course this week[/B]. Some notes on what I have learned: [LIST] [*]Whilst this has been a really useful resource, I sometimes forget certain concepts that I have learnt on the course (e.g. quantitative easing). This shows me that [B]I need to come back to the courses regularly [/B](provisionally once/week) to try and retain more of the information. [*]As a follow on from the point above, I have begun [B]creating a glossary [/B]for myself. This goes beyond the TCLA courses and I include any terms I am unfamiliar with as I come across them in news articles. My aim is to ensure that I don't just gloss over terms I don't know. I need to read to understand. [*]I was struggling to fully understand the explanation for the financial crisis (2007-8), so I looked at other resources that might be useful. I ended up watching "The Big Short" and it was really useful for consolidating the information available on TCLA and online. I then came back to the TCLA course and found I understood the information much more clearly. Also, the film was really good. [*]I have been trying to use the information about previous recessions and the reactions to them to try to understand our current economic situation. I want to [B]keep an eye on the interest rates that the Bank of England proposes this Thursday and any fiscal policies that are announced[/B] to see if I can draw a parallel to previous crises, or predict what might happen for ordinary people, businesses, and law firms in the coming months. [/LIST] [U][I]Targeted Applications[/I][/U] I was lucky enough to be invited to an open day at Akin Gump as well as to apply for a paid work experience with Channel 4. I have also applied for two Winter Vacation Schemes. Ordinarily, I would be taking absolutely every opportunity that I am given, however I work as a nanny and I have to be ultra selective about the opportunities that I take on. Every time that I take a day off, the family I work for has to find childcare cover which is becoming increasingly difficult, and I risk losing my job if I become unreliable. I'm choosing to see this in a positive light as it means that I am forced to be focused with my time and efforts. Referring back to my criteria for law firms, these were my reflections (/ = tick; X = cross): [LIST] [*]Akin Gump: [LIST] [*]/ Fulfills all, but one of my criteria. [*]/ Only one day long. [/LIST] [*]Channel 4: [LIST] [*]X Does not fulfil any of my criteria and I do not want to be a media lawyer. [*]/ Would be an amazing opportunity to develop skills as a lawyer. [*]X A long programme that I would have to find cover for. [*]X Will not directly lead to a training contract. [/LIST] [*]Winter Vacation Schemes: [LIST] [*]/ I was very targeted when I applied, so I know these fulfil my criteria. [*]/ Could lead to the elusive training contract at the end of them. [*]/ Amazing opportunity to develop skills as a lawyer. [*]X Long programme (although late enough in the year that the family I work for may go on holiday, so no childcare cover to find). [*]X Haven't actually secured one yet, although I am some way through the process of securing one. [/LIST] [/LIST] Following these reflections, I think the Akin Gump Open Day and Winter Vacation Schemes are where I should be focusing my attention. As amazing as the Channel 4 opportunity is, I do not have the capacity to attend this scheme unfortunately. [U][I]Applications[/I][/U] Unfortunately I got rejected from Linklaters despite my high Watson Glaser score and they do not provide any feedback at this stage. There is an application Q&A on Wednesday that I am going to attend to try and understand how they judge applications when there are no written questions at all. Even if it doesn't help me with my confusion, it may help me get some closure after I thought I had performed so well. I need to remember that every rejection is a redirection. I haven't heard back from NRF following the telephone interview I had last week. I'm going to [B]practice some case studies on the TCLA course[/B] in the meantime as I know this forms part of the assessment centre. I will also [B]keep my booklet updated.[/B] Thanks for following my journey! [/QUOTE]
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