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Tips From Those in The Know
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Graduate Recruiters on Commercial Awareness
From the University of Nottingham, including tips from a Google representative: From the University of Exeter, including tips from a graduate recruiter at Linklaters:
Demonstrating Commercial Awareness
Graduate recruiters explain how demonstrating commercial awareness can indicate a candidate’s genuine interest and suitability for a career and why jargon and superficial knowledge won’t suffice. Includes helpful advice from graduate recruiters from Allen & Overy and Freshfields.
The Gateway Online
Anyone who is making applications to commercial law firms will benefit greatly from subscribing for the free newspaper, The Gateway Online – www.thegatewayonline.com. This is what they say about themselves: Distributed around campus at fifteen top UK universities, The Gateway is an independent business and careers newspaper read by the most ambitious and business focused of […]
Why I chose a career in law
Various College of Law students give their reasons
CityLawLIVE 2012 – City law life
About life in City law firms:
CityLawLIVE 2012 – So you want to be a City lawyer?
CityLawLIVE 2012 – Law firm as a business
A msut for commercial awareness and for anyone applying to and being interviewed by commercial law/City law firms. Scope of the session: how do law firms operate as a bsuines, some of the market treds, impact of the downturn, legal services act, etc… First q – how do law firms operate as businesses?
CityLawLIVE 2012 – Advice for securing a training contract
*mostly focusing on applications Spelling firm name right – no mistakes Avoid cliches Be yourself – if not you will be found out BM – passionate about commercial law, well rounded, understand BM Preparing for an athletics event – can’t do all preparation at last minute – needs to be ongoing MO – KEY – […]