Comments on: The story of corporate law from 1978 until 2024 https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/12/the-story-of-corporate-law-from-1978-until-2024/ Legal news, insider insight and careers advice Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:02:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Uk law Reddit enjoyer https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/12/the-story-of-corporate-law-from-1978-until-2024/#comment-1182876 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:02:13 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=198640#comment-1182876 In reply to Bar Civilisation Board.

It definitely is English Rose. How do I know? Simple, she doesn’t hesitate to let everyone know about the 139 firms she applied to. “My lawyer children” coming in 3,2,1…..

]]> By: You what mate https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/12/the-story-of-corporate-law-from-1978-until-2024/#comment-1182840 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:24:54 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=198640#comment-1182840 In reply to Bar Civilisation Board.

A fellow FT reader! How did you end up in this cesspit?

]]> By: Bar Civilisation Board https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/12/the-story-of-corporate-law-from-1978-until-2024/#comment-1182839 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:01:34 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=198640#comment-1182839 In reply to Jane.

Is that you Lydia/English Rose?

]]> By: Jane https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/12/the-story-of-corporate-law-from-1978-until-2024/#comment-1182821 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:21:49 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=198640#comment-1182821 In reply to Graham.

Although I was top of you year at university etc etc and applied to 139 firms in 1981/82 (3m out of work, worst for 50 years) before getting my TC after 25 TC / articles interviews in London so for some of us it was not very easy to get in at all. I may of course have been the worst interviewee in history!

]]> By: Graham https://www.legalcheek.com/2023/12/the-story-of-corporate-law-from-1978-until-2024/#comment-1182811 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:47:17 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=198640#comment-1182811 Still find it amazing that in the 90s it was – come in, look at morning post, maybe answer the phone, mark up a document by hand in red ink, go to lunch (long), look at afternoon post, go home.

I’ve spoken to quite a few partners who openly admit they wouldn’t make it past the front door if they applied today, standard to get a training contract is so much higher.

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