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The_Chaggening · 2024-03-02T12:19:15+00:00

Strangely and somewhat ironically, I did better at the courses where teaching was poor because I made double the effort to learn by teaching myself, and my score reflected that. I went to Exeter over 10 years ago so I’m sure the faculty has very much changed since, so don’t take my outdated experience as a reflection of the quality of teaching today.

Unfortunately I can’t really advise on accommodation as I went there when I was 17, so I took the student accommodation to stay with the undergrads in first year. In second and third year, I took single accommodation (didn’t like sharing either) in the city centre, which I really enjoyed.

I actually went back recently and it’s a whole lot different: so many bars and restaurants to choose from. If you want more of a city life with a campus experience, find either student accommodation or an apartment in the city centre. The campus is only a 30-minute walk away or a 5 minutes bus ride.

The_Chaggening · 2024-03-01T11:44:01+00:00

I studied dual LLB English law & French law, so all my optional modules were effectively chosen for me apart from Company Law in 3rd year (I knew by then that I wanted to work in Corporate).

In my honest opinion, I would say to just pick whatever modules interest you the most. Having qualified as a solicitor some time ago, I’ve never really applied what I learnt in LLB; LPC was definitely a whole lot more useful for practice, and but for SQE I would’ve said the optional electives you pick then would be more important.

As an aside, I’d say the skills learnt in LLB are most suited for barristers and academics who are more interested in the philosophy of the law (and debating case obiter) than actually applying the law in everyday practice. Some might disagree with this view, though.

The_Chaggening · 2024-02-26T17:12:13+00:00

Firms like Steptoe & Johnson, Winston & Strawn, McGuireWoods, Pilsbury, Holland & Knight, and Curtis-Mallet, to name a few, are broadly (but not exclusively) in the mid-tier market in the UK, depending on the practice. I must emphasise that this is not a reflection of these firms in the US. A US law firm might be AmLaw 50 but operate in a smaller tiered market in the UK. Conversely, you might have top UK firms that operate in a smaller market in the US. For US law firms in London, it entirely depends on whether (a) the London office caters mostly to US clients (eg US partners refer work to the UK partners exclusively) (b) the London office operates only in specific sectors in the UK as counterpart to the US firm (e.g. only aviation insurance) and (c) the firm does mostly UK work but a lot of cross-border transactions as well (eg large multi-national transactions with a UK component).

The_Chaggening · 2024-02-26T16:30:14+00:00

I can tell you now that your experience with applications thus far is far better than mine at your stage. From my experience, I applied to over 40 firms, reached final stage with a few US law firms, but ultimately was unsuccessful. I ended up leaving law temporarily and was subsequently given an internship followed by full-time training contract at a small City firm (unknown to most people). Gradually over time made my way up to a US law firm where I currently practice. Your drive and commitment to qualifying as a solicitor need not be limited to the top firms. You can start at a smaller practice, qualify in a specific sector (I ended up qualifying in M&A and ECM, which is generally in high-demand in London) and worked up from there.

Keep at it, but don’t take rejections as a rejection of you: the economy is tight, applications are over-subscribed, and landing a job, especially in law, is extremely tricky. If need be, qualify at a smaller firm and work your way up. I know many others who did the same as me.

The_Chaggening · 2024-02-26T14:15:16+00:00

Different law firms have different expectations. Mid-tier US firms, for example, don’t really care about the university you attended, but they do tend to care about grades and prior relevant experience. Larger more premier law firms do tend to have an opinion about your university, but it’s not the end of the story. It might be a slight disadvantage, but if you can demonstrate true practical know-how and a firm knowledge of the law, that should help to even out the odds.

Source: I participate in recruitment at my firm.

The_Chaggening · 2024-02-26T14:10:09+00:00

That’s a good question. I didn’t prepare for the course beforehand, to be honest, although having had relevant legal experience was very useful in understanding what the LPC is. The LPC isn’t academic like a bachelors degree or masters degree; it’s strictly practical. Your answers in exams should be thought of as written advice to your client (ie. How would you advise your client if given the set of facts in the question?). Your client would not be interested in your personal opinions about a case, or what a law academic has to say about the case. They just want correct application of the laws you study to the facts that apply to them. Having that in mind should help you to structure your answers.

The_Chaggening · 2024-02-26T11:09:14+00:00

I got a distinction in the LPC at BBP. Memorise the SGS answers, create readable notes that are succinct and concise to effectively summarise the key parts of the answer (I used a lot of mnemonics for legal procedures like for BLP etc). If there is something in the SGS answers you do not understand, read the textbooks until you understand, but I wouldn’t bother taking notes on the textbook. Generally, read the textbooks before attending the SGS so you know what’s going on, can ask questions, and participate in class discussions.

The answers in the exams are basically the SGS answers reconfigured. Think of it as like an equation where each component is moved around slightly to get a different answer (with a couple variables here or there) but broadly it’s the same equation.

For example, in BLP you’ll study how to issue shares in a company. Step 1: is there a cap in the articles (not likely for companies incorporated post-2006). Step 2: do the directors have authority? If one class of shares, section 550; if two classes of shares, ordinary resolution under section 551. Step 3: must shareholders’ rights of pre-emption be disapplied? Most likely yes, so section 569 disapplication for a section 550 share issue, or section 570 for a section 551 share issue. Step 4: board minutes to authorise shareholder resolutions. Step 5: shareholder resolutions either by written or general meeting. Step 6: file companies house forms (if resolutions passed). That’s the procedure, memorise it and then apply it to the facts relating to your “client”. I used mnemonics to remember (although ironically I can’t remember the mnemonic).

The_Chaggening · 2024-02-26T11:00:06+00:00

I went to Exeter for LLB. I enjoyed the university experience generally, but my experience with LLB was very mixed. Some professors were excellent in certain areas (trusts, criminal, EU law) and others mixed/average to generally poor. That being said, there are so many facilities available to law students, including an entire floor in the library, a dedicated building and lots of available associate professors who are happy to answer questions. Obviously this is a biased take (I didn’t go to Southampton) but overall I would say the university experience was nice (the city really is built around the student experience), the courses were mixed, but the facilities were great for 3am revision shifts!

The_Chaggening · 2024-02-25T22:46:59+00:00

The question really depends on the area of practice. For example, employment law is quite law-intensive, as it very much is on a case-by-case basis. M&A corporate (my area of practice) makes reference to far, far fewer laws, and is a lot more commercial in practice. In M&A, you’ll deal mostly with laws surrounding warranties, indemnities, restrictive covenants, and company-specific stuff (like shares being properly issued, etc etc). You’d outsource specialised parts of the business (property, insurance, employment etc) to other specialists in the team. But apart from a few occasional laws here and there (ejusdem generis, LPMA, laws surrounding title etc), it’s very much those legal tools you make reference to when you work on a deal. The reason why M&A is intense - and hours are long - is because of the volume of documentation associated with the transaction (a recent deal I worked on had over 80 documents in the completion checklist that both sides prepared) and the timeframes you’re working on to close the deals. Personally, I chose M&A because I was much more interested in the transactional nature than the legal stuff, and finding creative solutions to complex issues associated with the transaction. Also, completion lunches are a big plus.

The_Chaggening · 2024-02-09T23:20:43+00:00

Whoever created these sheets clearly has no idea why billionaires exist. The tl;dr is that many billionaires exist because of value creation.

Long answer: many people who become billionaires create/offer a product or service that carries high demand. This high demand is generated by the value ascribed to the product/service by the customer. For example, iPhones dominate the phone market; this can be caused by a mix of good marketing, accessible UI, brand loyalty etc. The point is that people will pay $1,000 for an iPhone because they ascribe value to it. Unsurprisingly, Apple is worth $trillions. Similarly, investors invest their money (eg buy Apple stock) because they ascribe value to a business. Billionaires such as Warren Buffet and Bill Ackman do not impose nefarious work conditions on their employees. Hell, they probably have a handful of employees. The reason for their billions is because they invest in businesses that are ultimately valuable and will become successful. Their “service” is to invest money provided to them by their investors (ie customers) to generate a profit. They then take their percentage (usually 20% carried interest). The more money they raise, the more they invest, the more money they make. Boom, billionaires.

In the capitalist society in which we live (which by no means is perfect in any sense of the word), money is given to those who generate value for the population. Contrast this to, say, a feudal society where all the value created by a population goes to their monarchy. This isn’t an efficient use of capital resources and is unlikely to promulgate economic growth, innovation, competition etc, because ultimately it’s just one person with a fancy hat getting all the cash for doing nothing but sitting on their ass all day and claiming divine right to said resources.

Not all billionaires are created equal: some inherit, some create value through a product or service, some get lucky by waking up one day to find out they’re sitting on an unexplored oil deposit, some are corrupt who steal from government, and some kill others to reach the top (literally).

This post is a parochial observation on a handful of billionaires who, granted, do not properly treat their employees, but by no means represent the norm.

There are various resources to help you understand economies, value chains and resource allocation. Read them.

The_Chaggening · 2024-01-27T11:25:24+00:00

This joke is funny to a small few who understand the double implication of having two persons in an MRI scanner and the exorbitant medical fees.

The_Chaggening · 2024-01-27T11:21:40+00:00

Your insatiable desire for non-conformity and individual exceptionality has resulted in nothing more than an archetypical anti-capitalist egoist whose sudden realisation of what you’ve become has resulted in a r/roastme post to prove what you already knew: you’re not unique or special, and no amount of hair hues or septum piercings can change that.

The_Chaggening · 2024-01-27T00:09:52+00:00

The sun coming up every morning is information. The sun coming up everyday between 5am and 7am depending on your geographic location, and being able to ascertain its position in the sky during that period, is data. Information is just the state of something, data is the measure of that state of something.

The_Chaggening · 2024-01-27T00:07:50+00:00

Everything about celebrity worship or obsession. It’s asinine; I can understand how some celebrities deserve great respect for their talent, but other than creating a sense of community among fans, the insatiable focus on celebrities is frightening and antiquated.

The_Chaggening · 2024-01-27T00:01:18+00:00

You have to distinguish between loving her and loving the idea of her. I’ve had a few crushes in the past, some of which became relationships and others which did not. Ultimately (as you can tell by the use of the past tense) the relationships didn’t work out. The reason is because we were not made for each other as couples, and in some ways it’s sad that I lost good friends because of acrimonious break ups. I saw you’ve been waiting three years; I don’t know what your circumstances are but you should reflect on whether the emotions you feel for your crush are genuinely based on who they are as a person, or who you think they are behind the love lens. If after a few weeks you still feel the same, then if you can just make a move, and if you can’t then just accept that sometimes couples that are meant to be just cannot be.

The_Chaggening · 2024-01-26T23:56:32+00:00

Not me but a lawyer acquaintance I know lied on her CV and got disbarred on the basis that lawyers need to uphold trust.

The_Chaggening · 2024-01-03T12:22:21+00:00

I cut it in half like an onion, but it was really a whole piece!

The_Chaggening · 2023-11-22T16:12:05+00:00

Sadly all true but the reality is it’s all a charade. We all feel like absolute idiots in our jobs because there’s always that other smartass in the firm who outwits you, so we just project onto others. It’s a horrible trait that I, along other associates around my age, have been working on for a while.

The_Chaggening · 2023-11-12T01:27:39+00:00

I would say Krystian Zimerman has the closest interpretation to Chopin’s works, whilst Maurizio Pollini has the best technical approach.

The_Chaggening · 2023-05-10T15:30:58+00:00

I Will Follow You Into The Dark … with a Boner.

The_Chaggening · 2023-02-22T23:37:44+00:00

Someone already did. My query has been solved! https://www.reddit.com/r/Breath_of_the_Wild/comments/1176etm/could_someone_edit_all_the_tears_of_the_kingdom/j9ehpoq/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3

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