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Congrats! I'm sure you'll make your mark in either firm =) As for the grad offer, you can always cancel one you accepted later on during the year. But you probably don't want to say that you're going to a rival firm =P

Mitsui, where did you end up choosing? If you're planning on staying in HK, I personally would go for lovells =)

1. Law marks ARE important. No matter what people say, this is the first thing the firms always look at (whether or not firms admit it). Despite what all the firms say about having a balanced resume (ie. extra-curricular activities, work experience etc.), in the end, if you have good grades...

I'll be going to Blakes =) How bout you kate1986?

So has anyone decided where they're going to clerk?

I think it also depends what practice group you end up working in. I've heard that transaction-based groups (eg. M&A and Banking & Finance) are quite intense during deal times. Advisory-based groups such as tax have more consistent hours. Whilst, litigation is intense pretty much all the...

I wasn't equating size with quality. I only meant no. 1 in terms of ranking, practice groups, deals, clients etc. (ie. things that are actually 'rankable'). In that respect, it's pretty clear they are the top of the bunch. As for working environment, that is a matter of personal choice...

I'd say Mallesons would be the way to go. They are no. 1 =) Best of luck to everyone.

thanks for the heads up tanubi. In my mind its a numbers game - from what you said, i'm guessing they invited approx 44 ppl (looking to recruit 30 - they're bound to make more than 30 offers). So i guess they're just weeding out the final few in the the second round.

I have the BD workshop next week. I'm a little nervous because I've never done something like that before - bit hard to see how they're really gonna assess us. Does anyone know how many people they invited for that? I'm hoping (key work, 'hoping') that they've already done most of their...

Congrats flamearrows. Did you they call or email you to let you know you got the second round interview?

hey has anyone done an interview with blakes yet? were the questions they asked difficult, surprising etc? Bit nervous for the interview! Help would be very much appreciated!