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Hi Jessica,
Thanks for the reply. It's just a bit confusing sometimes as when you read resources like Chambers Student or Law Careers or Legal Cheek they all have a mismatch of information about recruitment criteria and information, then when the firm is silent on the point it becomes...
Hi all,
I am in the process of making applications for winter Vac Schemes, albeit a limited number of firms offer them.
I am terribly keen on some of the magic circle firms but am conscious that 128 UCAS points (3 A-levels consisting of an A* and an A) does not meet their minimum criteria...
From your experience what have you seen people do to avoid this. I am stuck a the moment in terms of qualification, I have no way of funding living costs of doing the LPC full-time and doing it part-time seems redundant now if the SQE is going to begin in future, it would seem a waste of money...
Could you provide a bit more info on how being over experience and under qualified could be a bad thing/or work to you disadvantage.
Perhaps it might be best to pack in paralegalling altogether and do something else in the meantime if either of those two situations could lead to poor career...
Hi Jessica,
What are your thoughts on those TC hopefuls, not wanting to fork out the cash for the expensive LPC, and holding out till the SQE comes in. Albeit its said to commence in 2021, but is there a dim or poor view taken of those paralegals and graduates who do not wish to spend the...
I have, I’ve progressed to the latter stages for national firms and a few big international ones but so far no luck with ACs and Vac Schemes (I’ve done one Vac Scheme at a City firm about 2/3 years ago). I’ve given it a shot at a few were I’ve not met the Alevel standard and made it to the...
Hi Jessica,
I have A* A D at Alevel, 2:1 from
Non-Russell Group (ex-poly), and have a decent amount of legal work experience both commercial and non-commercial.
I am worried about my ambitions of wanting to join a City firm, particularly US firms, because of my A-level grades.
I like the...
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