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Ask Ropes & Gray Anything! Join Maya Shah to learn about applying to a leading transactional law firm
Hello! Yes sure. I think the biggest selling factor for Ropes & Gray is our private capital expertise. If you want to be a commercial lawyer and work with big businesses and banks on transactional deals, then Ropes & Gray is definitely the place for you. You can get stuck in and have a lot of...- Ropes&GrayMaya
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Ask Ropes & Gray Anything! Join Maya Shah to learn about applying to a leading transactional law firm
Hello! Our trainees and associates attend a comprehensive induction programme when they join the firm. New associates and trainees attend training camps, which feature workshops on the technical and soft skills they will need to progress in their careers. All our lawyers benefit from regular...- Ropes&GrayMaya
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Ask Ropes & Gray Anything! Join Maya Shah to learn about applying to a leading transactional law firm
Not necessarily. Indeed, if anything, I focus your answer on commercial issues more broadly. By way of example, the current question relates to what is going on in the legal market and how you think Ropes & Gray might be positioned to tackle these issues. I’d recommend suggesting broad economic...- Ropes&GrayMaya
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Ask Ropes & Gray Anything! Join Maya Shah to learn about applying to a leading transactional law firm
47% of our trainees are from an ethnic minority background. We have about an equal split when it comes to non-law and law graduates training at the firm. We have two career changers in our current cohort of 24 trainees. We also have two trainees who were paralegals at the firm previously to...- Ropes&GrayMaya
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Ask Ropes & Gray Anything! Join Maya Shah to learn about applying to a leading transactional law firm
Hello! Our main practice area are private equity and all of our trainees are required to do a seat in private equity as part of their training contract. Asset management is another key practice, alongside: Antitrust, Business Restructuring, Data/Privacy and Cybersecurity, Finance, Life Sciences...- Ropes&GrayMaya
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Ask Ropes & Gray Anything! Join Maya Shah to learn about applying to a leading transactional law firm
We do not have a minimum grade requirement, however it is a competitive process so you do need to have strong academics. However, having an upward trajectory in terms of grades is helpful. i.e. if you had inconsistent grades during college, but at university there was an uptake in grades, you...- Ropes&GrayMaya
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Ask Ropes & Gray Anything! Join Maya Shah to learn about applying to a leading transactional law firm
Hi Ellie. Thank you for your message. Applications that stand out have strong academics and the answer to the commercial awareness question has been structured well and demonstrates your commercial knowledge as well as your understanding of Ropes & Gray. This means understanding the markets we...- Ropes&GrayMaya
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- Forum: Applications Discussion