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Magic Circle Trainee after PhD
I hope this doesn't come off as rude, but weren't you aiming to do a third LLM as recently as yesterday? Why the sudden shift to a PhD?- whisperingrock
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Too late to apply for magic circle / vac schemes
I don't think metrics like that are public knowledge unfortunately :/- whisperingrock
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Where to put 'Internship Experiences' on Linkedin?
Forage has a referencing policy. https://cdn.theforage.com/vinternships/companyassets/8eNRcRqBZM9HLvwGw/Eofm5t6uMHFSGLtuW/ForageReferencingPolicy.pdf- whisperingrock
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Ask A Graduate Recruiter Anything!
Not Jess, but as an international who spent a very long time looking for a paralegal role and didn't find one, no. Firms are very unlikely to sponsor a visa for a paralegal role unless for some reason the candidate has a very niche skillset or language fluency that the firm can't find otherwise.- whisperingrock
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career change - need advice
My advice is exactly what I said in my comment and what you've been told many many times by other people on The Student Room - apply for training contracts and vacation schemes and see what happens. Doing the GDL is not the benefit you think it is as Jess said, and you can easily come out the...- whisperingrock
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career change - need advice
You need to remember that the universities you spoke to have a vested interest in you enrolling on their course and giving them your money. Of course they're going to say that the cheap and accessible option isn't good. What I really don't get is why you are so insistent on choosing a course...- whisperingrock
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2 Questions About Becoming a Paralegal
Both should be totally fine. No one will find it pompous if you write you are a future trainee and your projected start date. In fact, it'll likely help you find a paralegal role a lot easier.- whisperingrock
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International Students & Vacation Schemes
If you are still in full term time during the time summer VSs are happening you would not be able to legally work more than 20 hours a week and so would not be able to undertake vacation schemes. And yes this would disadvantage you when it comes to firms that largely or only recruit from...- whisperingrock
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Law firms & Diversity
They would have to adopt practical steps to convince you that you are welcome. You are arguing semantics.- whisperingrock
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Law firms & Diversity
Yes, but you may have to convince someone that they are welcome at a firm that has up till now had no black employees for example. Which is exactly the point of this thread.- whisperingrock
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Law firms & Diversity
I think the two "issues" are so different as to be incomparable. It takes significantly more time, effort, study, marketing, etc. to convince a certain demographic they may be welcome and wanted at a firm than it does to switch people to remote working in a global environment which has now made...- whisperingrock
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Law firms & Diversity
Speaking as someone with various "diverse" characteristics other than ethnicity, I think people's memories are a bit short. Most firms and people did not care very much for issues of diversity until very recently, with a big push only happening in the 2010s. If you look into the history of law...- whisperingrock
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Career Change Success Stories
BPP let several people start the LPC 5 weeks in (who knows why) when groups were already overfull. They don't particularly care about students.- whisperingrock
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
There are definitely firms that tell you to wait a few years before reapplying if you fail at AC, and some that say you should not reapply at all.- whisperingrock
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
In the vein of funny youtube videos, my siblings just sent me this:- whisperingrock
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
Mayer Brown tended to ghost people even in pre-covid times. :(- whisperingrock
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Ashurst 2020/2021
I got something similar to that for my winter vs app and got invited to AC. But I think they look at your app and test scores together, so who knows how heavily either is weighted.- whisperingrock
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
If you have begun any of the three bulleted things before either 1 or 21 September 2021 you can choose either route. If you do not end up securing a TC and want to qualify under the SQE route with qualifying work experience, you would have to complete the SQE 2 on top of the LPC. Long story...- whisperingrock
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2020-21 Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion
It doesn't seem to be a definitive "we don't recruit from direct TC apps" but the odds seem very slim.- whisperingrock
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2020-21 Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion
I think it depends on when you start and finish the LPC and whether you already secured a training contract by a certain date, but I can't speak to the specifics of it at all.- whisperingrock
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- Forum: Applications Discussion