Sorry to bump this old thread, but I'm curious: by high 2:1, do Cleary mean 65+ or 67+? I know they're probably looking for those people who just missed their first, and got 68/69 overall.
Is it really ill-advised to apply for direct training contracts, without any vacation schemes under your belt? I didn't apply for any vacation schemes because I wasn't happy with my CV (I'd just left a pretty dodgy company before Christmas, and I didn't want to have my 'currently doing' as...
That's refreshing to know; I got a good 2:1 with sporadic module marks. Scrolling Linkedin and seeing lots of Clifford Chance trainees with firsts was discouraging me from applying.
Although I did have an ongoing medical issue during my final year at uni, I didn't officially declare this...
Thank you....which firms really stress exceptional academics? I know Slaughter & May scrutinise module marks, Clearly Gottlieb ask for a 'high 2:1' and want 'overall exceptional' (or words to that effect) academics, probably also Debevoise & Plimpton?
Really? Which firms, if you don't mind my asking? I just posted a thread about module mark worries; in short, although I secured solid 2:1 averages from Oxford in my second and final years, I did get a few 2:2 marks in my breakdown as well. (It was a non-law degree)
I was hoping to secure a TC at either a Magic Circle, Silver Circle or possibly a US firm (perhaps the latter will be a bit out of reach for me).
I graduated in modern languages from Oxbridge (don't want to say which; want to remain fairly anonymous). In my first year, I secured a first and...
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