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  1. Hannah_Willkie

    Applications for Willkie's Vacation Schemes 2027 are open!

    Applications are now open for our Spring and Summer Vacation Schemes 2027! About our Vacation Schemes Over the two-week scheme, participants work alongside Willkie lawyers, gain exposure to a broad range of legal work, and get a genuine feel for life as a trainee solicitor at Willkie London –...
  2. rainleste

    Worried about university grade requirements

    I am currently a non-law first year university student. I found out that i got 35% on an assignment that I completed in the first semester. However, I have passed that module with a 2.2 overall. In every other assignments I have gotten high 2.1s and 1st. Can that one assignment hinder my...
  3. S

    How important are LPC grades?

    Hey, So i started the LPC in 2022 (self funded). My whole year has been miserable for personal reasons (poor physical health, mental health, parents’ seperation, not being able to attend 70% of my SGSs). So i did the exams for my electives and a few core modules and for the first time in my...
  4. S

    Sponsored Paralegal work

    Hello, I’d greatly appreciate it if anyone could let me know of any firms (law or non-law in-house) in the UK that will hire a paralegal and provide visa sponsorship. I know this is not common, but I might as well push my luck and ask. ** At one point during my LPC last year, I was extremely...
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    CC Ignite TC Application Questions

    Hi everyone, I was wondering whether anyone could advise whether I need to talk to graduate recruitment about this. The questions on the online application system are: In no more than 250 words, what are your motivations for applying to Clifford Chance? You may wish to include any relevant...
  7. lawnoob

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  8. J

    Career options to re apply to law firms

    Hi everyone! I am posting this because I could really use your advice on which job I should choose for next year. I didn't secure a VS or a TC this year and I hope to re-apply to City law firms next year while working. I am thinking of choosing between the two based on which one (if either)...