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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HorsesForCoursesNeighNeighNeigh" data-source="post: 92049" data-attributes="member: 8899">Hi! I was applying earlier this year, having graduated my BA in 2017 so might have been in a similar boat to you? But I didn't do law and hadn't started either GDL or LPC, I was working in another sector. It sounds like you've already done the LPC and been working in other jobs the last few years, is that right? Was that working in the legal sector or pursuing other things? Sorry I can't comment on any of the specifics on the LPC though.I definitely found when I was applying that there are some places that actively target students and others that seem to be a lot more receptive to more mature candidates. Clifford Chance is definitely in the first group but I think most firms are however at least in theory interested in mature candidates too. Most people seem to be staying fairly anonymous on the career changer threads but you can tell a lot from going through LinkedIn of current/future trainees of different firms. There were a few names off the top of my head that seemed particularly keen, and when I googled law firm career changers many of them were top results too! So they're clearly doing a good job at pushing the message.. I've seen some firms on there that hire a lot from paralegals and some like Jones Day have a process that really suits mature candidates. I've heard good things about HFW, would also say Mayer Brown (personal experience and they do recruitment drives in the area), CRS (lots of career changers and recruitment from paralegals), Irwin Mitchell and Shearman do specific career changer recruitment. I think Macfarlanes have a decent number of career changers. I think Osborne Clarke's process might also be very mature applicant friendly? I remember some of the smaller US firms are known for taking a mature people but I can't think of any names immediately, but if you did some digging they'd come up. It would depend on your areas of interest and career to date, there might be sectoral experience that appeals to specific firms? Firms with really strong sectoral interests might value that a lot.I also looked at application processes for firms as part of my consideration of whether to apply. I was a bit put off by some of the firms' applications which had questions focusing on university societies, whereas others had wider questions that let you bring in other experiences. Firms that interview earlier rather than later in the process seem easier for mature candidates too IMO as that's where experience really helps.</blockquote>

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