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<blockquote data-quote="Paaris" data-source="post: 118909" data-attributes="member: 9199">Hi [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] I would be most grateful to get an honest opinion from an experienced professional about my situation. I used to work at a magic circle firm for just over 4 years as a paralegal, during which time I was fortunate enough to work on some high-profile cases- and managed to take charge of my own client file. I also worked in two departments, and partners from both departments separately supported my application for a training contract. Unfortunately, I failed to succeed at the final stage both times. I should note, I fall below the minimum academic criteria by 5 marks which was another difficulty I faced when applying but my liaison in the graduate recruitment team at the time said this wasn't a major factor.I still keep in touch with the people I worked with at this magic circle firm and my previous manager is persuading me to re-apply. My question is, realistically, given there is much competition for this type of firm, would there be any &quot;point&quot; in me applying? I do think since then I have amassed some great work experience and I am confident in my abilities. However, the previous times I applied, I had considerable insider support which will not be the case this time around. Additionally, as I have already interviewed twice (although 5 years has now passed since my last go), will this count against me?Apologies for the long-winded question, I just didn't want to go through the application process just to get a straight out rejection!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Paaris, post: 118909, member: 9199"] Hi [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] I would be most grateful to get an honest opinion from an experienced professional about my situation. I used to work at a magic circle firm for just over 4 years as a paralegal, during which time I was fortunate enough to work on some high-profile cases- and managed to take charge of my own client file. I also worked in two departments, and partners from both departments separately supported my application for a training contract. Unfortunately, I failed to succeed at the final stage both times. I should note, I fall below the minimum academic criteria by 5 marks which was another difficulty I faced when applying but my liaison in the graduate recruitment team at the time said this wasn't a major factor. I still keep in touch with the people I worked with at this magic circle firm and my previous manager is persuading me to re-apply. My question is, realistically, given there is much competition for this type of firm, would there be any "point" in me applying? I do think since then I have amassed some great work experience and I am confident in my abilities. However, the previous times I applied, I had considerable insider support which will not be the case this time around. Additionally, as I have already interviewed twice (although 5 years has now passed since my last go), will this count against me? Apologies for the long-winded question, I just didn't want to go through the application process just to get a straight out rejection! [/QUOTE]

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