Grades Question

[gricole]

HI all,

I'm a graduate who is currently doing a senior-status LLB and with exams coming up I wanted to ask about the specific grade requirements in my unusual situation. I have a first-class degree BSs from a Russell group uni which means I fulfil the academic requirements. What are the expectations of law firms regarding non-law students' education after their bachelors? How strictly are individual grades at postgraduate/GDL level looked at?

Thank you.

 

[Jaysen]

The 1st will stand you in good stead. I don't believe there are any official requirements for your postgraduate degree, but you'll want to get an overall 2:1 to keep up the standard of your application, ideally a mid to high 2:1.

Some law firms will place more emphasis on your contract law result than others.

 

[gricole]

Thank you very much @Jaysen .

 

[Evie D]

The 1st will stand you in good stead. I don't believe there are any official requirements for your postgraduate degree, but you'll want to get an overall 2:1 to keep up the standard of your application, ideally a mid to high 2:1.

Some law firms will place more emphasis on your contract law result than others.

What happens if you have extenuating circumstances? I scored a low 2:1 owing to severe illness in my second year and brereavement in my final year. This barred me from applying to firms like White & Case, Sullivan etc. whose requirements were either a first or a high 2:1. If i still want to apply to magic/silver/US firms, would my grades put me at a disadvantage?

 

[Jaysen]

What happens if you have extenuating circumstances? I scored a low 2:1 owing to severe illness in my second year and brereavement in my final year. This barred me from applying to firms like White & Case, Sullivan etc. whose requirements were either a first or a high 2:1. If i still want to apply to magic/silver/US firms, would my grades put me at a disadvantage?

No, they shouldn't. Firms take extenuating circumstances seriously, although it is hard to know how they factor them in practice. I would think it shouldn't stop you applying from the likes of White & Case either (the threshold doesn't take into account candidates with extenuating circumstances), although you may want to email them to be sure.

 

[Evie D]

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No, they shouldn't; firms take extenuating circumstances seriously, although it is hard to know how they factor them in practice. I would think it shouldn't stop you applying from the likes of White & Case either (the threshold doesn't take into account candidates with extenuating circumstances), although you may want to email them to be sure.

Thank you!

 

[Shane O'Hanlon]

Hi guys,

I'm just after finishing my exchange year in China. Because the education system and grading requirements are so different, my home uni just considers our grades on a pass or fail basis and our grades appear on our home university transcripts in this form. So when filling out my grades for my exchange year do I use the grades that my exchange uni gave me or do I just put down pass/fail
as it would be on my home univeristy transcript ?

Any suggestions welcome