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<blockquote data-quote="SLKEJRWOI97" data-source="post: 104989" data-attributes="member: 4782">Hey there!I've not heard of firms overtly preferring candidates from one year group over another. There are some arguments to say that a firm's future talent pipeline and recruitment strategy means that they try to win talent earlier on in the pipeline. That being said, I've met and still continue to meet future trainees and trainees who are significantly older than me (25) and have had illustrious careers outside of law i.e. marketing, finance, investment banking, etc. Many of these people own houses, have families, have &quot;mature&quot; responsibilities.However, I do understand the concerns that mature applicants have. Ultimately though, it's knowing that you can leverage your X amount of years of experience in X amount of careers/jobs/projects to the benefit of a firm and its clients. It may mean you have to pause and write down all the projects you've worked on and decide on which project/task was the most impactful.It's daunting attending a networking event with so many people that are younger than you. I totally get it. But remember that we're all on equal footing and it's about how we talk about experiences just as much as it's about what the experience is (and that's why application writing is so important).I see that Avni and Jess have answered your questions about the qualifying work experience so I'll leave you in their capable hands.Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SLKEJRWOI97, post: 104989, member: 4782"] Hey there! I've not heard of firms overtly preferring candidates from one year group over another. There are some arguments to say that a firm's future talent pipeline and recruitment strategy means that they try to win talent earlier on in the pipeline. That being said, I've met and still continue to meet future trainees and trainees who are significantly older than me (25) and have had illustrious careers outside of law i.e. marketing, finance, investment banking, etc. Many of these people own houses, have families, have "mature" responsibilities. However, I do understand the concerns that mature applicants have. Ultimately though, it's knowing that you can leverage your X amount of years of experience in X amount of careers/jobs/projects to the benefit of a firm and its clients. It may mean you have to pause and write down all the projects you've worked on and decide on which project/task was the most impactful. It's daunting attending a networking event with so many people that are younger than you. I totally get it. But remember that we're all on equal footing and it's about [B]how [/B]we talk about experiences just as much as it's about [B]what [/B]the experience is (and that's why application writing is so important). I see that Avni and Jess have answered your questions about the qualifying work experience so I'll leave you in their capable hands. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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