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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AMullin" data-source="post: 223770" data-attributes="member: 43063">Hi All,Thought I would sign up here for a bit of accountability and to share some ideas with likeminded people.I am a 36 year old father of three, currently looking to make a career change from policing to commercial law.BackgroundDidn't do particularly well throughout my academic career, 1 A, 3 B's and the rest C's at GCSE. Similar story at A-Level, finishing with ABC. Ended up making a last minute change from a Nursing degree and ended up going through clearing and studying Law at Nottingham Trent University. Lacklustre performance continued and I ended up graduating in 2011 with a low 2.1 (61). Like many before (and after) me I thought I could make up for this overall lack of dedication by doing an LLM, so I opted for a Masters in International Commercial and Business Law at the University of East Anglia. I really applied myself to this and came away with a Distinction (73) and the award for the top student. I managed to secure a role as a paralegal at Mills & Reeve but suffered massively from imposter syndrome and a general lack of confidence, I genuinely thought I would never be good enough to get a TC and so ended up joining the Metropolitan Police Service as a Police Officer. Current SituationI have now served in the police service for over 12 years, the last 6 being as an Armed Response Officer, and I genuinely think I have developed some strong transferable skills for a career in commercial law. Specifically teamwork, communication, resilience and decision-making under pressure. So it is now with a renewed sense of direction that I am trying again to secure a TC at a commercial law firm. I know it is going to be an incredibly difficult process given my academic background and if I ever make it to an interview there will be some questions around my career path and commitment to law so I will have to make sure I'm prepared. ApplicationsSo far I have been focusing my applications based on firms that I like the sound of and that don't focus on academic requirements. I have also focused on ones with upcoming deadlines so I can get an early indication on how my applications are being viewed. Also, while salary isn't the biggest priority, I can't afford to be taking too much of a pay cut at this stage in my life...As it stands I have applied for:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Addleshaw Goddard</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Taylor Wessing</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gowling WLG</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kennedys</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mishcon de Reya</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clifford Chance</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Freshfields</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Linklaters</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Davis Polk</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Norton Rose Fulbright</li> </ul>I have completed online assessments for Addleshaw Goddard, Taylor Wessing, Gowling WLG, Clifford Chance, Freshfields, Linklaters and Norton Rose Fulbright. I had an email saying I passed the Clifford Chance Watson Glaser so just waiting on an application review from them. Got rejected pretty quickly from Freshfields which was understandable given my academics and probably a good indication that MC firms are a pipe dream. So yeh, that's me in a nutshell. If anyone else is in a similar boat or has any wisdom to share then please get in touch!</blockquote>

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