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Please be brutally honest, should I give up on becoming a solicitor at a MC/Top Uk law firm
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<blockquote data-quote="Sierra" data-source="post: 144793" data-attributes="member: 28847"><p>Definitely agree with Jess. Your overall grades are still good.</p><p></p><p>In my experience of interviewing with a good number of mc/us/int'l firms, with your profile, they generally won't raise that subject in your interview and will focus on your strengths and experience.</p><p></p><p>But, in the event that they do ask you about it, do not give any excuses or beat around the bush (they can see through that). </p><p></p><p>Instead, make sure to address why you got that grade (e.g. it was a difficult subject, you didn't manage your time well because you were doing too many things, undergoing stress). Then, make sure to uplift the conversation by saying that you managed to tackle this and highlight your learning points from the experience and how you have done so. And then right after that, give one clear example to show how you have changed/or your plan to improve on this.</p><p></p><p>That will bring the conversation right back to your strengths, and will have addressed/move on from that question on your blip.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sierra, post: 144793, member: 28847"] Definitely agree with Jess. Your overall grades are still good. In my experience of interviewing with a good number of mc/us/int'l firms, with your profile, they generally won't raise that subject in your interview and will focus on your strengths and experience. But, in the event that they do ask you about it, do not give any excuses or beat around the bush (they can see through that). Instead, make sure to address why you got that grade (e.g. it was a difficult subject, you didn't manage your time well because you were doing too many things, undergoing stress). Then, make sure to uplift the conversation by saying that you managed to tackle this and highlight your learning points from the experience and how you have done so. And then right after that, give one clear example to show how you have changed/or your plan to improve on this. That will bring the conversation right back to your strengths, and will have addressed/move on from that question on your blip. [/QUOTE]
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