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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 116055" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>Hi [USER=23042]@Hus95[/USER] - it is great to have you join us at TCLA.</p><p></p><p>I think there are enough large, international firms with no academic criteria that you should be looking at. Many firms no longer have minimum A-level criteria and given the rest of your academics, I think you are in with a good chance of being considered for them. Here is a good starting point as to who those firms might be: <a href="https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/law-firms/getting-a-training-contract/application-and-selection-criteria" target="_blank">Application and selection criteria - Chambers Student Guide</a></p><p></p><p>Moving from a high-street firm to a national or international firm once qualified is probably going to be much more difficult than your current position. People in high-street firms are highly unlikely to be dealing with the same type of clients - in terms of size/scale/complexity/reach - that will be comparable to what is expected of the larger firms. High street firms are often dealing with SMEs and individuals on personal matters - getting exposure to large multi-national companies on matters that are worth millions (or even more) is going to be very limited.</p><p></p><p>The fact you don't have commercial modules is not an issue - you can show your interest in or knowledge of commercial matters in many other ways. A lot of trainees do not have commercial modules on their CV when they secure TCs - so I don't think this will be an issue.</p><p></p><p>I think you should try to apply to some commercial firms now in all honesty. It sounds like you haven't tried yet - you are just making the assumption it is going to be an absolute no. From experience, I know that won't be the case. </p><p></p><p>Try to make some applications to open days or try to "network" with firms. With anyone with a "blip" on their application (and trust me, the vast majority of people have some form of blip), I advise that they try to get their name/face recognised by people in the firm. I have lost count how many "blips" I have seen, but I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt because they had impressed me or someone else in the firm who was willing to "back" their application.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 116055, member: 2672"] Hi [USER=23042]@Hus95[/USER] - it is great to have you join us at TCLA. I think there are enough large, international firms with no academic criteria that you should be looking at. Many firms no longer have minimum A-level criteria and given the rest of your academics, I think you are in with a good chance of being considered for them. Here is a good starting point as to who those firms might be: [URL='https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/law-firms/getting-a-training-contract/application-and-selection-criteria']Application and selection criteria - Chambers Student Guide[/URL] Moving from a high-street firm to a national or international firm once qualified is probably going to be much more difficult than your current position. People in high-street firms are highly unlikely to be dealing with the same type of clients - in terms of size/scale/complexity/reach - that will be comparable to what is expected of the larger firms. High street firms are often dealing with SMEs and individuals on personal matters - getting exposure to large multi-national companies on matters that are worth millions (or even more) is going to be very limited. The fact you don't have commercial modules is not an issue - you can show your interest in or knowledge of commercial matters in many other ways. A lot of trainees do not have commercial modules on their CV when they secure TCs - so I don't think this will be an issue. I think you should try to apply to some commercial firms now in all honesty. It sounds like you haven't tried yet - you are just making the assumption it is going to be an absolute no. From experience, I know that won't be the case. Try to make some applications to open days or try to "network" with firms. With anyone with a "blip" on their application (and trust me, the vast majority of people have some form of blip), I advise that they try to get their name/face recognised by people in the firm. I have lost count how many "blips" I have seen, but I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt because they had impressed me or someone else in the firm who was willing to "back" their application. [/QUOTE]
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