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<blockquote data-quote="bangarangbass39" data-source="post: 172799" data-attributes="member: 30928"><p>shhhhhh let them apply for the MCs and Big Law only! leave the rest for us<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> i'm all for the advice but dang, if people wanna aim for a moon landing I ain't stopping them!</p><p></p><p>I agree tho, I realised that If you want to go into Law it's not about forcing yourself into a space where the competition is indescribable. That's a tip a partner from Fieldfisher gave me at the end of the interview. We studied at the same degree at the same uni as well which made it even more funny. He said he realised early on that he was wasting time on these big firms (MC) because spotting him was gonna be like finding a needle in a haystack. It's not impossible, but to only focus on these top firms is bamboozling. Also so many people don't even last after qualifying loool. Honestly, the hunt for MC/US big law is reminding me of the pursuit for Oxbridge at A levels. It makes so much sense as to why people want it but there are so many different opportunities/routes to "success" outside of the "best".</p><p></p><p>I really like this article from the BBC which I think is great metaphor for why people do this - I just realised there's also a TV show</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180924-are-you-an-insecure-overachiever[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bangarangbass39, post: 172799, member: 30928"] shhhhhh let them apply for the MCs and Big Law only! leave the rest for us:cool: i'm all for the advice but dang, if people wanna aim for a moon landing I ain't stopping them! I agree tho, I realised that If you want to go into Law it's not about forcing yourself into a space where the competition is indescribable. That's a tip a partner from Fieldfisher gave me at the end of the interview. We studied at the same degree at the same uni as well which made it even more funny. He said he realised early on that he was wasting time on these big firms (MC) because spotting him was gonna be like finding a needle in a haystack. It's not impossible, but to only focus on these top firms is bamboozling. Also so many people don't even last after qualifying loool. Honestly, the hunt for MC/US big law is reminding me of the pursuit for Oxbridge at A levels. It makes so much sense as to why people want it but there are so many different opportunities/routes to "success" outside of the "best". I really like this article from the BBC which I think is great metaphor for why people do this - I just realised there's also a TV show [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180924-are-you-an-insecure-overachiever[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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