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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ram Sabaratnam" data-source="post: 214542" data-attributes="member: 36738">Hiya [USER=35580]@lawyersum[/USER] Really great question and this sounds like a fantastic opportunity. I also think there’s still a lot of confusion around how a master’s degree is viewed by law firms, and it’s worth addressing properly.To be clear: doing a master’s won’t disadvantage you (and it won't automatically put you at an advantage either). There’s no stigma attached to it in the way that some candidates fear. What matters (as with most things in applications) is how you use the experience and how you present it.From what you’ve described, it already sounds like you’re approaching the opportunity in the right way. You’ve got a solid academic and non-academic background, you’re funding it sensibly, and you’re drawn to a programme that offers more than just classroom learning, specifically, a startup and innovation culture that you’re keen to get involved in. That’s the kind of environment that can help you build commercial awareness in a much more practical, applied way than many law applicants ever get the chance to do. And if you’re able to reflect on that during interviews (e.g. what you learned, what you became involved in, how you collaborated, how you developed your understanding of business, etc.), then that’s highly valuable.Personally, I came from a political science and economics background, and that deeper foundation gave me a lot to draw on in interviews. It helped me engage with commercial issues more confidently and link legal work to wider political and economic contexts. I was also able to pursue my masters degree on a full scholarship. I found that firms really valued my overall degree and the impact it had on my thinking, precisely because of the insight it allowed me to bring into the room.Again, to be clear, you don’t need a master’s to get a TC. But if you’re doing it out of genuine interest, and you're not taking on significant debt to do so, it can be a great opportunity. It can help you develop in ways that allow you to stand out during the application process. It certainly won't be frowned upon if you can showcase how it's made you a more interesting applicant once you come around to applying to law firms.Hope that helps, and best of luck whatever you decide!</blockquote>

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