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Will My A-Level Grades Affect My Applications?
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<blockquote data-quote="I’m_Batman" data-source="post: 148062" data-attributes="member: 30556"><p>Firstly, congratulations on your grades given your circumstances. Those are good O Levels too so do not talk yourself down. Achieving 68 in Y3 with extenuating circumstances is a big accomplishment and it's important you feel confident having done that.</p><p>Secondly, yes, your A Levels will have an impact but that is not necessarily reason to despair. There are a range of firms that do not require minimum A Levels to apply. However, they will still consider A-level results and look at them alongside the rest of your application and academics (how much weighting they put on these grades is difficult to say), but it just means you can apply no matter what your A-level grades are. This means you should look to become a well-rounded candidate, detail extenuating circumstances on your applications (you can opt to send these via email to grad rec), and add to your commercial work experience whether it is working as a Paralegal for companies that operate in the industries you want to specialise in legally.</p><p></p><p>Taken from some TCLA Forums:</p><p><strong>List of firms that have no minimum A Level requirements:</strong></p><p>Ashurt</p><p>arnold& porter</p><p>Baker mckenzie</p><p>BCLP</p><p>Clifford Chance</p><p>Freshfields</p><p>HSF</p><p>Macfarlanes</p><p>Womble</p><p>Gowling</p><p>PwC</p><p>Reed Smith</p><p>Browne Jacobson</p><p>Bird & Bird</p><p>Skadden</p><p>Sullivan & Cromwell</p><p>Milbank</p><p>Akin Gump</p><p>Davis Polk & Wardwell</p><p><strong>Firms with no academic requirements at all:</strong></p><p>Bevan Brittan - If no 2:1 degree then 3 years of commercial experience</p><p>BLM</p><p>Browne Jacobson</p><p>DLA Piper</p><p>Irwin Mitchell</p><p>Lewis Silkin</p><p>Osborne Clark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I’m_Batman, post: 148062, member: 30556"] Firstly, congratulations on your grades given your circumstances. Those are good O Levels too so do not talk yourself down. Achieving 68 in Y3 with extenuating circumstances is a big accomplishment and it's important you feel confident having done that. Secondly, yes, your A Levels will have an impact but that is not necessarily reason to despair. There are a range of firms that do not require minimum A Levels to apply. However, they will still consider A-level results and look at them alongside the rest of your application and academics (how much weighting they put on these grades is difficult to say), but it just means you can apply no matter what your A-level grades are. This means you should look to become a well-rounded candidate, detail extenuating circumstances on your applications (you can opt to send these via email to grad rec), and add to your commercial work experience whether it is working as a Paralegal for companies that operate in the industries you want to specialise in legally. Taken from some TCLA Forums: [B]List of firms that have no minimum A Level requirements:[/B] Ashurt arnold& porter Baker mckenzie BCLP Clifford Chance Freshfields HSF Macfarlanes Womble Gowling PwC Reed Smith Browne Jacobson Bird & Bird Skadden Sullivan & Cromwell Milbank Akin Gump Davis Polk & Wardwell [B]Firms with no academic requirements at all:[/B] Bevan Brittan - If no 2:1 degree then 3 years of commercial experience BLM Browne Jacobson DLA Piper Irwin Mitchell Lewis Silkin Osborne Clark [/QUOTE]
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