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    Fragomen’s Summer Internship Interview

    Bumping this. Please do share
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    Ask Reed Smith Anything! Join Rebecca Schrod, Karen Manu and Charlotte Lear ⬇️

    Hi @ReedSmithBecca ! I am aware that Reed Smith does not have a minimum A-level requirement. However, I am afraid that I will be rejected simply due to my below average A-level grades despite possibly receiving a 2.1 or 1st for my degree. How stern is Reed Smith when it comes to good A-level...
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    Possible mitigating circumstance?

    Hello @Jessica Booker. Coming back to this thread as I have scored an overall 2.1 for my first year, albeit a low 2.1. I scored fairly well in my contract coursework but as expected, my low MCQ grades dragged a possible 1st or 2.1 in contract to a high 2.2 instead. Although I am glad that I...
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    Possible mitigating circumstance?

    Got it. However, I'd like to prepare myself in case I receive lower than a 2.1. I have exchanged emails with my university over the past 2 days and I have been told that my circumstances can no longer be taken into account as I was (3 months) too late to inform them of my disability, and thus...
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    Possible mitigating circumstance?

    If all else fails I'll either email or meet my professor and let her know about it. I've not received my overall module grade as of yet. I do think I did well in my coursework so I hope that my MCQ score does not drag down the rest of my grade. I'd still like to claim mitigating circumstances...
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    Possible mitigating circumstance?

    Hi @dinoorchestra! Thank you for the advice. I'll definitely take this into consideration. I have received a reply from my university's disability support department this morning and they stated that they cannot 'revisit' my grades for the specific module as I had not informed them prior to...
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    Possible mitigating circumstance?

    I too believe that this would be an issue as my grades are not consistently bad. Nevertheless, the university should take my hearing impairment into consideration as it was a huge drawback and I am merely lucky that it did not impact the rest of my modules. I have emailed the disability...
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    Possible mitigating circumstance?

    Hello. I have recently finished my first year and I'm awaiting for my final grade(s) after having finished my coursework. The coursework has a 75% weightage and our MCQs have the remaining 25% weightage. I am satisfied with my coursework and have scored excellent in all my MCQs except contract...
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    DLA Piper commercial awareness question

    Thank you Avni. I'll definitely email them.
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    Demotivation

    Thank you so much @Law Student and @Lisa Lowe. I'll try my best to gain as much work experience as possible and build my network alongside.
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    Demotivation

    First year LLB student here. I feel like I'm aiming too high given my circumstances. I did not score well in my A-levels (BCC final grade and A*A*C in AS) and my GCSEs weren't anything amazing either (4Cs, 3Bs, 1A* and a distinction in spoken English). I obviously don't come from a RG university...
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    DLA Piper commercial awareness question

    Hi @AvniD ! I just got done with my first semester of law school so I haven't received any grades yet but in the application form they're asking for my predicted grades/grades obtained and I have neither. What do you suggest I do in this case?
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    How to improve my commercial awareness and an additional commercial law question..

    I'm a first year LLB student and want to increase my commercial awareness. Any suggestions on where to start? I also wanted to know if firms have a preference for candidates who have chosen to study additional modules related to commercial/business law. My uni offers specialised 'commercial...
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    Firms with no minimum alevel requirements

    Thank you for clearing my doubts. Fingers crossed that they'd look past my A-level grades 😬 they're not the absolute worst but they're nowhere close to the best either, will be even more tough given how competitive TCs and vacation schemes are.
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    Firms with no minimum alevel requirements

    I have BCC as my final A-level grades. I was thinking of resitting for at least 1 or 2 of the subjects but I don't think I'll have the time to do it due to my other responsibilities at university and at home. I'm studying at a non RG university so I'm already at a disadvantage here. I did get 2...
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    Firms with no minimum alevel requirements

    Does 'no minimum Alevel requirement' mean that they wont take A-level grades into account at all? Because many firms such as Herbert Smith and Ropes and Gray state that they have no minimum A-level requirement but while applying there's a section where its mandatory to mention A-level grades. Is...
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    Likelihood of getting selected for a silver circle vacation scheme

    Thank you so much. Reading this gave me hope. Jessica mentioned my university in her list, so that was a breather. I know I'm at a disadvantage here but I wont let it demotivate me. Thank you Jessica and thank you AvniD for the advice!
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    Likelihood of getting selected for a silver circle vacation scheme

    Hello. I'm an international student doing LLB in a British university that is ranked pretty low. Now I know that a majority of silver circle (and magic ofc) firms tend to go for either oxbridge or RG unis. I also know that they select a few students that are from neither oxbridge or RG...

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