Hello @Jessica Booker I hope you are doing well.
With regards to the recruitment process of international law firms, although I do appreciate that recruiters try to get the whole picture of a candidate, to what extent A-levels grades (or equivalent) weigh on an candidate's application? If the candidate achieved a 2:1 or a first, but had the A-levels equivalent of ABB (with mitigating circumstances), would the A-levels prevent them from even be considered at all?
Also, I appreciate the concept of RG unis is becoming a bit outdated, but it seems it may still play a role in helping a recruiter reaching a decision about a candidate - and I do appreciate there may be so many different factors that come into play in this. I'm in the process of choosing a university and currently stuck between the University of Aberdeen and the University of York - both for a LLB Law programme (Dual English and Scots law at Aberdeen). Looking up online, I could not really find any information as to whether any Aberdeen Alumni managed to secure a TC with an international law firm or MC firm as opposed to York graduates. Is it a case where perhaps Aberdeen graduates simply do not apply to MC/ international law firms and thus there isn't any data, or they do not just make it through the process at all? Would study Law in Scotland possibly put me in a disadvantaged position as opposed to candidates from other English unis, or better from RG unis such as the University of York? Throughout your career as a recruiter, did you ever happen to recruit Aberdeen graduates? Obviously it's a big decision, with the university of York fees being £9,250 p/y versus Aberdeen which would be free. However if Aberdeen would hinder my possibilities of securing a TC (or whatever it'll be with the new SQE) with an international law firm, then it'd follow that York would be the obvious and most sensible choice.
Thanks.
With regards to the recruitment process of international law firms, although I do appreciate that recruiters try to get the whole picture of a candidate, to what extent A-levels grades (or equivalent) weigh on an candidate's application? If the candidate achieved a 2:1 or a first, but had the A-levels equivalent of ABB (with mitigating circumstances), would the A-levels prevent them from even be considered at all?
Also, I appreciate the concept of RG unis is becoming a bit outdated, but it seems it may still play a role in helping a recruiter reaching a decision about a candidate - and I do appreciate there may be so many different factors that come into play in this. I'm in the process of choosing a university and currently stuck between the University of Aberdeen and the University of York - both for a LLB Law programme (Dual English and Scots law at Aberdeen). Looking up online, I could not really find any information as to whether any Aberdeen Alumni managed to secure a TC with an international law firm or MC firm as opposed to York graduates. Is it a case where perhaps Aberdeen graduates simply do not apply to MC/ international law firms and thus there isn't any data, or they do not just make it through the process at all? Would study Law in Scotland possibly put me in a disadvantaged position as opposed to candidates from other English unis, or better from RG unis such as the University of York? Throughout your career as a recruiter, did you ever happen to recruit Aberdeen graduates? Obviously it's a big decision, with the university of York fees being £9,250 p/y versus Aberdeen which would be free. However if Aberdeen would hinder my possibilities of securing a TC (or whatever it'll be with the new SQE) with an international law firm, then it'd follow that York would be the obvious and most sensible choice.
Thanks.