Discouraged

[Kim LD]

I went to a Law Society TC event this weekend and the Graduate Recruitment Manager from Shearman and Sterling stated that his firm looks at specific modules as part of your overall degree classification. Depending on the firm and what they do, Contract Law and Tort Law will be looked out for. He said that a low grade in Contract Law (which is the module his firm pays particular attention to) may be reason enough for a rejection :/

Thanks for the info Felicia. Do you know what is the minimum they're looking for for contract law?

 

[Felicia]

Thanks for the info Felicia. Do you know what is the minimum they're looking for for contract law?

Very welcome, no unfortunately no minimum was stated. I would however take what he said with a pinch of salt. I highly doubt (and hope that this would be the case), that a candidate would be rejected despite having a good application and good overall degree grade just because their grade in contract law might not have been the best

 

[Salma]

Very welcome, no unfortunately no minimum was stated. I would however take what he said with a pinch of salt. I highly doubt (and hope that this would be the case), that a candidate would be rejected despite having a good application and good overall degree grade just because their grade in contract law might not have been the best

I echo the above, do not be so pedantic with small things such as the average required for contract law. If you have the overall degree they are looking for, don’t stress. It will eat you alive, just like it did for me hahaha

To reassure (I hope), I got 58% for contract law and I have not once (don’t jinx me) been asked at interviews why I achieved the above grade.

 

[Bugsy Malone]

I echo the above, do not be so pedantic with small things such as the average required for contract law. If you have the overall degree they are looking for, don’t stress. It will eat you alive, just like it did for me hahaha

To reassure (I hope), I got 58% for contract law and I have not once (don’t jinx me) been asked at interviews why I achieved the above grade.

That's reassuring, I also got 58!