Hi
@Jessica Booker. I am currently a third-year law student and I had a high 2:1 in first year (69%) and a 2:2 in second year (55%) with mitigating circumstances (bereavement). I was wondering whether I should wait till I graduate to apply as I want to apply to mostly silver circle firms or if they will consider my experiences more than my grades (I have several transferrable experiences). I am also an international student so I am worried about the time limit I have left in the country. Thanks
Although mitigating circumstances can be considered, I would personally suggest waiting until you have your final year grades before applying. Getting your grades back up to first year level will verify there were mitigating circumstances as it can be seen there was a blip in performance.
However, for firms that allow you to apply multiple times in a year/recruitment cycle or do not have a 12 month wait between applications rule, you may want to consider applying to them anyway for earlier programmes rather than waiting for the summer or next year’s cycle, as you could potentially apply to both earlier opportunities and those that will be open when you have your results.
