Which university career days/fairs eye do MC firms attend?

So i was thinking if MC firms do attend university career days(whatever they're called), it must mean they're interested in recruiting from those certain universities. So does anyone know which ones they attend? I'm sure they must attend RG unis. But which non RG ones are there? Thanks.

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Reply 1

Notoriety

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The list of unis they visit are (excluding London and Ireland unis):

Cambridge [All, but CC (4)]—not listed on CC's site. Might be an error.
Oxford [All (5)]
Edinburgh [All but CC (4)]
Exeter [All (5)]
Leeds [All (5)]
Manchester [All (5)]
Nottingham [All but CC (4)]
Bristol [All but S&M (4)]
Southampton [All but S&M (4)]
Durham [All but S&M (4)]
Birmingham [All but S&M (4)]
Leicester [All but S&M (4)]
Sheffield [All but S&M and CC (3)]
York [All but S&M and CC (3)]
Warwick [All but S&M and CC (3)]
Glasgow [Only Freshfields (1)]
St Andrews [Only Freshfields and Linklaters (2)]
Newcastle [Only Freshfields (1)]
Reading [Only Freshfields (1)]
Cardiff [Only Freshfields (1)]

Leicester and Reading (and St Andrews) are non-Russell Groups who are attended by Magic Circle firms. However, you should note that MCs' attending these particular unis only demonstrates that they are interested in these unis. It does not mean they aren't interested in others.

Reply 2

Nabz99

Doesn't tell me much.

Reply 3

_Fergo

Original post by Notorious_B.I.G.

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Slaughter did visit Bristol.

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Reply 4

Nabz99

Original post by Notorious_B.I.G.

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Wow. Thanks a lot. I'm surprised about Liverpool missing out. Ofcourse like you said it doesn't mean MC firms don't hire from there. But once more thanks! Its reassuring to see Leicester on the list as I have an unconditional from there which will be my insurance choice.

Reply 5

Notoriety

Original post by _Fergo

Slaughter did visit Bristol.

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Seems they're embarrassed to admit.

I suspect CC also visited Cambridge, too. The sites are crap, but a good general guide.

Reply 6

Nabz99

Thanks a lot JSP/Notorious!

Reply 7

Nabz99

At the moment I'm not sure which part of the law I'll be interested in after llb or i may even go for a llm. Though criminal law is something I'm interested in, I don't have enough knowledge of all the other fields to make a decision. Magic circle trainee or not I'm thinking of practicing in New York and California in the future but that's a long way away.

Reply 8

Notoriety

Original post by Nabz99

There is no guarantee you will like either criminal or commercial. You might end up specialising in immigration law or something. The only thing you can do is attend a university which will allow you to explore each of these areas and from there decide which interests you most. To be honest, you might find that not a single one interests you and end up taking the Aldi grad scheme with the Audi and 42k to match.

Reply 9

Doones

Original post by Notorious_B.I.G.

the Aldi grad scheme with the Audi and 42k to match.

Now £44k and rising to £70k+ after 4 years... :wink:

Reply 10

Nabz99

Once more I've not looked into that part of it yet because I'm not too sure what I'll even be doing in the future. And yes if I do apply to MC firms it'll be if I want to work in a field of law that they do operate in. Only time will tell what happens.

Reply 11

Notoriety

Original post by Doonesbury

Now £44k and rising to £70k+ after 4 years... :wink:

It was 42k when I applied ... Wait, I mean, when I looked at it.

Reply 12

Doones

Original post by J-SP

Has a horrendous reputation for high attrition rates though....

I imagine it does - I'm sure they work their hires pretty hard for the money.

I wonder if the attrition rate is much better at MCs? (Genuine question) Although I expect an MC applicant will have some idea of the incoming workload and expectations, whereas perhaps an Aldi applicant doesn't?

Reply 13

_Fergo

Original post by Notorious_B.I.G.

Seems they're embarrassed to admit.

I suspect CC also visited Cambridge, too. The sites are crap, but a good general guide.

They were also embarrassed to award 500/1000 pounds to the top jurisprudence student :wink:

Reply 14

Notoriety

Original post by _Fergo

They were also embarrassed to award 500/1000 pounds to the top jurisprudence student :wink:

It was a joke, chica.

Reply 15

_Fergo

Original post by Notorious_B.I.G.

It was a joke, chica.

As was my reply... :wink:

Reply 16

Capricancer

Original post by Notorious_B.I.G.

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The list of unis they visit are (excluding London and Ireland unis):

St Andrews [Only Freshfields and Linklaters (2)]

Leicester and Reading (and St Andrews) are non-Russell Groups who are attended by Magic Circle firms. However, you should note that MCs' attending these particular unis only demonstrates that they are interested in these unis. It does not mean they aren't interested in others.

This isn't correct.. we had the following law firms attend our Careers Fair/host dinners with students recently: Allen & Overy, Baker & McKenzie, Bristows LLP, Burges Salmon LLP, Clifford Chance LLP, Clyde & Co, Dechert LLP, DLA Piper LLP, DWF LLP, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells LLP, Jones Day, Linklaters, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Slaughter and May, Travers Smith LLP and White & Case.

It's a limited number of law firms, but then again, our university doesn't actually offer law as a degree.

All the Magic Circle firms sponsor our Law Society and S&M even sponsor our Economics Society as well.

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 17

abhinair3004

Original post by Notorious_B.I.G.

To be honest, you might find that not a single one interests you and end up taking the Aldi grad scheme with the Audi and 42k to match.

Could you please explain this to me briefly?

Reply 18

abhinair3004

Original post by J-SP

A significant proportion of people walk away from their law degree not wanting to touch the subject ever again. Many will choose alternative careers, its typically finance, other professional services and the public sector, but will be across many different sectors and industries.

As Aldi has one of the highest paying graduate schemes (£44k starting salary and an Audi), and for a general management scheme by a significantly higher amount, it undoubtedly will attract some law students who decide a legal career isn't for them.