Student View: A work experience day at Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance is one of the 5 firms comprising The Magic Circle - 5 law firms considered to be amongst the most prestigious in the world. Clifford Chance has significant depth and resources across 5 continents, providing the highest-quality advice and legal insight combined with local expertise.
Fathima Ifla attended one of their Uptree work experience days last month and has shared her insights about the day she spent with law professionals in London.
Fathima Ifla at Clifford Chances offices on Bank Street, London
How did you prepare for the event?
I prepared for the event by looking up their core areas of practice and what types of candidates they were willing to recruit. By researching, I felt relieved as there would be many other ethnic backgrounds present and that they were willing to recruit people from BAME backgrounds.
Group picture of attendees at Clifford Chance
What surprised you most about the company?
I learnt that Clifford Chance doesn’t only recruit people from Oxbridge but from people who have gone to other universities as well. Also, I learnt that diversity was something the company was looking for and interested in.
One thing that surprised me about the event, was that they were putting up many opportunities for students such as the PRIME work experience and the SPARK university first-year programme.
I enjoyed the Q and A session the most, as we got the chance to ask questions to professionals about their time at school and their journey to Clifford Chance.
Do you have any advice for students like you?
If students were in my position, I’d say take every opportunity that comes your way and ask as many questions as possible. If you really have the passion for law, you need to strive to achieve this.
Keep looking out for opportunities, yes it will be competitive BUT the more you try the higher the chances of you being accepted onto these programmes. Always remember that with every hardship and struggle comes ease and to never stop trying because of your background.
Thank you very much to Fathima Ifla for taking the time to share her experience and also her encouraging advice. Uptree wishes her all the best in her law career journey!
Further information on Clifford Chance programmes:
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PRIME programme: https://youtu.be/GK8LvlkMHzg
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SPARK programme: https://youtu.be/06kzMmJhGOo
By Uptree
Published on:
Mon 6 Apr 2020