
I felt that my working class background would mean I couldn’t achieve a career in commercial law, but AS helped me to see my diversity as a strength rather than a weakness.
AS First and Aspire helped me with my mindset and how to present myself in interviews and applications. The mentoring support I received was invaluable in improving my application technique.
The Commercial Awareness Competition gave me amazing experience to speak about and also helped to develop an array of soft skills that firms value, including my advocacy and commercial awareness.
The access to exclusive AS open days at top City firms was instrumental in helping me network and gain my training contract offers. I was able to speak with graduate recruiters and solicitors at all levels to gain insight into their firm and working life, which helped me articulate why I wanted a career in law, as well as understand whether that firm was a strong professional fit for me.