As many firms begin to embed contextual recruitment into their hiring practices, how can students make the most of this positive change? David says: ”Access to the legal sector is incredibly competitive so get support from charities like upReach and take every opportunity that’s available. From a contextual recruitment point of view, candidates have nothing to lose. Completing the contextual recruitment questionnaire as part of your application won’t negatively impact you – the REALrating system can only have a net-zero positive impact in that it will never reduce the academic qualifications you’ve received. It’ll only ever provide a boost if the context is that you’ve had to overcome a lot to get to where you are.” Head to LawCareers.Net’s Diversity hub, sponsored by Gowling WLG, for more information. Further reading • LawCareers.Net’s Diversity hub – www.lawcareers.net/Explore/Diversity • Diversity access schemes – www.lawcareers.net/MoreLaw/ DiversityAccessSchemes
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