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I have had a long journey into law having studied science-related subjects at A Level before moving into a full time work opportunity.\u00a0 I progressed within management roles and developed a legal interest through working with customers.\u00a0 This stemmed into studying a part time LLB.<\/p>\n

After finishing my LLB in 2016, I began self-funding my LPC and studied this at weekends whilst continuing to work full time.\u00a0 I decided to participate in the Commercial Awareness Competition (CAC) in 2018 after being advised that this was an area where I could improve during a Partner interview at the final stage of a vacation scheme.<\/p>\n

Juggling the LPC, the CAC and being a new Dad was challenging with sleep and freetime being at a premium, but I am lucky enough to have a very supportive family who understand the level of commitment needed as a City Lawyer.<\/p>\n

I was fortunate enough to be on the winning team in the competition which gave me some amazing opportunities at elite City Firms and this led to me accepting a training contract offer from Dechert.\u00a0 The firm eliminates any unconscious bias by having a blind CV interviewing policy and focuses on your practical ability as a Lawyer during the recruitment phase, with a heavy focus on your commercial skillset and awareness.\u00a0 It felt like a perfect fit.<\/p>\n

I am passionate about diversity.\u00a0 Everybody has a different journey in life and your experiences help to form your judgement.\u00a0 Having a variety of individuals means each individual brings their own, unique judgement to the table and should result in more well-rounded decision making.<\/p>\n

Aside from the practical benefits, we should live in a meritorious society which rewards individuals for their attitude, competence and skill, not where they are from or who they know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15673,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWill C | Dechert | Aspiring Solicitors - Law Careers Diversity Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I have had a long journey into law having studied science-related subjects at A Level before moving into a full time work opportunity.\u00a0 I progressed\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk\/ambassador\/will-c\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Will C | Dechert | Aspiring Solicitors - Law Careers Diversity Advice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I have had a long journey into law having studied science-related subjects at A Level before moving into a full time work opportunity.\u00a0 I progressed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk\/ambassador\/will-c\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Aspiring Solicitors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-10-06T07:25:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Will-Crutchley-2-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk\/ambassador\/will-c\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk\/ambassador\/will-c\/\",\"name\":\"Will C | Dechert | Aspiring Solicitors - 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