Who Gets In?Research programme of Elite Careers Strategy

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SRC-021: slaughterandmay.com

Official page published by Slaughter and May, retrieved 16 September 2026 and coded into 6 dated facts (signals).

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Publisher domain
slaughterandmay.com
Institutions
Slaughter and May
Retrieved
Retrieval method
Official first-party page, full Chrome render; passage located as literal normalised substring
Source grade
A: official primary institutional page
Corpus layer
Frozen foundational source record
Signals supported
6

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  • Slaughter and May official surface; final URL https://www.slaughterandmay.com/careers/early-careers/apply/; text SHA-256 907f3e04962ee260ac89586d209ab6dda4bff711d0c6baac1f2d0290dd42c31c

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SIG-021 Official source Slaughter and May

The firm looks for written and verbal communication, teamwork and resilience under pressure.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceGood communication skills (verbal and written) are vital for our lawyers, so it's something we look for in our application and interview process. Our collaborative culture also means that we look for candidates who can demonstrate that they can work successfully in teams.

Whole-person evaluation · Observed 9 September 2026 · Verified 9 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-021 (slaughterandmay.com) · source record

SIG-866 Official source Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May's current official Apply page states a degree requirement of a strong 2:1, ideally a minimum of 65% and above.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceUndergraduate degree (and postgraduate degree if applicable): Strong 2:1, ideally a minimum of 65% and above

London · Early careers (training contract and work experience) · University grade requirement · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-021 (slaughterandmay.com) · source record

SIG-869 Official source Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May's current official Apply page states an A-level requirement of AAB, excluding EPQ, or equivalent.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceA-levels: AAB (not including EPQ) or equivalent

London · Early careers (training contract and work experience) · School-level grades · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-021 (slaughterandmay.com) · source record

SIG-871 Official source Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May's current official Apply page encourages summer work experience applications as early as possible within the window.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceWe encourage summer work experience applications as early as possible within our application window.

London · Summer Work Experience Scheme · Application timing and deadlines · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-021 (slaughterandmay.com) · source record

SIG-872 Official source Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May's current official Apply page states that the Rare Contextual Recruitment System is used across all early careers recruitment.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceWe use the Rare Contextual Recruitment System across all our early careers recruitment activity.

London · Early careers (all) · University access · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-021 (slaughterandmay.com) · source record

SIG-873 Official source Slaughter and May

Slaughter and May's current official Apply page states that graduates from 50+ universities work at the firm.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceWe aim to employ the brightest minds regardless of what or where they have studied - you will find graduates from 50+ universities at Slaughter and May.

London · Early careers (all) · University access · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-021 (slaughterandmay.com) · source record

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Who Gets In? (Elite Careers Strategy), source record SRC-021, retrieved 16 September 2026, https://whogetsin.com/sources/SRC-021

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