Who Gets In?Research programme of Elite Careers Strategy

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SRC-117: careers.aoshearman.com

Official page published by A&O Shearman, retrieved 16 September 2026 and coded into 3 dated facts (signals).

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Publisher domain
careers.aoshearman.com
Institutions
A&O Shearman
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Official first-party page, full Chrome render; passage located as literal normalised substring
Source grade
A: official primary institutional page
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Append-only canonical supplement (source-evidence-supplement-06-2026-09-13.csv)
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3

Scope notes

  • A&O Shearman candidate-facing guidance on responsible AI use in applications
  • A&O Shearman official surface; final URL https://careers.aoshearman.com/en/how-to-use-ai-responsibly-application-process; text SHA-256 b400c4cdc0dd9e014ff52a862893b77c62252cc43921259218e2e206ba907598

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SIG-182 Official source A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman states that candidates may use AI responsibly to complement rather than substitute their skills, including refining CVs, applications and written responses, while requiring honest representation of skills and experience.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceA&O Shearman says AI can help refine a CV, application and written responses, but should complement rather than substitute the candidate's voice and capabilities and must not misrepresent skills.

United Kingdom · Early careers recruitment · AI preparation and application · Observed 13 September 2026 · Verified 13 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-117 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record

SIG-287 Official source A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman's current official guidance page on using AI responsibly in the application process states that directly inputting questions into AI and using the responses word for word, or asking AI to answer test questions, isn't advisable.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceDirectly inputting questions into AI, then using the responses word for word or asking AI to answer test questions for you isn't advisable

Not stated (firm AI guidance page) · Early careers recruitment · AI policy · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-117 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record

SIG-288 Official source A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman's current official guidance page on using AI responsibly in the application process states that candidates who have used AI in their application or preparation should be ready to discuss this, including the questions they asked AI and how they refined its responses.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceIf you've used AI in your application and/or preparations, be ready to discuss this with us. We're interested in the questions you asked AI and how you refined the responses from it.

Not stated (firm AI guidance page) · Early careers recruitment · AI policy · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-117 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record

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Who Gets In? (Elite Careers Strategy), source record SRC-117, retrieved 16 September 2026, https://whogetsin.com/sources/SRC-117

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