Who Gets In?Research programme of Elite Careers Strategy

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SRC-119: careers.aoshearman.com

Official page published by A&O Shearman, retrieved 16 September 2026 and coded into 7 dated facts (signals).

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Publisher domain
careers.aoshearman.com
Institutions
A&O Shearman
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
Append-only canonical supplement (source-evidence-supplement-06-2026-09-13.csv)
Signals supported
7

Scope notes

  • A&O Shearman London training-contract selection architecture and human interviews after digital assessment
  • A&O Shearman official surface; final URL https://careers.aoshearman.com/en/london-training-contract; text SHA-256 c751df7b66cf544aeb348045a19c6aeddc12094842b1e2b8429f952bc6622f8c

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SIG-185 Official source A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman's London training-contract page publishes an online application followed by an online experience containing situational judgement, verbal and numerical reasoning and two video motivation questions; successful candidates then attend an assessment day with two one-to-one interviews, including a commercial case-study presentation and a scenario-based interview.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceOnline application; online experience with SJT, verbal and numerical reasoning and two video motivation questions; assessment day with two one-to-one interviews, including a commercial case study and scenario questions.

London · Training Contract · Training contract selection architecture · Observed 13 September 2026 · Verified 13 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-119 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record

SIG-186 Official source A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman's London training-contract process explicitly places two one-to-one interviews after the online application and online experience, providing current official evidence of human assessment after digital stages.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceIf the application is successful, the next stage is an assessment day comprising two one-on-one interviews.

London · Training Contract · Human judgement after digital assessment · Observed 13 September 2026 · Verified 13 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-119 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record

SIG-284 Official source A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman's current official London Training Contract page lists being on track for, or having achieved, a 2:1 undergraduate degree.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceAAB (136 UCAS points) or equivalent at A-Level and on track for/achieved a 2:1 undergraduate degree.

London · Training Contract - London · University grade requirement · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-119 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record

SIG-294 Official source A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman's current official London Training Contract page lists AAB (136 UCAS points) or equivalent at A-level.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceAAB (136 UCAS points) or equivalent at A-Level and on track for/achieved a 2:1 undergraduate degree.

London · Training Contract - London · School-level grades · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-119 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record

SIG-295 Official source A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman's current official London Training Contract page states that seven GCSEs at grade 6 or above including Maths and English are required.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceWe also require seven GCSEs at grade 6 or above (including Maths and English). We do take into account mitigating circumstances.

London · Training Contract - London · School-level grades · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-119 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record

SIG-297 Official source A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman's current official London Training Contract page states that applications close on Monday 5 October 2026.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceApplications close: Monday 5th October 2026

London · Training Contract - London · Application timing and deadlines · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-119 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record

SIG-299 Official source A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman's current official London Training Contract page states that graduates from all universities with any degree are welcome.

Evidence passage recorded against the sourceWe're able to welcome graduates from all universities with any degree.

London · Training Contract - London · University access · Observed 16 September 2026 · Verified 16 Sep 2026 · Source SRC-119 (careers.aoshearman.com) · source record

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Who Gets In? (Elite Careers Strategy), source record SRC-119, retrieved 16 September 2026, https://whogetsin.com/sources/SRC-119

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