First impressions are everything
A lesson in how not to land a campus ambassador role at a magic circle firm, courtesy of one law student on Twitter.
Zulfiqar Haideri, who appears to be a law student at BPP’s Leeds campus, reached out to top City firm Allen & Overy recently.
Using his Twitter account — which features a rather revealing avatar — Haideri contacted the graduate recruitment team directly with his query.
@AllenOveryGrads How do I become a campus ambassador for @AllenOveryGrads at BPP law school?
— Zulfiqar e Haideri (@dfasdadsfvdf232) October 29, 2015
Keen to become an ambassador for the magic circle outfit, he was “unfortunately” told that he couldn’t, and would need to secure a place on “A&O’s First” work experience programme to be eligible.
@dfasdadsfvdf232 Unfortunately, you have to have been on A&O First to be a campus exec for A&O Zulfiqar
— Allen & Overy Grads (@AllenOveryGrads) October 29, 2015
Pushed for further clarification about its reasoning, the firm underlined its regret at “sadly” missing out on Zulfiqar’s charms.
@dfasdadsfvdf232 you are unable to be an A&O campus ambassador unless you've been on a work exp programme here sadly
— Allen & Overy Grads (@AllenOveryGrads) October 29, 2015
Legal Cheek hopes that Haideri can find time to juggle the demands of his topless labouring with securing the vital legal work experience, and looks forward to seeing him representing A&O at BPP in the near future.
