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Anonymous

Non-disclosed

Baker McKenzie Open Day invite
“After a cycle of rejections, a selective Open Day invite felt like a breakthrough.”

After a previous cycle of rejections, a Baker McKenzie Open Day invitation. The candidate used ECS's free content; there was no paid engagement.

§ 01

Starting point

  • Rejected in the previous application cycle
  • The same application approach reused across firms
  • Learning from public content

§ 02

Relationship to ECS

  • Public ECS materials only. No paid engagement

§ 03

What the candidate used

  • STAR-3® to rewrite the written applications from scratch
  • PEAL-3® for interview preparation

§ 04

Documented outcome

  • Baker McKenzie Open Day invitation, the candidate's first progression after the rejections

§ 05

Causation boundary

There was no paid ECS engagement. The record shows that the candidate used ECS's public materials before this progression, which is not an offer; it does not show that those materials caused it.

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Anonymous

Non-disclosed

Baker McKenzie Training Contract

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Queen Mary University of London

Clifford Chance SPARK 2026 place secured (passed AC)

Isnan Raiyean

Non-Russell Group

Six law firm progressions in one cycle

Outcomes vary. Past results do not guarantee future results. Some clients are anonymised. Each outcome cited is recorded in ECS's evidence register. A documented outcome shows what the candidate achieved and how they worked with ECS; it does not isolate ECS's contribution from the candidate's own ability and effort.