Elite Careers StrategyWho Gets In?Research by Elite Careers Strategy

Governed signal Official source

SIG-859: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Simpson Thacher's current official UK early careers FAQs state that the firm asks all candidates to achieve a 2.1 in their undergraduate degree.

Observed · London · Private Equity Training Contract / Vacation Scheme · University grade requirement

Evidence passage recorded against the source

We ask all candidates to achieve a 2.1 in their undergraduate degrees and a minimum of AAB at A-Level (or equivalent).

LimitThe passage is what the research lead recorded against the official page on the observation date. Pages change; check the source and the retrieval date before relying on it.

Scope as recorded

Market
London
Programme or route
Private Equity Training Contract / Vacation Scheme
Category
University grade requirement
Observed
Verification
Verified 16 Sep 2026
Publication ruling
Safe with source
Record status
Active
Corpus layer
Append-only canonical supplement (publication-rulings-supplement-29-2026-09-16.csv)

Official source record

https://ukearlycareers.stblaw.com/apply/faqs/

SRC-331 · retrieved 16 September 2026 · Official first-party page, full Chrome render; passage located as literal normalised substring · source record page · supports 6 signals

  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP official surface; final URL https://ukearlycareers.stblaw.com/apply/faqs/; text SHA-256 21063fe3e7d57a14c56a814669f05a5a7eb035b7249b2cbfaa20f846a2499d5e

LimitOne signal describes one institution, programme, market and date. It is not evidence about other programmes, offices or cycles, and it is not a prevalence estimate.

Cite this object

Who Gets In? (Elite Careers Strategy), SIG-859 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, observed 16 September 2026, https://www.accessecs.com/who-gets-in/signals/SIG-859/

Preserve the institution, programme, geography, observation date and limitation. Do not generalise a single signal to an institution-wide or sector-wide rule.

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