Why do law firms still request transcripts even if you have been working for over 5 years? I am just curious because they seem to be the only industry that still does it. I get it when someone is fresh out of school, but when someone has been in the workforce for 5-10 years, how are grades relevant?

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Due diligence. It's just standard procedures. Even big4 and public accounting requests it...they make you sign an agreement giving permission though sometimes they don't follow through.

They don't ask because they care about your grades, it's more about they want to make sure everything you told them is true.

I was never asked for transcripts by big4. Including straight out of LLM. That was close to 10 years ago though.

Edit: meant to include that my industry job that I got 8 years out did ask as a part of the background check.

Have you watched suits?

Lmao I am dead.

Because law firms are even more archaic and old fashioned than Big 4.

I agree.

To internally shame you for that one C+ first semester 1L thanks to 1L grading curve 😂😂

Lol it definitely seems that way 🤣🤣🧐

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