Silk applications: support versus process redesign
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On the source metadata alone, there seem to be two quite different issues being bundled together: support for applicants and the structure of the appointments process itself. Those are not necessarily the same problem. A comparison point might be whether low application numbers, uneven success rates or withdrawal rates are said by authors to stem from confidence, cost and mentoring gaps, as opposed to concerns about assessment criteria or transparency. If the first, extra guidance could help without changing the system; if the second, better coaching might only mask a wider design issue. It would be useful to separate practical barriers from concerns about how merit is evaluated before treating “more support” as the answer. Did the reported working group identify any specific evidence about where applicants say the process becomes hardest to navigate?
Source: Legal Futures
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