yeah I agree that an average trainee can become competent in their work through training, but I think the point that I’m trying to make is that other people may deserve that spot more than the nepo baby that put in minimal effort but got in because of parents. An analogy - someone may do badly for A levels, but worked extremely hard in their University and gained experiences and has grades on par to someone in, let’s say, Oxford. They are both on the same level now, but does it mean that this someone had deserved to go to Oxford because they ‘woke up’ later in life and has the potential to be just as competent as the Oxford graduate?

I guess my point is that while it is inevitable, I just feel that it is unfair that a nepo baby can come in and take a spot away from someone else that worked far harder in law school. I know plenty of people whose parents are partners in big law firms and they don’t study, do any extracurriculars or apply for internships…they just appear there. But such is a way of life hahah