With online presence rising I think more people find out about firms they have never heard of or considered. With application forms being online and more sites like this one listing and prompting people students are just more aware of firms. With the cost of living in London more are applying...
You do not need to be a solicitor advocate to become a Deputy District Judge. Any solicitor who had 5 years PQE may apply.
I know someone going through the process currently who is a corporate solicitor.
The process is different in that they do the testing first and then they interview 2-3...
You would be surprised. Many of the larger firms are now taking interns, then keeping them on when they are NQ and indeed the qwe is all relevant to their practice area rather than 6 months in 4 different areas. Thus they are better at that area than a NQ trainee. Same as FILEX solicitors...
The benefit of self funding SQE is that paralegal work you may later get or even have already completed counts towards the qualifying work experience so you can qualify as a solicitor having never done a training contract if you never get one but use just qwe instead.
When I applied there was no option to choose which scheme. They then emailed and asked which I wanted to attend and I replied Spring but was also available for Summer too. No response since. This was after VI.
Thank you. Yes that would be great for the failed at something questions. I will make some noted on what happened and my feedback to use to answer those types of questions. Thank you
As part of a question as what have you undertaken (some ask about Open Days) or even of mentioned as other experiences. I saw a person listing their ACs on LinkedIn today under work experience and wouldn't dream of that.
If they said why law or commercial law? Could you
So with no word from SH I am assuming my cycle is at an end. Final year non law. No VS but did get to 5 assessment centres Inc a US firm and a Silver Circle.
When applying next cycle should these be mentioned or would it indicate I wasn't even good enough for a VS let alone a TC?
Do have a...
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