Recent content by Jane Smith
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Is a conversion course necessary for a non-law undergrad to secure a TC?
I would probably do the combined PGDL with SQE1 masters course at somewhere like BPP (16 months from September - as the masters loan covers the year's law conversion and the SQE1 course (not not the SQE fees nor SQE2 course); whilst also applying for sponsored TCs and vac schemes. I think the...- Jane Smith
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Trainee Solicitor roles - not allowing anyone who has completed the LPC
Also people with 2 years of work of the right kind, may qualify by the "equivalent means" route just with the LPC if they can document the work etc. ie qualify without SQE2- Jane Smith
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- Forum: General Discussion
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What I wish I'd known about SQE1
That will be very useful for people. (May be worth readers checking the latest booking system for SQE1 as I think they changed it this year to make it easier, rather than people having to sit for hours trying to log in to book).- Jane Smith
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- Forum: Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) Forum
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Clifford gave me a Chance (A now SQE Journey)
Even though I am an old lawyer it is very interesting. We have family members applying etc so I like to keep in touch. Good luck with SQE1 exam in January.- Jane Smith
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- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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Quite a sad TC unsuccessful story
I hope you manage to find something. I applied to 139 in the last year of my LLB (a huge number even for the old days - I am an older lawyer) and had 25 interviews before getting one. I must be the worst interview candidate on the planet. In those days I just had to type a covering letter...- Jane Smith
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- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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SQE Full-time
It is not easy. Some people have parents in London or commutable distance to London such as in Kent, Cambridge etc so can live at home rent free. Others can share a room or flat even if quite far out of London in a very cheap area. Near me out here in zone 5 - outer London - a room is about £800...- Jane Smith
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Urgent advice needed – should I apply for the SQE or LPC this September?
The only reason to do the LPC now (for those very few people who are allowed to qualify the LPC way - most aren't) in my view is if you are 100% sure you will fail a closed book set of exams like SQE1 either because you cannot remember anything and need open book exams or your brain works in a...- Jane Smith
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- Forum: Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) Forum
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SQE LLM VS The SQE preparation courses
If you don't need an LLM in your home country for future work opportunities it is probably best to switch just to the SQE1 and 2 and not the LLM bit as the LLM part will just involve extra pointless time and as your other different is in person or not in person being in person is probably better...- Jane Smith
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Is doing the PGDL still worth it?
My view is it is if you stand a chance of getting into a good firm as the firms put their future trainees into the PGDL before the SQE course. However if someone might be trying to get into law with low grades, not much chance at a bigger firm, probabl8y will cobble together QWE in various ways...- Jane Smith
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- Forum: General Discussion
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PGDL Personal Statement
I agree. I have seen the personal statements eg fairly recently for my two sons and I am a lawyer who asked me to glance at them (during the pandemic). Almost everyone with a 2/2 or higher who can pay the fees gets a place. So theirs were just about why they like law, their interests in it...- Jane Smith
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LCC (Diploma) vs LCC (Masters) vs LCC (SQE Masters)??
As said, best to ask the firm. The LCC on its own without masters is the PGDL my sons did a couple of years ago with BPP. It is the traditional law conversion course and with no masters. It ends in about Apriland in their case they started the then LPC that year in Spetember. If you are doing...- Jane Smith
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CC or Slaughters: Which TC should I accept?
Pick Slaughter and May. I worked there in the past and it is the best of those two choices. Both are good firms however.- Jane Smith
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- Forum: General Discussion
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My Training Contract Journey
What a wonderful description. Glad you made the choice of firm that suits you (and I write that as an older lawyer who used to be at the one you rejected - they are both good firms). Good luck on the SQE course.- Jane Smith
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- Forum: My Training Contract Journey
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LPC or SQE?
I agree. I think some firms will consider requests for LPC instead particularly as it probably costs them about the same and provided the future trainee does the professional skills course in 2 weeks when the TC starts to get it over (as the SQE cohort will not be doing the PSC course). On...- Jane Smith
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Anyone doing or completed an online distance PGDL/MA Law conversion?
The year before BPP's exams were as described above for the PGDL (not proctored for those doing them online). Also for BPP for the LPC (in those days not SQE) this had to be on to the SRA's imposed rules where if you do the exams online they must be proctored with web cam and sweep of room, all...- Jane Smith
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