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Join us for a live student panel with BPP University Law School. We'll be joined by Jonny Hurst, Senior Lecturer in Law at BPP, and current BPP students who will share their advice on passing the SQE.
Well done @Mohamed Ashour for laying out your goals and sticking to them - it's fantastic to see your organisation and dedication. Your approach to improving your commercial awareness by critically analysing news stories is great, and has clearly benefitted your ability to contextualise deals...
Thanks for introducing yourself, Beni! Wishing you all the very best of luck. Please keep us updated on how you are getting on with reading commercial news and preparing for assessment centres :)
Hello!
You will have to complete the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) to qualify as a lawyer in England & Wales. You can read more about the SQE here.
You might qualify for an exemption from part(s) of the SQE assessments - this would depend on your experience. You can find out more about...
Hello! You can find a list of firms with CV blind interviews in this thread.
The firms mentioned are:
1. Clifford Chance
2. MacFarlanes
3. Mayer Brown
4. Ropes & Gray
5. RPC
6. Allen & Overy
In terms of general tips for applications with bad grades, it would depend on what you mean by bad...
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