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    Career Guidance — TC vs SQE2 + QWE Route (Graduate Visa Expiring Jan 2026)

    Hi everyone, I’m looking for some guidance on my career options and the best way forward. I originally live in Dubai but have been in the UK for 6 years now, completing my undergrad, LPC and paralegal job here. I graduated in 2022 with a training contract at an international law firm which...
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    Withdrawn from the SQE course - is the career in commercial law still possible?

    Hi @Jessica Booker and everyone, I’ve got a 2:1 in law and recently started the LLM SQE course, but I was withdrawn after failing one module. I’m planning to apply for vacation schemes and training contracts later this year, but I’m unsure how this might affect my chances. There’s no...
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    Career Change - Next Steps

    Hi, I am at a cross-roads in my legal career and I would appreciate people's thoughts on the next logical step! I am a non-RG graduate with a 1st class degree in law (I ranked 11th in my cohort) who then went to do an LLM at a RG Uni where I gained a Merit (70%). I then accepted a place on a...
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    Should I self-fund the SQE/LPC or look for alternatives

    Should I self-fund the LPC/SQE or look for another career? Just a bit about my personal circumstances: I'm a 2021 Law LLB grad from an ex-poly non-Russell group (first class) 120 UCAS I've been working but the work isn't skilled and I come from an under-represented background. I secured 1...
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    Might have failed an undergraduate module - Implications

    Absolutely butchered my company law exam and I wouldn't be surprised if I receive a fail given the extent to which I think messed up the PQ. The questions are supposedly equally weighted but I just have this lingering feeling that the extent to which I messed it up will lead them to failing me...

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