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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 133108" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>OK - there are probably one of two approaches I would recommend.</p><p></p><p>1) If you want to raise it ahead of the results, I think it is worthwhile to write something to graduate recruitment that lays out your concerns. I suggest this approach (in writing) as you are likely to be able to present your case more clearly than in a conversation. I'd keep it as concise as possible, and also try to focus on more factual elements rather than what you are feeling. You can then invite them to discuss this further with you. Taking this approach really depends on what you think you have to present though. I wouldn't rush into doing this though - if you have just sat the exams take some time to reflect on the situation, rather than rush into describing how you are feeling right now.</p><p></p><p>Or</p><p></p><p>2) Leave it and wait for the results. Ultimately nothing will be able to be done until the results come out. And if they do come back and you haven't passed you can explain you are in a unique circumstance of not having any legal training compared to your peers and explain you feel you are at distinct disadvantage.</p><p></p><p>You may also want to try and track down other SQE sitters who attempted it without any legal training (e.g. other future trainees across other law firms but with BARBRI, or people self-funding the course without doing the GDL), to see if there is a general trend of these people doing worse in the assessments. Unfortunately, it is about one of the only measures the SRA does not measure in the SQE assessment reports.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 133108, member: 2672"] OK - there are probably one of two approaches I would recommend. 1) If you want to raise it ahead of the results, I think it is worthwhile to write something to graduate recruitment that lays out your concerns. I suggest this approach (in writing) as you are likely to be able to present your case more clearly than in a conversation. I'd keep it as concise as possible, and also try to focus on more factual elements rather than what you are feeling. You can then invite them to discuss this further with you. Taking this approach really depends on what you think you have to present though. I wouldn't rush into doing this though - if you have just sat the exams take some time to reflect on the situation, rather than rush into describing how you are feeling right now. Or 2) Leave it and wait for the results. Ultimately nothing will be able to be done until the results come out. And if they do come back and you haven't passed you can explain you are in a unique circumstance of not having any legal training compared to your peers and explain you feel you are at distinct disadvantage. You may also want to try and track down other SQE sitters who attempted it without any legal training (e.g. other future trainees across other law firms but with BARBRI, or people self-funding the course without doing the GDL), to see if there is a general trend of these people doing worse in the assessments. Unfortunately, it is about one of the only measures the SRA does not measure in the SQE assessment reports. [/QUOTE]
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