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Clyde & Co VS Eligibility Question

LJ

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Oct 17, 2022
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Hi all,

I'm looking to apply for the Clyde & Co VS, however, their site is contradictory on eligibility. It states that it is open for penultimate law students (which I am) but also states you must be eligible to start the SQE prep course in September 2023 (only final-year law students would be able to do this?).

Does anybody know which is correct?

Many thanks!
 

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Hi all,

I'm looking to apply for the Clyde & Co VS, however, their site is contradictory on eligibility. It states that it is open for penultimate law students (which I am) but also states you must be eligible to start the SQE prep course in September 2023 (only final-year law students would be able to do this?).

Does anybody know which is correct?

Many thanks!
I wonder if they didn't update the last part from last year and haven't changed the 2023 to 2024. I would email the GR team to check though.
 
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Hi all,

I'm looking to apply for the Clyde & Co VS, however, their site is contradictory on eligibility. It states that it is open for penultimate law students (which I am) but also states you must be eligible to start the SQE prep course in September 2023 (only final-year law students would be able to do this?).

Does anybody know which is correct?

Many thanks!
Hiya! Was wondering if you've got any updates on this? Planning to apply as well but on the website it says we must be eligible to commence the SQE in the summer of 2024 to begin the 2024 August TC? I'm a penultimate year law student too!
 

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