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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 96638" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>Yes, you are right - working as an associate in the UK is highly unlikely if you have no experience. Firms will typically discount around a minimum of three years worth of experience for non-UK qualified lawyer roles to get to (what is their opinion) the same level of experience a UK qualified associate of have (as they will have a minimum of two years worth of experience). You'd also need to have passed SQE 1 and 2 to practice in England and Wales.</p><p></p><p>For international qualified lawyers though, there is no requirement to complete the two years of qualifying work experience (one of the major flaws of the SQE), so the OP would only need to pass SQE1 and 2 and would technically then be a qualified lawyer in the UK. However, I suspect they would find it very difficult to work as an associate in the UK with less than three years of experience in any jurisdiction. The exception might be working specifically for an Indian desk at one of the major London firms, but even then I suspect you won't be on the same job title/salary as a typical associate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 96638, member: 2672"] Yes, you are right - working as an associate in the UK is highly unlikely if you have no experience. Firms will typically discount around a minimum of three years worth of experience for non-UK qualified lawyer roles to get to (what is their opinion) the same level of experience a UK qualified associate of have (as they will have a minimum of two years worth of experience). You'd also need to have passed SQE 1 and 2 to practice in England and Wales. For international qualified lawyers though, there is no requirement to complete the two years of qualifying work experience (one of the major flaws of the SQE), so the OP would only need to pass SQE1 and 2 and would technically then be a qualified lawyer in the UK. However, I suspect they would find it very difficult to work as an associate in the UK with less than three years of experience in any jurisdiction. The exception might be working specifically for an Indian desk at one of the major London firms, but even then I suspect you won't be on the same job title/salary as a typical associate. [/QUOTE]
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