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Message: <blockquote data-quote="watsonglazeddonut" data-source="post: 184530" data-attributes="member: 34579">Hi all, Some background: - international student (LLB from a RG uni) - No UK vac schemes, but did internships in my home country in mid-large commercial law firms - I plan on self-funding the SQE + LLM in Feb 2025. - I'll be on a tier 4 study visa with BPP / uLaw. I took some time off to fully focus on applications, but realised so many summer 2025 schemes clash with (estimated) term time dates / the July SQE1 exam. I won't have a visa to do Winter'24 schemes. Realistically, I can only apply to easter 2025 schemes, even though many overlap by 1-2 weeks. I could potentially wait for the next cycle to do Winter'25 schemes, but I'd hate to waste this cycle.To summarise my questions: 1. Have international students successfully done vac schemes during their SQE period? 2. Are firms usually willing to make special arrangements, or defer applicants to later cycles / consider them for Direct TCs instead? It would suck if I passed the AC but the firm turns me down because of Visa restrictions.3. Realistically, what is my best application strategy for this 2024-25 cycle? I didn't feel confident banking on direct TC apps with just 3-4 internships under my belt and because I lack UK-based work experience.Would appreciate your advice! [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] [USER=36777]@Andrei Radu[/USER]</blockquote>

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