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<blockquote data-quote="andrecsaa" data-source="post: 193692" data-attributes="member: 26634">Thank you! I agree that it doesn’t make sense to sit the exam for which the regulator has exempted you.I am eligible for an exemption from SQE2 due to my experience as a qualified lawyer in one of the few jurisdictions recognised by the SRA. However, I was afraid that applying for this exemption before securing a TC might prevent me from participating in VS and TC. I read here that someone who was exempted from SQE2 applied for it, then passed SQE1 and qualified as a solicitor, but the person was no longer eligible to participate in the TC and could not get any NQ position. Worst position ever.Many firms state that they do not accept qualified lawyers for TC (most US firms like Debevoise and Ropes &amp; Gray), and Freshfields accepts qualified lawyers until 4 PQE. But none says anything about SQE exemptions. I believe it would be a case-by-case analysis, and the best is to ask grad rec.I will wait until I secure a TC and then discuss with grad rec the option of taking the full course but sitting only for SQE1 and applying for the SQE2 exemption.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="andrecsaa, post: 193692, member: 26634"] Thank you! I agree that it doesn’t make sense to sit the exam for which the regulator has exempted you. I am eligible for an exemption from SQE2 due to my experience as a qualified lawyer in one of the few jurisdictions recognised by the SRA. However, I was afraid that applying for this exemption before securing a TC might prevent me from participating in VS and TC. I read here that someone who was exempted from SQE2 applied for it, then passed SQE1 and qualified as a solicitor, but the person was no longer eligible to participate in the TC and could not get any NQ position. Worst position ever. Many firms state that they do not accept qualified lawyers for TC (most US firms like Debevoise and Ropes & Gray), and Freshfields accepts qualified lawyers until 4 PQE. But none says anything about SQE exemptions. I believe it would be a case-by-case analysis, and the best is to ask grad rec. I will wait until I secure a TC and then discuss with grad rec the option of taking the full course but sitting only for SQE1 and applying for the SQE2 exemption. [/QUOTE]

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