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<blockquote data-quote="Yoryis" data-source="post: 61780" data-attributes="member: 10115"><p>Hi Jessica,</p><p></p><p>I have some questions triggered by your last sentence above and I would very much appreciate your view on these. Apologies in advance for this long post:</p><p></p><p>I studied and qualified in an EU jurisdiction and I immediately started working as an associate at the EU office of a MC firm. I worked there for 18 months-this is my PQE. I am now applying for TCs and I have only received rejections. The MC partner I worked for was very happy to provide me with a recommendation letter which, however, I have not been able to use.</p><p></p><p>The London office of "my" MC firm rejected me within a week, telling me that they were mainly recruiting 1st-year students (they did not even send me a WG test). Following this, I tried to contact some law firms before even submitting an application. Most MC firms advised me to apply for an associate position, whereas most US firms told me to apply for a TC because I do not have UK experience. In the end, it made no difference. All my TC applications have been rejected...</p><p></p><p>It is of course possible that my TC applications are not good enough. However, I was wondering whether all these rejections may also be because I am overqualified for a TC. Do you think this might be the case?</p><p></p><p>In relation to the topic of this thread:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What is your view about the GDL/LPC route vs the QLTS route? Should I pay now and apply for the last round of QLTS?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The alternative would be to apply again for TCs next year, hoping a firm will pay for my GDL/LPC or SQE. If I do not manage to land a TC, would it make sense to qualify here through the SQE (which I understand will replace the QLTS) before finding an associate position? Would a qualification through the QLTS/SQE increase my chances to find an associate position?</li> </ul><p>I understand there is no clear answer and the only way to find out what my chances are is to apply /contact law firms. However, the answers I have received are not very clear (ie "please apply and we will consider your application"). Given your experience, I would be really grateful for any help or advice, in particular with regard to the first bullet point. Many, many thanks in advance (just for reading all this!)</p><p></p><p>Edit/PS: I am a law grad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yoryis, post: 61780, member: 10115"] Hi Jessica, I have some questions triggered by your last sentence above and I would very much appreciate your view on these. Apologies in advance for this long post: I studied and qualified in an EU jurisdiction and I immediately started working as an associate at the EU office of a MC firm. I worked there for 18 months-this is my PQE. I am now applying for TCs and I have only received rejections. The MC partner I worked for was very happy to provide me with a recommendation letter which, however, I have not been able to use. The London office of "my" MC firm rejected me within a week, telling me that they were mainly recruiting 1st-year students (they did not even send me a WG test). Following this, I tried to contact some law firms before even submitting an application. Most MC firms advised me to apply for an associate position, whereas most US firms told me to apply for a TC because I do not have UK experience. In the end, it made no difference. All my TC applications have been rejected... It is of course possible that my TC applications are not good enough. However, I was wondering whether all these rejections may also be because I am overqualified for a TC. Do you think this might be the case? In relation to the topic of this thread: [LIST] [*]What is your view about the GDL/LPC route vs the QLTS route? Should I pay now and apply for the last round of QLTS? [*]The alternative would be to apply again for TCs next year, hoping a firm will pay for my GDL/LPC or SQE. If I do not manage to land a TC, would it make sense to qualify here through the SQE (which I understand will replace the QLTS) before finding an associate position? Would a qualification through the QLTS/SQE increase my chances to find an associate position? [/LIST] I understand there is no clear answer and the only way to find out what my chances are is to apply /contact law firms. However, the answers I have received are not very clear (ie "please apply and we will consider your application"). Given your experience, I would be really grateful for any help or advice, in particular with regard to the first bullet point. Many, many thanks in advance (just for reading all this!) Edit/PS: I am a law grad. [/QUOTE]
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