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Seld-fund SQE, LLM or Paralegal if I am looking to apply for TC, as an international student
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<blockquote data-quote="nbpp48" data-source="post: 148658" data-attributes="member: 17048"><p>I did an LLM and was able to secure a TC. Whilst others have mentioned that the LLM won’t make your education more impressive, I disagree with the assertion that all it does is buy an extra year.</p><p></p><p>During my LLM, I was fortunate enough to go to a top 5 law school. Using this, I joined many committees and even started my own society. These were experiences that I used to exemplify why I would make a good trainee, something that was perhaps missing before.</p><p></p><p>I also networked a lot with alumni and was able to secure a personal mentor who is currently a senior partner at a huge firm. Not only that, but because of how serious the university is, I was also able to gain exposure to other careers and was fortunate enough to meet a Managing Director at Bank of America. This experience really allowed me to understand why I wanted to be a solicitor rather than a banker.</p><p></p><p>Meeting like-minded people has also helped a huge amount too. Being driven by the excellence around was extremely useful for me to realise my potential. Growing my personal network with these people has been great, and a lot of the people I met on my course are now trainees too. There’s even one person who also managed to secure a TC with my firm. Even though I hadn’t met them at uni, we’ve been able to connect over a shared experience.</p><p></p><p>I did also go to a RG uni for my UG but I felt that the step up from a top 20 uni to a top 5 uni was massive. The LLM will also help you understand topics that you may not have covered in your UG, allowing you to talk more expressively about the law. This is something I found incredibly useful during interviews. Having the knowledge that I was reading for an LLM made me trust my own legal knowledge.</p><p></p><p>For anyone reading this and trying to decide: go for the LLM. Just remember you get out what you put in. Uni is so much more than a degree. Best of luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nbpp48, post: 148658, member: 17048"] I did an LLM and was able to secure a TC. Whilst others have mentioned that the LLM won’t make your education more impressive, I disagree with the assertion that all it does is buy an extra year. During my LLM, I was fortunate enough to go to a top 5 law school. Using this, I joined many committees and even started my own society. These were experiences that I used to exemplify why I would make a good trainee, something that was perhaps missing before. I also networked a lot with alumni and was able to secure a personal mentor who is currently a senior partner at a huge firm. Not only that, but because of how serious the university is, I was also able to gain exposure to other careers and was fortunate enough to meet a Managing Director at Bank of America. This experience really allowed me to understand why I wanted to be a solicitor rather than a banker. Meeting like-minded people has also helped a huge amount too. Being driven by the excellence around was extremely useful for me to realise my potential. Growing my personal network with these people has been great, and a lot of the people I met on my course are now trainees too. There’s even one person who also managed to secure a TC with my firm. Even though I hadn’t met them at uni, we’ve been able to connect over a shared experience. I did also go to a RG uni for my UG but I felt that the step up from a top 20 uni to a top 5 uni was massive. The LLM will also help you understand topics that you may not have covered in your UG, allowing you to talk more expressively about the law. This is something I found incredibly useful during interviews. Having the knowledge that I was reading for an LLM made me trust my own legal knowledge. For anyone reading this and trying to decide: go for the LLM. Just remember you get out what you put in. Uni is so much more than a degree. Best of luck. [/QUOTE]
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