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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andrei Radu" data-source="post: 223890" data-attributes="member: 36777">Unless you practice English law in a big law firm context abroad, it is highly unlikely that you would be able to start as an associate here; from my understanding, most qualified lawyers (outside of some exceptional cases of lawyers from jurisdictions such as Australia) from abroad who come to the UK and want to practice English law have to restart as trainees. As for whether this would advantage you - the added work experience bit would definitely be helpful, but at the same time, as you mentioned, this will raise questions as to your commitment to working in England. As such, if you were to go down this route, you should have a good explanation (which goes beyond mere convenience) as to why you would choose this over trying to gain more work experience here instead. Whether this is the right choice or not is not something anyone else can tell you, as this is highly dependent on your circumstances, preferences, and  plans. If were in your situation, if I had the financial resources available and was also very committed to becoming a commercial solicitor here (in the sense that this is not a mere preference, but a major career and life goal), I would probably try to complete the SQE myself and get some commercial/legal work experience before the next application cycle. If you manage to pass the SQE, add this valuable experience in the UK, and work on your applications, I think this will put you in a very competitive position - particularly since you already have some clout associated with having been on a VS before. Alternatively, if finances are more of an issue, and also if you would not have a huge issue with the idea of a potentially more delayed start date, you could try to get a job after you finish the degree as a paralegal/in house/some other commercial or legal role and aim to be successful in applications and get a law firm to sponsor your SQE the year after next.</blockquote>

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