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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lewis_Ham44" data-source="post: 215660" data-attributes="member: 41725">Hi everyone, first-time poster here 👋I’m hoping to get some guidance on the vacation scheme/training contract application process. By way of background, I’m a foreign-qualified lawyer and currently a PhD candidate in law (going into my third year). I graduated with a First in law from my home jurisdiction and went on to complete a UK LLM with Distinction. Although I do have legal experience, I don’t have any UK legal work experience, which is why I’m considering that applying for vacation schemes may still be important for me.The issue I’m running into is how I should actually categorise myself when applying. My PhD graduation date is a bit uncertain (likely to submit my thesis in winter 2026 or spring 2027), so I’m not sure whether I fall under “penultimate year,” “final year,” or “graduate” — especially since those terms usually apply to undergraduates. On top of that, because my undergraduate law degree wasn’t from the UK, I’ve noticed some firms (like Slaughter and May) class me as a non-law applicant, which feels a little counterintuitive.My questions are:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">What’s the best course of action to figure out how firms would classify me and how to approach my applications?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Should I be reaching out to graduate recruitment teams for guidance before applying, or is there a more efficient way to navigate this?</li> </ul>Any advice would be hugely appreciated![USER=36738]@Ram Sabaratnam[/USER] [USER=1]@Jaysen[/USER]</blockquote>

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