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    Planning to complete the SQE? Introduce yourself here.

    In addition to what someone else has said earlier about it being firm-dependent, I think it's also an individual thing - the firm might not be so kind to you if you skip a lot of classes (they do have records of your attendance) or they get reports from your tutors that you aren't doing your...
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    Planning to complete the SQE? Introduce yourself here.

    BPP's full-time September intake is structured in exactly the same way, I started Sept 2022 took the January 2023 SQE 1 exams and passed in the first quintile. Learnt all of the content between Sept to December and then had all of Jan to revise. If you recently did the GDL or LLB it will be even...
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    SQE prep: I’ve not been a student in years

    I would say the resources are enough, they improve the course over time. As I was in the very first batch for the City Consortium SQE I was not so lucky - when I did it it was completely self-study for the core modules but now they have proper revision lectures going over the topics. They...
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    SQE prep: I’ve not been a student in years

    I don't recall much about this part but I don't recall the questions ever asking about academic debates. It will be things like, what is parliamentary sovereignty (in the most boiled down way possible), how does a constitutional convention work or what human rights are in issue etc. Remember for...
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    SQE prep: I’ve not been a student in years

    Heya. I'm currently doing the SQE with BPP (also firm sponsored), I passed SQE 1 in first quintile on the first sit and currently doing SQE 2. I was also out of uni for about 5 years before I started the SQE so I believe I can offer some advice :) I honestly didn't actually start studying for...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2022-23

    I hardly wore makeup during my vac and it was fine. The more important thing is to look overall presentable.
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    BPP SQE

    Ah I just noticed your post - I didn't do the GDL so I can't comment on how it compares to the GDL specifically, but I know that myself and everyone else on my SQE cohort (including those who did the GDL) found it to be very intense and difficult. I would not underestimate the level of work...
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    Should I be using Linkedin more? (Law student)

    You can have a LinkedIn profile if you like, however I wouldn't personally worry too much about posting about law firm events / tagging recruiters. I honestly don't think it makes any difference. Plenty of people I know got TCs without being active on LinkedIn, sometimes not even having a...
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    Last day of vac scheme - TC interview?

    Depends on the firm. When I did my vac scheme at HSF last year we didn't have a final interview. We got TC offers based off of feedback from supervisors throughout the vac scheme.
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    BPP SQE

    Hi - I've just started on the SQE at BPP this month under the City Consortium. The timetable depends entirely on which groups you are put into (the cohort gets split up into groups of about 20 people), and can even change from week to week. You can expect to be on campus between 3-5 days a week...
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    Qualifying from abroad to work in England and Wales

    Hi Jessica, thanks for this. Can I clarify what you mean by qualified lawyers from other jurisdictions working as paralegals? Do you mean they work as paralegals until they can find a qualified lawyer position?
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    Qualifying from abroad to work in England and Wales

    Hi Jessica, hope it's alright if I pick up on this old thread as I have a friend who's in a similar position and wanted to ask for advice. She's Malaysian-qualified but has UK law degrees and completed the BPTC, spent a few years working as a lawyer in Malaysia, and has recently moved to the UK...
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    Career changer - self-funding the SQE?

    Heya, similar to you I graduated my LLB in 2016 and then did a Master's and spent a few years working before applying for TCs. I haven't found there to be any specific events for career changers, I just attended the usual law fairs and graduate events - there will be mature candidates / career...
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    Rejected after VS, spirit broken and motivation zero

    I know it's hard to think of it this way right now, but having gotten onto a vac scheme itself is a fantastic achievement! It definitely means you are good enough to get a TC, it just happens that it wasn't this particular firm. Firms always recruit more vac schemers than they have places...
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    Non Law Job

    My situation is a bit unique as I got into the regulatory job because of a scholarship I had with a company, but even so during my vac scheme I was asked why I wanted to leave / didn't want to stay on in the role as I had mentioned that I did really enjoy it. I just explained that it was my...
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    Non Law Job

    I personally wouldn't worry too much about getting a "legal" role in the interim whilst applying for TCs as long as you can later explain why you did it and what you learned from it that's relevant to being a lawyer. I spent more than 3 years working in in-house telecoms regulation and managed...
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    Choosing a TC start date

    Herbert Smith :)
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    Choosing a TC start date

    Thank you so much! I feel better after hearing about what you chose in a similar position, so thank you for sharing :) As an update, I phoned up grad rec to discuss this with them and it turns out even if I'd chosen March 2023 they were unlikely to have allocated it to me anyway as they're...
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    Choosing a TC start date

    Interesting, I didn't realise there was this change too tbh - though on my end I have no way of knowing how it's going to affect my employment terms with the firm I'm signing on to, as I wouldn't see the actual employment contract until later. I can only see that currently the expectation is to...
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    Choosing a TC start date

    Not sure I understand this, what do you mean by not guaranteed employment? Isn't the TC virtually the same whether you do the LPC or SQE? Also thanks @James Carrabino and @AvniD for the congratulatory messages and input!

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