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    Sponsored Paralegal work

    Hello, I’d greatly appreciate it if anyone could let me know of any firms (law or non-law in-house) in the UK that will hire a paralegal and provide visa sponsorship. I know this is not common, but I might as well push my luck and ask. ** At one point during my LPC last year, I was extremely...
  2. ninadeoliveira

    LLM Personal Statement Help

    Hi all! :) I'm Nina and I'm a foreign qualified lawyer applying for a couple of LLM programs in London. I think I have a good chance of getting in since I meet all the requirements, but I'm really struggling to write my personal statement. I've tried so many times but I just end up deleting...
  3. Aspiringlawyer14

    First year scheme dilemma!!

    Hi All, I just had 2 questions that I would love any help with Firstly, let's say you've secured 2 first-year schemes. Firm A is lasting for one whole week (no fast track), whereas Firm B has a one day workshop in the middle of Firm A's scheme dates. If I have secured both would it be silly...
  4. lawnoob

    Hogan lovells paralegal interview help

    Hi everyone, I have a first stage paralegal zoom interview coming up next week. The HR administrator let me know that the interview with GR will of "job duties of this role and your previous experiences" and will only last 30 minutes. Does anyone know what sort of questions they might...
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    Kirkland and ellis open day 2021

    Hello everyone , I have just been accepted to the Kirkland and ellis open day March 2021. I'm very surprised that I got accepted as I have been rejected from multiple other firms. I just assumed K&E would reject me anyways as they're very competitive. Anyways , I'm extremely nervous and I...
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    Career Change Success Stories

    Hey all, hope you're doing well! I'm a career changer looking to move into law after three years of working in unrelated industries and hopefully will be embarking on the GDL in January. The only thing is, I'm very very nervous it won't pan out. It feels like for every story I hear about a...
  7. Kablahc

    Finding out when vac schemes are open?

    Hi everyone :) First time poster so sorry if I'm posting in the wrong forum but I was wondering if there's any website (or place on here) that makes a consistent list of when vac scheme/TC applications are open, not just of the deadlines. Although I got a (cancelled) one last cycle I made the...
  8. C

    GDL vs SQE?

    Hi all, I have a MAJOR career conundrum. So sorry in advance for the long post but it is giving me a big headache and I would be so grateful for some advice from you lovely people. I am a non-law graduate, having left university two years ago, and I am now in full-time work. I have a good job...
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    Training contract or vacation scheme

    Hi guys, I’m going to be starting my LPC next year. I took a year out of graduation to gain some work experience. However, now I’m curious if it would make sense to apply for a vacation scheme first then a training contract for the next intake instead of this current intake. My work...
  10. Harvey

    Slaughter and May TC Interview

    **Will buy a drink for anyone providing information which leads to a successful TC offer!! ;) Hi Guys, I have been granted a gift from the heavens and invited to a final stage interview with Slaughter and May. I was wondering if anyone has experienced the interview before, or know of people...

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