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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 50668" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>A big question to consider is whether you want to do the traditional route or not. If you want to take the existing qualification route, you would need to start the GDL this year. If you didn’t, you would have to take the SQE qualification route.</p><p></p><p>I haven’t heard of someone holding down a PhD and a part time GDL at the same time. I think you underestimate the work needed for both of them.</p><p></p><p>I have recruited several PhD students in my time. They are rare though I think for two reasons - 1) they don’t apply in great numbers and 2) sometimes a PhD doesn’t really set you up well for life in a law firm, especially a high pressured international environment. Academia and a law firm environment couldn’t be much more different and so sometimes PhD candidates struggle to demonstrate they are either suited or ready for that transition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 50668, member: 2672"] A big question to consider is whether you want to do the traditional route or not. If you want to take the existing qualification route, you would need to start the GDL this year. If you didn’t, you would have to take the SQE qualification route. I haven’t heard of someone holding down a PhD and a part time GDL at the same time. I think you underestimate the work needed for both of them. I have recruited several PhD students in my time. They are rare though I think for two reasons - 1) they don’t apply in great numbers and 2) sometimes a PhD doesn’t really set you up well for life in a law firm, especially a high pressured international environment. Academia and a law firm environment couldn’t be much more different and so sometimes PhD candidates struggle to demonstrate they are either suited or ready for that transition. [/QUOTE]
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