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Hi, I will give my experience applying as someone who graduated with a LLB from UK but is from India.I have met 3-4 year associates from India who transferred to UK but mainly in international arbitration at firms like Milbank and Stewarts.Applying for mentoring programs at Global Access and IFAL would help, check out their posts of international candidates who got their offersI would reach out and network with alumni on LinkedIn many Indian associates do LLM at Oxbridge, LSE and QMUL.Application strategy wise, targeting firms with strong TMT and Indian practise would help you I think.US and Magic Circle tend to have the most international cohort.You can also apply to tech specialist firms like Bird & Bird and Bristows https://chambers.com/legal-rankings/intellectual-property-london-firms-1:34:11814:1?l=en-GB.Caveat with TMT I have noticed in UK is law firms tend to prefer STEM grads, so strongly highlight your TMT work experience.I do understand the process is overwhelming. try and apply to law firms before Christmas for vac schemes. After that your competition increases a lot especially if it is a rolling law firm.I did get post grad visa but I don’t know anyone from my university who was able to get a paralegal role, everyone went home. So I would just caution and maybe spend 2-3 weeks applying for paralegal roles, reach out to your careers adviser for their recruitment agency contacts. Even if you have the 2 year visa, recruiters and law firms prefer locals (UK/Europeans) who have UK law firm experience. Another thing to note, UK law firms want proof of insight, not just research, so reach out to current trainees at the firm who are ideally from India and schedule a meeting with them for advice. Most trainees on LinkedIn are very helpful.10-15 law firm applications would be decent I would say.https://law.asia/top-foreign-firms-india-2024/#:~:text=Nikhil Chary and Jaya Gupta,healthcare and financial services offerings.Magic circle also post 3-5 PQE associate roles you could apply laterally as well
