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<blockquote data-quote="Newborntrainee" data-source="post: 115048" data-attributes="member: 3359">In relation to fees, luckily, I had the help of my family who paid for most of my postgraduate degrees. I started the LPC and GDL before Brexit so was eligible to pay &quot;only&quot; home fees as opposed to international fees (which you now have to pay if you are European). I was also eligible to the postgraduate loan, which I did take out and am still paying. My family paid tuition fees but I used up all the loan to survive throughout my study! I would recommend finding your training contract before you start the SQE if funding via private loans or family is not possible, I know it is so much money but not having the LPC is not a deterrent for firms.During the LPC, it was no longer a possibility for me to take out a loan so I decided to study it part-time and I was working full-time as a paralegal. With the SQE, I think some of this experience could even count as Qualifying Experience so you can qualify faster. If money is a huge issue, I highly recommend finding a paralegal position within a firm you know do recruit paralegals as trainees (that I definitely know of: TW, Linklaters, and probably more). I got my TC that way and I know of people who got a TC this way even when they did not have their LPC (and so it will be fully funded by your firm).Good luck!! I think we definitely need more international lawyers practising in London!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Newborntrainee, post: 115048, member: 3359"] In relation to fees, luckily, I had the help of my family who paid for most of my postgraduate degrees. I started the LPC and GDL before Brexit so was eligible to pay "only" home fees as opposed to international fees (which you now have to pay if you are European). I was also eligible to the postgraduate loan, which I did take out and am still paying. My family paid tuition fees but I used up all the loan to survive throughout my study! I would recommend finding your training contract before you start the SQE if funding via private loans or family is not possible, I know it is so much money but not having the LPC is not a deterrent for firms. During the LPC, it was no longer a possibility for me to take out a loan so I decided to study it part-time and I was working full-time as a paralegal. With the SQE, I think some of this experience could even count as Qualifying Experience so you can qualify faster. If money is a huge issue, I highly recommend finding a paralegal position within a firm you know do recruit paralegals as trainees (that I definitely know of: TW, Linklaters, and probably more). I got my TC that way and I know of people who got a TC this way even when they did not have their LPC (and so it will be fully funded by your firm). Good luck!! I think we definitely need more international lawyers practising in London! [/QUOTE]

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