I hope someone can shed some light on the path to practice in the UK. I am currently a practicing attorney, barred in New York, and I am considering a LLM program at UCL, KCL or Queen Mary. My husband is from London and is looking to return, so I am trying to figure out the process for certification in the UK. In the US, a student with a foreign law degree, normally takes a LLM course, then takes the state bar. After reading the posts, I believe that I would need to have a LLB with diploma, then do a training course, to work as a solicitor or barrister? Can someone please explain?
LLB or LLM
Posted Jan 04, 2007 23:22
Posted Jan 05, 2007 18:43
Melinlaw,
If you are a practicing lawyer in the US you do not really need to complete a LLB or LLM to practice in the UK as you would be eligible to complete the QLTT test. The QLTT is designed for lawyers from other common law jurisidictions who wish to practice in England and Wales. It provides trained lawyers with a basis in English law so that they can be admitted to the Law Society of England and Wales and practice as any other solicitor. For further information see the Law Society website on: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk:80/becomingasolicitor/outsideengandwales.law
If you are a practicing lawyer in the US you do not really need to complete a LLB or LLM to practice in the UK as you would be eligible to complete the QLTT test. The QLTT is designed for lawyers from other common law jurisidictions who wish to practice in England and Wales. It provides trained lawyers with a basis in English law so that they can be admitted to the Law Society of England and Wales and practice as any other solicitor. For further information see the Law Society website on: http://www.lawsociety.org.uk:80/becomingasolicitor/outsideengandwales.law
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