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Five Frequently Asked Questions: BARBRI Extended U.S. Bar Prep

June 19, 2024

The decision to pursue dual qualification in the United States requires serious consideration, research, and planning. The more information and insight you can gather in advance, the more confident you will feel in taking the next steps toward becoming a qualified U.S. attorney. There is a long list of reasons why you should start your journey […]

Passing the New York Bar Exam Helps Attorney’s Global Skills

June 11, 2024

By Alexia Maas, Esq., Founder and CEO, Stratevix I originally qualified to practice law in Scotland in 1997. I then spent 16 years in private practice with large law firms in the U.K. and Norway as a corporate and banking lawyer. After working with CHC Helicopter as a client — at the time the world’s […]

Extended U.S. Bar Prep or Bar Review: As an International Attorney, Which BARBRI Course Should I Take?

June 6, 2024

As a foreign-trained attorney or international law graduate considering sitting for a U.S. bar exam, you’re embarking on an exciting journey that could significantly enhance your legal career. Whether you’ve completed an LL.M. program in the U.S. or not, it will serve you well to strategize your exam preparation. Successfully passing a U.S. bar exam […]

Dual-qualifying as a non-native English speaking lawyer

August 25, 2022

Many U.S. lawyers and registered solicitors in England enter the legal profession via an alternative route. Some come from outside the United States or the United Kingdom. If you are already a qualified, practicing lawyer in your home jurisdiction and want to globalize your career to the U.S. or England and Wales., your timing couldn’t […]

Best practices for interviewing as a lateral associate

August 8, 2022

There will likely come a time when you will want to explore other paths and/or firms during your legal career. You may look to expand your career prospects, boost your marketability, find better work/life balance, relocate or globalize your career. Whatever your reason for engaging with a new firm, there are some common motivating factors […]

From law student to New York lawyer | The road to U.S. Qualification

July 13, 2022

Portia Proctor is an associate at Proskauer Rose LLP in the firm’s litigation practice group. The international lawyer graduated from the University of Toronto Law and went on to pass the New York Bar Exam in 2021 with the help of BARBRI. Portia studied full-time with BARBRI, completing the company’s 8- to 10-week bar review […]

Upskilling Associates in the Global Legal Market

July 7, 2022

An Interview by Claire Flores with BARBRI Sr. Business Development Director Victoria Cromwell Victoria Cromwell is an English qualified solicitor with over 12 years’ experience in practice at Addleshaw Goddard and Linklaters, and as a professional support lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. After private practice, Victoria taught postgraduate law for Kaplan and BPP, and is […]

Have a U.S. LL.M.? Don’t rule out getting admitted to the Florida Bar

March 30, 2022

New York and London have traditionally been major trade centers for cross-border legal transactions. Thus, providing greater opportunity for attorneys desiring to globalize their legal careers than many other cities. But now there’s another viable path for foreign-educated U.S. LL.M. graduates looking to broaden their professional horizons, especially in the area of international arbitration. On […]

What to remember for your U.S. LL.M. graduation checklist

March 16, 2022

Checklists can be extremely helpful during any student’s time in law school. For international U.S. LL.M. students, they can be lifesavers in navigating a new graduation process and U.S. bar exam requirements and necessities. To help you make the most of your U.S. law school experience and foreign bar eligibility, we’ve created the following checklist […]

BARBRI Extended U.S. Bar Prep & traditional BARBRI Bar Review: What’s the difference?

February 22, 2022

As a foreign-trained attorney or international law graduate considering sitting a state bar exam in the United States —whether or not you have or are completing an LL.M. program in the U.S. ―you know you have study options with BARBRI, the #1 U.S. bar exam prep company. But what is the best option for you? […]

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