Global Qual
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 […]
Read MoreMany 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 […]
Read MoreThere 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 […]
Read MorePortia 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 […]
Read MoreAn 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 […]
Read MoreChecklists 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 […]
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