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I have a non-UK degree, but I am not a foreign-qualified lawyer. Can I still qualify through the SQE?
I have a non-UK degree, but I am not a foreign-qualified lawyer. Can I still qualify through the SQE?
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Yes. If you are a foreign candidate with a non-UK degree (either in law or other disciplines), and whether you are a foreign-qualified lawyer or not, you may still be eligible to qualify as a solicitor through the SQE. You will need to show that your non-UK qualification is equivalent to either a UK degree or equivalent UK qualification through a UK ENIC Statement of Comparability.
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If you are not a qualified lawyer overseas, you will need to fulfill the two-year period of qualifying work experience like other domestic candidates. Foreign-qualified lawyers are exempt from the qualifying work experience.


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