2007-02-05 20:56:25 · 7 answers · asked by weera 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Apply to the Law Society of London for recognition of practice. You need a passport and a resident visa and an approval for residency before you can work.
Send copies of all your qualifications from recognised .education bodies and references that can be checked to prove that you are a Bona Fide lawyer.
2007-02-05 21:07:03 · answer #1 · answered by Shelty K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your existing qualification has to be recognised by the British Law Society or else you'd have to start from scratch since English Common Law and statutory law is significantly different to that of the United States and the rest of Europe.
Check to see if your countries legal qualifications are recognised in the UK and if not, then you'll have to go through the education system again for the UK to gain a degree, then sit the legal practice course and then shadow an existing solicitor.
Please note that if you are a solicitor, you do not have rights of audience in most courts, only Magistrates Courts, formerly known as police courts and sometimes known as the Court of Petty Sessions. To have rights of audience in courts such as the Crown Court, High Court or the Courts of Appeal or the House of Lords Appellate Committee (Soon to be the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom!) you will need to qualify as a Barrister after going through the Bar Vocational Course and 2 years pupillage in one of the legal temples with a barrister.
But it all depends on whether your undergraduate course is recognised in the UK by our Law Society or Bar Council!
2007-02-06 13:42:00 · answer #2 · answered by Amir N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you come from a recognised jurisdiction, you may registered as foreign lawyer, you will need to pass QLTT exam (qualified lawyers transfer test) it difficult if you are not aware of the legal procedure in the UK, alot of time and study is needed.
Good Luck.
2007-02-06 11:54:01 · answer #3 · answered by logicalawyer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you didn't say which country you got your law degree from. Believes me it matters a lot. Especially if it is a 3rd world country. Your qualifications may even be worth nothing. I now friends who had LLBs and more and they had to start studying almost from scratch when they arrived in the UK.
2007-02-06 06:58:38 · answer #4 · answered by DolphinLami 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont bother,we have plenty of lawyers here now thank you,there are no vacancies...sorry
2007-02-06 21:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by stef8705 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all learn to spell it would help you if you need to sit any exams
2007-02-06 05:54:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Stay where you are, your country needs you.
2007-02-06 05:25:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋