Work as a lawyer in UK,with a foreign law university degree?

Question

I graduated from Law University of Athens,Greece.Could I work as a lawyer in the UK?Should I do an LLM in a british university first?Thank you.

Answer 1

Qualified European lawyers

For qualified lawyers from the European Union, there is an alternative transfer route – under the Establishment of Lawyers Directive 98/5/EC, which was implemented in the UK on 22 May 2000.

The Directive entitles European Union lawyers to practise law on a permanent basis in any other member state under their own home state professional title, but requires them (under Article 3 of the Directive) to register with a competent authority in the host state and (under Article 6) to comply with the rules of conduct for the local profession. We are one of two competent authorities in England and Wales; the other is the General Council of the Bar. There are equivalent competent authorities in Scotland and in Northern Ireland.

To meet the Directive's requirements, you must apply to become a registered European lawyer (REL). Download the Registered European Lawyers information pack.

Qualified European lawyers are required to declare all convictions and other relevant matters when they apply for registration as a lawyer established under the European Establishment Directive – and on annual renewal of their registration. Failure to do so is a serious matter.

If you subsequently decide to apply for admission as a solicitor of England and Wales, you will be required to obtain a standard disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau, which includes details of any current and spent convictions, police cautions, reprimands and final warnings held on the Police National Computer. We also make use of overseas criminal records information services whenever appropriate.

This is from the law society website, for more info go to

http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/becomingasolicitor/outsideengandwales.law

Very good luck.

Answer 2

There are various communities which you're able to be able to desire to ascertain with. First, verify with the U. S. State branch. 2d, verify with the U. S. superb courtroom. third, verify with the yank Bar association. listed decrease than are the justifications: The state branch, while you're actually not an American citizen, or Naturalized US Citizen is the 1st place you will could desire to ascertain. they have the guidelines and regs on the subject. The superb courtroom has the small print regarding federal legal bodies and what it would take to 'hook up' with them, returned, in case you attempt to return into the rustic. the yank Bar association might have education as to feasible sponsorship classes obtainable for remote places nationals who prefer to return to the U. S. and prepare regulation, alongside with residency standards and what bar attempt you may could desire to take as a traveling lawyer. They 'could' even have concepts for 'sponsor' business enterprise/companies who could 'carry you' for the fast term, till you may get your legal 'sea legs'. TTFN

Answer 3

just using some common sense, I'd assume that you wouldn't be able to start working straight away, as our own laws would be different than those ou have studied.

Answer 4

depends where in the UK - Scottish law is different from English law but whatever you would need to retrain.

Answer 5

You need to study standard English language.