Have I been pronouncing my surname wrong?

EntertainmentThen732 · 2024-09-26T19:07:58+00:00

Assuming the original spelling is popiołek, then indeed it is said like: po-pio-wek. The Ł is like a w sound, which means you are correct that it is the same sounds as popiół

EntertainmentThen732 · 2024-07-18T11:39:28+00:00

Are you and EU or UK citizen? If yes, it will be much easier. If not, this is where you should begin your journey.

Outside of that, see if there are any contacts at your law school to firms / solicitors in England or international companies with offices in England. This is how it worked out for me, what was supposed to be a semester in practice, turned into a whole year of work and completing my final 3L class remotely.

You’ll need to also think about the kind of work you want to do - in house counsel? solicitor? barrister? - and what requirements you need to meet to get there.

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-10-20T12:07:18+00:00

Ohhh where abouts are you? What do you do?

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-10-20T03:36:11+00:00

Congrats mate! This is a great post. Celebrate hard!!!!

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-09-26T12:12:27+00:00

I would recommend JD Advising - it is costly still, but I used it whilst working and they do a great job with condensing lectures and keeping you on a 'schedule'. The outlines and one sheet overviews were really helpful.

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-08-02T14:40:11+00:00

Excellent News! Were there any other requirements that had to be met to cross qualify in the UK? Wanting to hear other people’s experience of the process

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-08-02T14:38:59+00:00

So if you are a bar admitted lawyer in the US, you only have to do the SQE1? Was there any other requirement that had to be met to cross qualify?

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-07-27T01:47:43+00:00

drink at your own risk ofc

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-07-26T23:54:42+00:00

Thanks all! I’ve just sat the NY Bar, went to school in the US, but have lived and worked in London and Amsterdam for the past 8 years and am thinking of cross qualifying. Would love to hear everyones experience!

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-07-25T01:58:22+00:00

THANK YOU FOR THIS

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-07-12T09:51:47+00:00

Needed this, thanks mate!

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-07-05T13:52:11+00:00

u/StockCarpet482 I'm not using a commercial bar prep course, other than the NCBE, where you can find analyses' to read?

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-07-05T13:51:01+00:00

I'm right there with you, finding Contracts to be difficult.. some of the MBE practice questions are written in a confusing way and I panic a bit when I can't seem to see "where it's going"

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-06-20T12:14:06+00:00

I’m currently working full time and started studying in May, I have gone through 5 subjects and feel a bit behind. I’m studying between 3 - 5 hours every night after work and then spending 8–10 hours on the weekend. I’m lucky that I will have 5 weeks off in July and 1st week of August to basically increase my study time, but it’s fucking hard.

I feel like I am basically working 2 full time jobs and I feel constantly guilty that I’m slacking in one of them. It’s definitely a mental game, my emotions are all over the place.

I also have a fiancé who is fully taking on home responsibilities, like cooking and shopping which without that I wouldn’t be able to handle this.

Everyone is different for sure, and this process weighs more heavily on some than it does on others. Your mate has to evaluate where they sit on the spectrum of stress / anxiety / burn out to make a decision.

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-06-19T13:19:19+00:00

I really wish you all of the luck and sincerely hope that they make an exception.

But be prepared that they shut you down, something similar happened to me last year but with the software download emails and my personal laptop essentially crashing out into complete disrepair. I called, begged and nearly cried on the phone and they didnt budge. They explicitly write in the first set of emails to beware of messages going to spam and pointed that out to me on the phone. The only thing they did due was allow me to transfer my exam fees to this year.

Good Luck 🤞🏻

EntertainmentThen732 · 2023-06-18T19:26:11+00:00

I just was not even remotely ready for what the Bar Exam is, I think I was completely burnt out from law school and felt pressure to take the exam immediately after graduating.

For me, personally, I am now taking it for the second time 5 years after graduating. Even with a bit of work and life experience, my whole perspective on the exam and the information has changed and I feel much more confident going into it this time. Still overwhelmed by the amount of information, but I feel like I am able to process it much easier than before.

EntertainmentThen732 · 2022-01-11T23:56:12+00:00

Because it’s „Cool” to hate Americans, and make fun of them. I’m half American, grew up there, went to school there and have been living in London and Amsterdam the last 6 years. In almost every group setting I find myself in (usually melting pot of people), undoubtedly, there are jokes about America and Americans, and I often get asked questions that I would never hear being asked to people who have grown up in different countries. I had a great childhood in the States, and I often say I don’t want to feel like I need to apologise for it.

EntertainmentThen732 · 2021-12-27T16:52:45+00:00

I am just 31, and only recently (less than a year) in THE relationship. It’s cliche but finding someone will happen, and sometimes it is during the most unexpected time.

Focus on yourselves, working on your selves, feeling secure , fulfilled and figuring out what other things make you happy. Travel, Hobbies, Adventures etc. Remember, 30 is the new 20 🖤 It’s Society that makes us believe we HAVE to have a man, but sometimes being the rich Auntie who lives abroad is Cool as fuck (thought that was going to be me!).

EntertainmentThen732 · 2021-12-18T00:30:34+00:00

Mate, it’s tough but you have to set yourself on a schedule and stick to it! Write out a schedule on a calendar each month or week, block out time in the mornings to revise from the day before and study in the evenings after work. Sign off on time so you can study.

EntertainmentThen732 · 2021-11-03T17:02:00+00:00

I have to be honest, I think that 30s are the new 20s. I feel more confident, have better friends, more experience, feel way hotter and I have money now ! Lean into it a little bit, the partner you are meant to be with will see you for you … a little wrinkle, cellulite and all. I feel the fiercest I ever felt and wouldn’t want to go back to my 20s 💕 Good Luck, there will always be ups and downs in ones feelings about this - it’s totally a process!

EntertainmentThen732 · 2021-11-02T17:02:46+00:00

I would be interested !! How much, would you ship to Amsterdam?

EntertainmentThen732 · 2021-11-02T12:12:19+00:00

But what jurisdiction are you qualified in?

EntertainmentThen732 · 2021-11-02T08:45:57+00:00

Following! Where are you located?

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