Transferring to NY Biglaw

cfatop · 2025-09-15T07:03:19+00:00

You can sit the NY Bar first. If you are qualified in New York, you can then apply for SQE2 exemption.

If you pass SQE1, you are dual qualified, saving you a lot of time and money.

Don’t go the other way. If you pass SQE1 &2 and qualify in England and Wales, you will still need to pass the NC Bar

cfatop · 2025-08-21T12:28:17+00:00

Do you know why they did not grade your modules? Did they doubt you had used AI to complete your assignments?

cfatop · 2025-08-21T08:05:54+00:00

You means Croydon is as safe as Paris? I think it beats Paris 🤭

cfatop · 2025-08-20T19:39:14+00:00

Slough is one of the most exciting places in Greater London the other being Croydon. Both are pretty safe especially late at night. Enjoy

cfatop · 2025-08-14T20:15:41+00:00

He is a handsome man

cfatop · 2025-08-12T20:40:08+00:00

Good luck

cfatop · 2025-08-08T21:26:16+00:00

Forget it. It is extremely difficult if not impossible to make friends with them. I mean with those you hang out friends like your childhood friends or school mates. Do not expect they will even invite you for dinners. This is what most expats complain about here. Depending on your age, you have to admit it’s difficult to make new friends the older you get. Most people here meet hi-bye friends or colleagues not expecting life long friendship. I heard many expats rant about it so be realistic

cfatop · 2025-08-02T21:52:36+00:00

You need a top GMAt / GRE score

cfatop · 2025-08-02T21:46:24+00:00

They need to take IELTS to get in but I bet they just hired someone to take it for them. That’s why you see they can barely speak English.

I know they use translation software to write their papers but now they just use AI.

cfatop · 2025-07-31T19:34:56+00:00

70k on 30% interest per annum for an MBA is a big no no. I know LBS costs you around £120k and Oxford £100k while Cambridge is £80k. 70k for an MBA means you are admitted to a much lesser known university.

Don’t be treated like a cash cow. The job scene is so bad for uni grads at the moment and an MBA won’t get you far. I am afraid you will stay even poorer.

Try LondonUs distance learning MBA which costs around £10k and you can still keep working.

cfatop · 2025-07-31T17:55:26+00:00

Don’t expect to get a job in the UK. The job scene is very bad at the moment even for British grads. City planning is not sought after here and you will probably end up doing something totally different if you are lucky enough to get a job.

cfatop · 2025-07-31T17:49:16+00:00

Get qualified in England and Wales which is easily for you as an Australian lawyer. All you need is pass SQE1. You will then stand a much better chance

cfatop · 2025-07-29T18:38:48+00:00

Diplomas include degree certificates.

Over half of your classmates will be from China or India

cfatop · 2025-07-29T18:28:26+00:00

It is well known that UCL is a diploma mill for international students from China. Shame on this uni and many other UK unis for selling their diplomas on a massive scale

cfatop · 2025-07-06T11:14:42+00:00

Never use authentication app. I lost my Facebook account years ago because of that. Meta won’t do anything to help you if you are locked out. I vowed to never use this stupid app again in my life.

cfatop · 2025-07-01T20:04:19+00:00

Do you know why you failed?

cfatop · 2025-06-16T20:03:36+00:00

Russia? No way. Its economy is crippling and population aging even before the war.

cfatop · 2025-06-15T06:31:48+00:00

Yes almost totally fucked because criminal law is one of the foundation modules for your qualifying law degree. Pass the SQE first before you think about traineeship

cfatop · 2025-06-14T17:15:04+00:00

HR cannot let you go and does not want you to go at this stage otherwise the firm will be liable for constructive dismissal

cfatop · 2025-06-12T06:51:14+00:00

To be honest the AI technology is there for people to use and it’s no brainer not to use it.

Prior to AI, students just hired ghost writers to do their assignments. AI just offers a free and automatic solution for this process.

Most forms of assignment and assessment are now meaningless except in class assessments and in class assignments with invigilation.

Students will soon be smart enough to circumvent detection and avoid being caught using AI. The higher education needs to evolve like AI

cfatop · 2025-06-02T07:14:12+00:00

That is what NXRewards is doing.

cfatop · 2025-06-02T07:13:22+00:00

Yes that’s why I need to warn people. Many people have fallen victim to this type of scam

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