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Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 7th 2009, 6:27 am
Replies: 9
Views: 658
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: Question for Migrating Solicitors

Hi. I'm one of the lawyers on my way (v slowly) out to Oz. I got over the threshold by doing IELTS. You can do the general exam (instead of the academic one). Didnt find it that tough.

I think...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 10th 2009, 8:10 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 18,578
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: requalifying as a solicitor in australia

MT

You might need to do more than that. On the LPAB website (the NSW site re admission as a sol), it sets out the requirements for overseas applicants. The requirements vary depending on the stage...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 10th 2009, 7:58 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 18,578
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: requalifying as a solicitor in australia

Hi Sarah

My agent in Oz says there are very few jobs around there at the moment. She hopes that it will pick up later this year, but even without sponsorship there isnt much going on. That is...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jan 14th 2009, 3:35 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 18,578
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: requalifying as a solicitor in australia

...thought better quote otherwise I would forget the stuff in your post...

Funny you posted today actually - it's my last day at work! Not entirely sure how I feel about unemployment in, ummm, 35...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 18th 2008, 9:38 pm
Replies: 299
Views: 24,505
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: September 08 Applicants

small progress....
girlfriend's meds have cleared. Mine still in the system (slight BP issue, hopefully will be finalized soon).

now for some more waiting......
Forum: Australia
Dec 7th 2008, 11:19 am
Replies: 714
Views: 72,697
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: FX £ - $ AUD This week

Hi. Long time lurker on this thread (heading out to Oz in June - got my life savings to change, now regretting not setting up trading account before the 'Days of $2.70').

I noticed that the...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 13th 2008, 7:33 am
Replies: 86
Views: 18,578
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: requalifying as a solicitor in australia

Hi Imotay

re docs - I sent originals of my uni/LPC trasncripts. I had to request copies of these so got multiple copies. Not sure if they would return them, as I suppose they would have the wrong...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 8th 2008, 12:36 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 18,578
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: requalifying as a solicitor in australia

I wouldn't worry about living a lie - enough people speak to recruiters, you're not even going to work for a competitor!

Re competencies. From looking at Form 17, I think I referred to this...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 5th 2008, 10:43 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 18,578
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: requalifying as a solicitor in australia

I was pretty lucky, in that my boss has known about the Australia plan from when I was interviewed for my NQ role. I've been able to be very open about it and they've been really supportive.

None...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 4th 2008, 4:13 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 18,578
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: requalifying as a solicitor in australia

Yeah, the new "Uniform Principles" came in mid way through my application - cue lots of panicing. From a brief glance at the LPAB website, the forms seem to be exactly the same so wonder if the rest...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 2nd 2008, 10:33 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 18,578
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: requalifying as a solicitor in australia

PS, just dug out my response from the Vic law society, which says (amongst other stuff):

"In addition, applicants will usually be required to complete a period of employment as a law clerk in...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Nov 2nd 2008, 10:21 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 18,578
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: requalifying as a solicitor in australia

Hi

There dont seem to be many of us on here, but if you search there have been a few posts about requalification.

I got admitted in NSW in July this year - I did everything from the UK other...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 21st 2008, 3:27 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,012
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: Renting UK property.... any one done this ?

Don't really want to keep this running, but I want to know why I'm shooting myself in the foot.

Horace - I looked in the OED (only online) and one of the entries for "let" is to "allow someone to...
Forum: Australia
Oct 7th 2008, 10:20 am
Replies: 10
Views: 5,220
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: Training as a solicitor - supervised workplace training (traineeship)/Professiona

Hi

I'm probably not going to be able to be massively helpful, as my circs are slightly different. I'm a UK qualified sol and went through the NSW exemption process to get admitted in Australia.
...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 5th 2008, 3:16 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,012
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: Renting UK property.... any one done this ?

I came across this thread when trying to find out how ruinously expensive renting/letting/hiring* our UK property would be, so thanks to those who have added useful info about that.

I was very...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 30th 2008, 1:13 pm
Replies: 299
Views: 24,505
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: September 08 Applicants

Hi Looky

I think Form 80 is one of those which you might be asked for. We havent filled one in (and our agent hasnt asked for it). I get the impression they aren't required every time.
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 23rd 2008, 9:27 pm
Replies: 299
Views: 24,505
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: September 08 Applicants

Hello all

Only 3 weeks in and already bored of waiting. We've booked medicals for November which I'm already worried about. Dont have any reason for concern, but my BMI is in the 'overweight'...
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2008, 12:28 pm
Replies: 82
Views: 8,472
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: Australian Attitudes II

...Looks dodgy when it's not the English you're sick of, eh?....
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 4th 2008, 9:09 pm
Replies: 299
Views: 24,505
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: September 08 Applicants

Hi Lance

Yeah, planning on getting everything sorted now because we won't have any paperwork with us when we're away. We've uploaded most of our docs (just a couple of stat decs outstanding to...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 2nd 2008, 9:38 pm
Replies: 299
Views: 24,505
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: September 08 Applicants

Thanks

7 months? That will be *just about* ok. We are booked to arrive in Oz in mid June so we have about 9 months before we have to look at arriving on a tourist visa!
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 2nd 2008, 7:49 am
Replies: 299
Views: 24,505
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: September 08 Applicants

...thought I would join you (and bump) this lonely thread.

Our (my girlfriend's and mine) 175 application went in this morning UK time. Feels like we've begun the final furlong of a pretty drawn...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 27th 2008, 9:20 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 601
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: Don't have a visa number for holiday in OZ 3yrs ago??

Thanks for this Polyanna - I've been looking through the form ready for our application to go in (in, erm, September....I like to be prepared!). I was a little worried as me and my girlfriend have...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 11th 2008, 8:22 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 771
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: Anyone using an English degree for Vetassess ?

Hi Seamus

I'm going thru the process of getting admitted as a lawyer in Oz. It *is* a complete pain, but is possible from the UK. I studied through college of law online and did exams in London....
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Dec 30th 2007, 5:15 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 863
Posted By jimbo3030

Re: Assessment of English Law Qualifications

Hi

I'm currently going through the admission process. I'm 2+ yrs PQE UK qualified.

I applied through NSW as they seem to be most geared up to overseas lawyers applying. We are planning on...
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