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Eligibility
Minimum Eligibility Criteria
Before you apply for a place on the GLS Legal Trainee Scheme, you must
ensure that you meet all our eligibility criteria.
Nationality
[The GLS Legal Trainee Scheme is open to applicants who are:
• UK nationals
• European Economic Area (EEA) nationals
• Swiss nationals and, in some circumstances, Turkish nationals
• Commonwealth citizens
Our nationality rules are determined by the Civil Service nationality
requirements. Full details about these requirements and exceptions can
be found
here.
Immigration Status
In addition to meeting the Civil Service nationality requirements, you
must also be legally entitled to work in the UK.
The UK Border Agency operates a points-based
immigration policy which applies to migrants from outside the European
Economic Area, Switzerland and Turkey - details are provided on the UK
Border Agency’s Website
Applications will be accepted from those who meet the Civil Service nationality
requirements. Applicants will also be required to provide information
about their immigration status.
Document checks will be undertaken and any offer of employment will be
subject to confirmation that the applicant meets the nationality requirements
and is both lawfully entitled to reside and to work in the UK. In accordance
with the rules set down by the Home Office/UKBA, sponsorship for a work
permit will only be considered where no suitable settled worker is identified
to fill the available positions.
Academic
- Degree Criterion
You must have, or be predicted to obtain, a minimum of a 2:1 in an undergraduate
degree. This does not have to be in law.
In exceptional cases, we will consider applications from candidates who
did not achieve a 2.1 degree but only where mitigating circumstances applied.
However, we will need to be convinced that you were on-track to achieve
a 2.1 degree or higher prior to when these circumstances arose. To demonstrate
this, you will be asked to provide details of the subjects taken and exam
results achieved by year.
If you hold a non-UK or other qualification which is equivalent to a UK
2.1 degree you will be eligible to apply provided that you meet the other
minimum eligibility criteria (i.e. the Civil Service nationality requirements).
You will be asked to provide full details of any overseas degree or equivalent
qualification.
Please note that we cannot accept applications from candidates who have
an ILEX qualification, as it is not possible to equate this to a 2.1 degree
level classification.]
Academic - Degree Stage
Candidates studying law cannot apply
any earlier than the penultimate year of their degree.
Candidates studying a non law degree
and Scots law students cannot apply any earlier than their final year.
Please note that in addition to obtaining
a minimum 2:1 degree, you will need to have successfully completed the
Legal Practice Course (LPC) or Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)
before commencing your training in September 2014.
Non-law graduates will also need
to have completed the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) before joining us.
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