Anne Said:

If I want to work as a solicitor in England, will I be required to have permanent residence?

We Answered:

You don't have to be a permanent resident to be admitted to practice. You may be able to get the 2 years International Graduate Scheme permission to work after your LPC. Otherwise work permit it'll have to be... good luck getting one...

William Said:

How would I find out about becoming a community college instructor?

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Steven is completely wrong. To teach at the college level, you do NOT need a degree in education, although if you have never taught anything at all before, it might be seen as a disadvantage. I would start by looking at the websites of your local community colleges. I happen to know that it is extremely hard to get business law teaching - an awful lot of attorneys would like to do some teaching - but it can't hurt to submit your resume, and these things are usually listed on the website.

As to teaching elsewhere, again, most schools I know of have some sort of mechanism for gathering resumes on their websites. You could also contact the department chair of the appropriate areas and express an interest.

Dustin Said:

What do I need to study to be a lawyer? I'm confused :S?

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I am from Canada, too.

It works the same in the US and Canada.

You need a Bachelor's degree in any other field BUT law. Then, take your LSAT, fill out the application, write good essays, and apply.

In the US (and in some of Canada), they do not offer LLB degrees. They offer JD degrees (Latin for Juris Doctor).

Amanda Said:

Studying an LLB Hons Law Degree... how much work is involved?

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Any law degree from any English-speaking country which bases its legal system on "British Common Law" (which includes the UK, of course... but includes the US also) is going to be A LOT OF WORK.

Make no mistake about that. If you're not deadly serious, and willing to make HUGE sacrifices, you will not succeed. Period. Wishing won't change that fact.

Your schedule takes-up a lot of your hours. You'll have to study two to three hours per day, seven days per week, 40 to 50 weeks per year, for three years...

...that is, if you do it full time.

One nice thing about University of London's external (distance learning) program is that you can study part-time. If you look on this page...

http://londonexternal.ac.uk/prospective_…

...you may clearly see that under ALL available study schemes, you can take up to eight (8) years to complete the program.

Well, then... that changes things, considerably. If you take eight (8) years, then you might be able to get away with just an hour or so of study, maybe just five or so days per week... maybe even less. You might even be able to get away with just dedicating Saturday mornings (or, worst case, most of the day on Saturdays) to LLB study during your two-days-every-twelve-days off... or some similar variation thereon.

If you do it that way, though, you had better learn the material so well that you won't forget it over time because there will be long periods between exams... and those University of London exams -- regardless of major -- would just about KILL most people. Saying that they're "tough" is a gross understatement... especially in the LLB program.

The other thing that's good about the U-of-L LLB program is that you can start with just the diploma, and see what happens. If you do well in it, then you can apply it toward the LLB and continue. Doing it that way also gets you two credentials, in the end, for the price of one since it doesn't cost any more, really, to get the diploma first, and then continue right on into the LLB itself.

You do understand, don't you, that the U-of-L LLB is a degree intended for (but not, of course, by any means limited to) those who intend to practice law, as solicitors or barristers, in the UK, right?

And that it will NOT be accepted as requisite to sit for the bar exam in any US state... right? (Er... well... possibly New York, but without having first been licensed in the UK, probably not even there. Just depends on how one reads that state's rules.)

You're crystal CLEAR on all that... right?

If I knew where you lived, and more specifics about what the job is and what it wants of you, I could give you far better and more specific information and recommendations. There's much to cover, and there are MANY interesting options and angles that I bet I could offer you, and of which I'll also bet you've not considered.

Still... I hope what I've written here helps a little, in any case.

Sean Said:

Dutch tax return - claiming for education?

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Having invested a lot of time on previous questions you have asked then I have to say that I think the least you could do is to thank the people answering and to award a Best Answer. Several people in this section actually take the time to give quality answers.... for free!

Now in this case it is a very specific question and I don't have the energy to invest looking it all up for you once again to be greeted with a deafening silence.

So my suggestion to you is to contact a tax advisor. Many of these will give a free consolation (on the basis of picking up your business when it comes to filing tax returns. Here are some links http://www.justlanded.com/english/Nether…