Hi,

So I have the following question. I completed my LLB in Germany, but am not admitted to practice.
I'd like to practice in the UK sooner or later, and as far as I know the possibility with a foreign LLB would be to do a one year conversion and then follow the ordinary route of LPC, etc.

However, I am very much interested in Research and further specialisiation and am wondering whether also an LLM does qualify for the LPC etc?
So, instead of a conversion could I just leave me foreign LLB as it is, but get a LLM from the UK? Would that be sufficient for following the ordinary route of admission to legal practice (LPC etc) afterwards, or would I nonetheless have to complete the conversion for the LLB?

All the best & thanks in advance

To practise in England and Wales, you need to have passed the core courses, which you can do in a number of ways. Whether an LLM would suffice would depend on the subjects covered; my own view is that given the number of subjects needing to be covered to get all the core courses, it is unlikely an LLM would work. If you are looking at just one year, then I think the conversion course is a more sensible option.