If you have qualified as a lawyer outside of England and Wales and are seeking to join our training programme and build a career with us, in order to become an English qualified solicitor you may not be required to complete the LPC. Instead you may be able to re-qualify under the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS). As a QLTS Trainee Legal Advisor, you will complete a training period rather than a training contract. However, once you join Clifford Chance, the structure of your training period will be the same as those who have completed the Legal Practice Course.

Although the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) does not impose any formal experience requirements in order to re-qualify, we ask all QLTS Trainees to complete a minimum of 18 months' training, as we believe this is the minimum length of time required to gain a sufficient overview of the firm and experience in a number of practice areas before qualifying.

We will assist you financially for the QLTS examinations and training. We will also provide you with study leave to enable you to attend relevant courses and examinations. For further information about the QLTS process please visit the SRA website: www.sra.org.uk