101: How I became a qualified foreign lawyer in England and Wales with Aloysius Chang (Interview)

💡EPISODE INFORMATION
In this podcast episode I interview Aloysius Chang, arbitration lawyer at King and Spalding, about his experience studying for and passing the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS) to become a qualified lawyer in England and Wales.

⬇️ KEY POINTS IN EPISODE
00:00 INTRODUCTION
03:10 INTERVIEW INTRODUCTION
5:11 DO YOU PREFER LITIGATION OR ARBITRATION?
7:37 ARE THE SINGAPOREAN LEGAL SYSTEM AND ENGLISH SYSTEM SIMILAR?
9:26 WHAT IS QLTS?
11:11 HOW MANY EXAMS ARE THERE?
12:12 WHAT AREAS OF LAW ARE TESTED?
13:14 IS THE MULTIPLE-CHOICE PART EASIER THAN THE PRACTICAL PART?
14:10 WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO DO THE QLTS?
15:54 HOW DID YOU PREPARE FOR THE QLTS?
17:26 - USE NOTES
18:04 - DO PRACTICE TESTS
18:31 - DO A COURSE
20:30 - PRACTISE!
22:00 WHAT ARE YOUR TIPS FOR THE MCT?
25:06 IS THE MCT ON COMPUTER?
27:06 DID LACK OF TIME HELP YOU?
30:17 DO YOU NEED TO USE PLAIN ENGLISH IN THE PRACTICAL PART?
31:40 WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU ASK IN THE CLIENT INTERVIEW?
34:40 WHAT ADVICE DO YOU GIVE PEOPLE CONSIDERING THIS QUALIFICATION?
37:03 ENDING

📚 HELPFUL RESOURCES
- Aloysius’ Article The QLTS Examinations - a plan for those with not quite enough time https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/qlts-examinations-plan-those-quite-enough-time-aloysius-chang/
- Aloysius on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/aloysiuschang/

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