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The BIGGEST factor in all of this sadly is luck. Biglaw is a huge career path in the UK - right up there with IB/consulting - and it’s not even limited to law grads. Anyone in their final year in college can (and does) apply for a TC. So the only time that these firms start looking to hire international lateral candidates is when there are huge market dislocations (think Covid) or that particular firm has lost a lot of people to competitors. Basically, it’s very rare.
it is not as simple as t1 for 2 years = linklaters accepts you