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‘Has anyone tried to negotiate a bigger SQE maintenance grant?’

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By Legal Cheek on

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Aspiring lawyer worries about making ends meet

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In the latest instalment of our Career Conundrums series, an aspiring solicitor questions whether they can survive financially during their SQE studies.

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“Hi Legal Cheek. Please keep anon. I want to know if any of your readers have asked for more money when it comes to their SQE maintenance grant. I don’t have TC yet but the types of firms I am looking to apply to make you study in London and I worry I won’t be able to survive on the £12k-£15k available. Do people get jobs to supplement this?”

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