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Will doing a PhD spell the end of my career in private practice?

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A newly qualified solicitor questions a return to education

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In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one newly qualified solicitor harbours concerns that returning to university to complete a PhD will sound the deal knell for his career in private practice.

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Is doing a PhD in a specialist area of law the end of my private practice career (as a relatively newly qualified solicitor)?

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