Search results for: Career Conundrums
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Junior lawyer: ‘Will spending a year backpacking in Australia kill my career?’
I’ve got the travel itch
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Career-changing doctor: ‘Can I negotiate my training contract salary?’
I have years of experience and transferable skills
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‘I’m thinking of taking a gap year after qualifying as a solicitor. Is this career suicide?’
One NQ asks for readers’ advice
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‘Will doing a PhD damage my chances of a career at the bar?’
I have a fully-funded offer from Oxford Uni
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Will doing a PhD spell the end of my career in private practice?
Newly qualified solicitor questions a return to education
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‘Is it ok to take a gap year after my TC in a bid to find the perfect NQ role?’
A trainee solicitor seeks advice
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‘Can I wear a nose piercing to my winter vac scheme?’
Readers’ guidance required
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What do law firms mean by ‘the right cultural fit’?
One TC seeker needs readers’ advice
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‘I’m not enjoying my law degree. Will I enjoy being a lawyer?’
Lengthy judgments and dull modules
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Do law firms care which A-Levels I do?
A young wannabe lawyer needs readers’ advice
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‘I got into law school. Any advice or tips?’
Soon-to-be fresher seeks readers’ advice
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SQE Hub
Cost of living crisis: ‘I am worried my SQE maintenance grant isn’t enough’
Is part-time work the answer?
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‘How enforceable are work from home policies?’
I am thinking of moving a few hours away from London but can I get away with not going into the office?
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‘How easy is moving from Hong Kong to a City of London firm as a junior lawyer’
I have a TC offer from a local firm but ultimately want to practice in the UK
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‘Can I send LinkedIn requests to lawyers I meet on my vac scheme?’
I don’t want to come across cringe
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‘What should I wear for my summer vac scheme?’
I’ve heard dress codes are more relaxed now but is that actually true?
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US firm trainee: ‘Should I pay off my student loan in one go?’
‘Qualification is by no means a given’
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SQE Hub
‘How enforceable are law firm claw back clauses on LPC/SQE funding?’
I’ve been told I will need to repay it if I don’t stay on post-qualification
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‘Should I say I’m an incoming vac schemer on LinkedIn?’
It’s been tough to get onto these schemes, but after seeing criticism online, now I’m not so sure
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‘Can I jump from a fairly standard regional firm to a high ranking City one?’
Rookie requires readers’ help