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‘Can I spend the next year unemployed now I’ve secured a training contract?’
One future trainee worries the gap on her CV could be 'detrimental career-wise'
‘I’m a non-law student totally confused by the new SQE’
I want to be a solicitor but I'm unsure what my options are
‘How do I put up with my noisy law firm colleagues?’
I'm struggling to focus now I'm back in the office
‘I’ve accepted a TC with a firm which doesn’t cover the area I want to practise’
I hope to specialise in aviation law
‘Will a 52 in contract prevent me securing a City training contract?’
Graduated with a first
‘Will doing both a client and international secondment impact my chances of being kept on as an NQ?’
Future City trainee needs advice
‘Should I do the SQE during my law degree?’
One reader is unsure whether they should study and sit the exam during their placement year 🤔
‘Is it acceptable to take all my annual leave as a trainee?’
One Legal Cheek reader seeks guidance on holiday etiquette
‘Can I bring my girlfriend on my international secondment?’
We've been living apart for some time and would both be miserable having to be separated again 👫
‘Should I do a law degree if I want to be a solicitor?’
I would love to study English and then convert to law -- but I’m worried about an additional year of study and costs
‘Has anyone had a good experience doing their TC remotely?’
I'm worried new home-working polices will harm my experience, one future trainee writes
Aspiring barrister: ‘Should I accept an offer to study at an Ivy League law school?’
I've secured a considerable scholarship but the thought of taking on debt to cover the rest has left me with 'cold feet', one bar hopeful explains
‘Will firms consider me for a TC if I’ve had to retake LPC exams?’
I'm currently looking for paralegal roles but have had no luck yet
Linklaters adopts code to protect employees with afro hair
‘Hair discrimination remains a source of racial injustice for black people in the UK’, says magic circle firm
‘I got 50% on the GDL — should I resit exams or move onto the LPC?’
I already have a 2:1 Scottish law degree
Furloughed trainee: ‘Should I get my pay rise?’
I am really confused
‘Why do City law firms target second year law students?’
It just seems so arbitrary
‘I’m torn between two magic circle TC offers in the Middle East’
I need readers’ advice