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‘I work for a Big Four accountancy firm but want to be a corporate lawyer’
Early career changer requires readers' advice

‘I am an aspiring City lawyer with undergrad offers from Cambridge and Pennsylvania’
Oxbridge or Ivy League?

I have training contract offers from magic circle firms in the Middle East and a US MoneyLaw outfit in London — which do I choose?
I would appreciate readers' advice

A solicitor at work has sent me an Instagram follow request
What should I do?

How can I best prepare for life at a ‘notoriously busy’ US firm?
I’m moving from a mid-tier outfit and want to hit the ground running

Should I stop chasing pupillage?
'I feel like I am going backwards'

Should I get someone to sit the Watson Glaser test on my behalf?
'Are they even a true test of lawyerly ability?'

Why do City trainees who start in March earn less than those who start in September?
'There's a glitch in the system'

I’m struggling to balance working full-time as a paralegal while completing the LPC
Will it be 'worth it in the end?'

How do I tell my training firm I’m accepting an NQ position elsewhere?
One soon-to-be associate needs readers' help

I am quitting my high-flying advertising role to chase my barrister dream
Are there any specific types of legal experience which look more impressive than others?

‘Will my tattoos stop me from becoming a barrister?’
I’ve been told I should be fine, but I'm not so sure

Should I do an LLM and sit the SQE — or do the LPC while I still can?
I want to become a City lawyer

How do I fund my Oxbridge law dream?
Any advice is greatly appreciated

I was rejected for a training contract by my ‘dream’ US firm — should I reapply?
I reached the final interview stage

Will the SQE damage my chances of securing a training contract as a non-law grad?
I want to study politics -- but is it more worthwhile applying for an LLB?

I want to become a City lawyer — where should I do my GDL?
Which factors matter most?

‘I am a US grad relocating to England — should I study the GDL or wait for the super-exam?
I’d really appreciate readers’ advice or suggestions