Tag: Career Conundrums
‘I’m torn between two magic circle TC offers in the Middle East’
I need readers’ advice
Final seat trainee: ‘I didn’t get my dream NQ role in tech — should I look elsewhere?’
I will instead be qualifying into commercial litigation
‘Should I work as a paralegal at the firm I’ve secured a training contract with?’
I planned to fill the gap with legal work but the job market is flat so options are limited, writes one Legal Cheek reader
‘My online vac scheme is shorter — can I still ask the firm to pay me in full?’
I budgeted on receiving a three-week salary
‘Will coronavirus cost me my magic circle TC?’
I'm due to start in August 2022
‘Paralegal or legal directory researcher: which role will help me secure a City law TC?’
I have to accept one soon
‘Should I renege on my accepted TC offer to take one at a better firm?’
I need readers' advice
‘I’ve got first year scheme offers from A&O, HSF and Slaughters — which should I pick?’
They all run on the same dates
‘Solicitor apprenticeship or traditional training contract?’
One school-leaver has an important decision to make
‘Should I negotiate my training contract salary?’
I have accepted an offer from a UK top 50 firm
‘Should I tell my boss I’m taking time off to do a vac scheme?’
I work in the legal industry
Will my BTEC stop me getting a training contract with a top firm?
'Any help would be appreciated'
‘I’m a month into my law degree and struggling with homesickness’
I would appreciate any advice from those who have been in this position before
‘Is a training contract at a global law firm’s Middle East office a viable route to the London construction bar’
A wannabe barrister requires readers' help
‘Will my first class degree help repair the damage caused by my atrocious A-Levels?’
I’m desperate to become a sports lawyer
‘I want to be a City of London lawyer. Should I reject my regional training contract offer?’
An aspiring lawyer requires readers' advice
‘How can I demonstrate I’m a first class student trapped with a second class degree?’
A bar hopeful seeks readers' advice
Non-Russell Group grad: ‘Is the commercial bar out of my reach?’
I'm struggling to get mini-pupillages
‘Do law students really have it tough?’
One soon-to-be fresher is concerned about the challenge ahead