Tag: Career Conundrums
‘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
‘I didn’t get the A-Levels I need to study law at my first choice uni — should I pick another course or retake and reapply next year?’
Any advice would be much appreciated
‘I work for a Big Four accountancy firm but want to be a corporate lawyer’
Early career changer requires readers' advice
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
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?'