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Career Clinic: Am I being too honest in my job applications?
"I am due to start my training contract in September with a medium-sized City firm. I had been paralegaling for 14 months, but had to resign last year due to the bereavement of my parents who were retired in Australia. Since returning to the UK last S...
08 Feb 2010 | 11:42
Career Clinic: GDL or LLB?
"I am 25 years old, French, and have been working in a legal department of an investment bank for the past year and half. "I was initially hired as an assistant, working with senior managers, but I now spend half my time doing legal work on my own,...
04 Feb 2010 | 09:35
Career Clinic: I'm not happy with the practice area I'm qualifying into
"I am an NQ lawyer, qualifying into construction in my medium-sized firm. While I'm thankful to have a job (I have two small children and a mortgage), construction was not my first choice and both in the short and long term, I'm not sure it's the righ...
28 Jan 2010 | 13:09
Career Clinic: Is London the best place for a newly-qualified lawyer?
"I am about to qualify in corporate at a magic circle firm. I am currently on secondment to one of my firm's overseas office as a trainee and have been asked if I would like to extend my secondment. Should I opt to stay on for another 6-12 months (or ...
25 Jan 2010 | 10:02
Career Clinic: Is the City out of touch?
I'm a trainee at a large City firm - I'm enjoying the work so far and my colleagues are all outwardly nice. My problem is that I find some of the comments they make about the cleaners and support staff - many of whom, like me, are from ethnic minority...
18 Jan 2010 | 14:14
Career Clinic: Why can't I get an interview for a vac scheme?
"I graduated with a First from Cambridge last summer and I am currently applying to a wide range of law firms for vacation schemes. "After my degree I took a place on a research MPhil, also at Cambridge, because I had not managed to secure a traini...
14 Jan 2010 | 11:02
Career Clinic: Will a law Masters help me get ahead of the competition?
"I am a third year law student at a top 10 university looking to go into public law at the Bar. I have asked around and it seems that the area I am most interested in, judicial review, is deeply competitive. I've begun to wonder if a Masters in Law wo...
11 Jan 2010 | 11:29
Career Clinic: New year, new career?
"I'm currently doing the LPC and have a training contract lined up, but I'm having a severe case of being hit by reality. It is late, I know, but I have come to the realisation that law is not what I want to do and I feel physically sick in this envir...
07 Jan 2010 | 11:09
Career Clinic: Is the recruitment market likely to pick up in 2010?
"I qualified in March 2009 at a well-known regional firm and still have not been able to find an NQ role. I have looked in London and the far-reaching surrounding area, broadened my practice areas and all I have managed to do is secure a temporary adm...
04 Jan 2010 | 10:19
Career Clinic: The best of 2009
A look back at the most-read dilemmas from the last 12 months of Career Clinic...
18 Dec 2009 | 17:53
Career Clinic: Should I cancel my Christmas holiday?
"After a pretty quiet period work-wise, things have recently really picked up and everyone in my team is very busy. Back when things were quiet, I booked two weeks' holiday over the Christmas period and planned to stay at home with my family in London...
17 Dec 2009 | 12:44
Career Clinic: Promotion with a pay cut?
"I've been a counsel at a City firm for a couple of years now. I was recently told that partnership at the firm would be my next step, but I would have to take a pay cut, move abroad and be a local partner for a number of years before I would be even ...
14 Dec 2009 | 09:44
Career Clinic: Would a job at a small regional firm be a step backwards?
"I qualified in September 2009 with a top 10 firm, but unfortunately was one of the many that were not kept on. However, I am fortunate enough to have recently been made an NQ offer by a small regional firm in my chosen department. I know that I am in...
09 Dec 2009 | 11:09
Career Clinic: My outspoken style is affecting my career
"'Everyone's afraid of you because you use your brain as a weapon'. I was given this advice by my uncle, who recently retired after a very successful career as a solicitor in the City. It's a reflection of the difficulties I've had in my career, parti...
03 Dec 2009 | 09:58
Career Clinic: Dealing with a difficult colleague
"I'm having problems with a member of my team who seems to have personal issues with me. She regularly contradicts me in front other colleagues and goes out of her way to be as unhelpful as possible. I'm not sure why she's acting this way, although sh...
26 Nov 2009 | 11:30
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