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Career Clinic: My firm backtracked on partnership after I relocated to Dubai
"I'm a senior associate at a City firm and was recently offered partnership at a rival. The management here have convinced me to stay on, and promised that I would make partner within the year if I moved out to Dubai. I even had written confirmation t...
18 Mar 2010 | 10:23
Career Clinic: Do I have the personality for a career in law?
"I am a fourth year law and German LLB student at a top 10 university, due to graduate this year with a 2:1. This is the second year I have gone through the vacation scheme/training contract application process and I am starting to feel disillusioned....
10 Mar 2010 | 15:00
Career Clinic: Is the Bar open to older candidates?
"I am considering a career in law, specifically the Bar. I am in my mid-thirties and have an established career as a health professional. I am considering undertaking a part-time GDL at a good university followed by part-time BVC, which should take fo...
04 Mar 2010 | 11:46
Career Clinic: An Englishman in New York
"I am a five-year PQE English-qualified associate at a London firm, and I have recently accepted an offer of a position with a New York firm, with the condition that I take the New York Bar exam as soon as possible after my relocation.
01 Mar 2010 | 14:12
Career Clinic: Should I have gone big?
I am in the first year of my training contract at a smallish City firm where I completed a vacation scheme and loved it so much I decided to turn down two offers from magic circle firms. I still have no idea yet whether I made the right choice or not....
24 Feb 2010 | 16:32
Career Clinic: I want to make my secondment permanent
I am an associate at a City firm and was sent out on secondment to a good banking client of the firm a few months ago. My fixed duration as a secondee is due to come to an end soon, but I've found that I prefer working in-house and I'm interested in s...
22 Feb 2010 | 13:13
Career Clinic: Is offshore law a one-way ticket?
I am a 2PQE employment lawyer working in-house, and I have been offered an employment role at a well-respected firm in Guernsey. I have been looking for a role like this for ages, but I am concerned that while it is a great opportunity, it may be diff...
18 Feb 2010 | 14:23
Career Clinic: What can I do to stand out from the crowd?
"I'm looking to start a career in law and I'd like to know what activities I can do alongside my studies to make myself stand out from the crowd. I already have a background that makes me a little different - I'm not a law graduate, I'm a parliamentar...
15 Feb 2010 | 10:46
Career Clinic: I'm struggling to make a good impression
"I am in the first year of my training contract, and four months into my first seat in commercial property, I am beginning to feel like I don't have what it takes to be successful. "The standards that my firm expects are high, but I always seem to ...
11 Feb 2010 | 13:17
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
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