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Career Clinic: Will I lose my top 10 training contract if I fail my exams?
I am a law student at a top 15 uni with a training contract lined up at a top 10 law firm. I achieved strong results in my first two years of my undergrad degree; however, one of my exams went absolutely disastrously this year, and I'm horrified that...
23 May 2012 | 11:30 | 2 comments
Career Clinic: Do law firms look down on LPC self-funders?
"I studied the LPC part-time evening at the same time as doing my training contract and whilst I admit it was very hard and demanding, it prepared me for how demanding the profession can be"
10 May 2012 | 14:37 | 6 comments
Career Clinic: Have I 'sold out' by taking a training contract at a commercial firm?
"Having a qualification on a piece of paper, does not necessarily mean that you are any better than anybody else who has not followed the traditional path. I think it is about time many members of the profession stop being precious about PQE..."
23 Apr 2012 | 16:47 | 23 comments
Career Clinic: Will a move to California stall my fledgling legal career?
"Here in San Francisco employers have the luxury of convenient and high calibre grad schools of Stanford and Berkeley, and one struggle you may have is setting yourself apart amongst the competition..."
12 Apr 2012 | 12:45 | 13 comments
Career Clinic: Was my in-house move 'legal career suicide'?
"I doubt firms will place much value on your MBA. While it looks good on paper, law firms looking for junior lawyers are interested in candidates' legal experience/expertise and potential..."
22 Mar 2012 | 10:36 | 13 comments
Career Clinic: Will voluntary redundancy look bad on my CV?
"My firm recently announced that they're planning to make a number of people redundant in my team, and it's been made known that they'd like people to come forward voluntarily. Until now I hadn't been looking to leave, but this has confirmed my suspic...
19 Jan 2012 | 17:03 | 21 comments
Career Clinic: The best of 2011
A look back at some of the best Career Clinic dilemmas from 2011 - a year which saw heated debate over the problems of working in an all-female team, office bullying, turning down a magic circle job and secret pregnancies.
12 Dec 2011 | 15:05
Career Clinic: When's the best time to tell my firm I'm leaving?
"I am a recent law graduate who started a paralegal job this summer. However, I have now been offered a training contract to start in September 2013 with a fantastic London firm. I have decided to do my LPC part-time starting January next year, alongs...
08 Dec 2011 | 11:49 | 7 comments
Career Clinic: Is quitting private practice for a goverment legal job worth the gamble?
I am a 6PQE solicitor and have worked and trained exclusively in private practice (property law). I am stagnating a bit in my current role and am considering a change to the Government Legal Service (GLS)...
14 Nov 2011 | 00:00 | 9 comments
Career Clinic: Is my boss entitled to ask me to keep my pregnancy a secret?
"If your boss asks you to do something, and even if you regard that request as unreasonable, I'm not sure a flat refusal due to legal or contractual reasons will go down super well. If everything was as simple as 'refer to the law and you'll find the...
03 Nov 2011 | 00:00 | 13 comments
Career Clinic: Will my commercial City training be any use to get into a 'grittier' law career?
I'm completing my TC at a very reputable City firm. However, (as awful as this sounds) I only really applied for training contacts with commercial firms so I would get funding for the LPC. I would really love to work in a grittier area of the law on q...
20 Oct 2011 | 13:30 | 4 comments
Career Clinic: Should I turn down a magic circle job to pursue my tech law ambitions?
Should I leave the firm I'm at and try to qualify into this area at a different firm, or would this be a bad idea? Should I just stick with what I have? Maybe try to move in a few years?
07 Oct 2011 | 15:21 | 14 comments
Career Clinic: How can I get into a business development role in law?
"I have been married to the legal profession for more than eight years, starting way back when as a paralegal, before eventually moving to a fee earner role in commercial litigation with a national top-tier firm, while at the same time undertaking an ...
23 Sep 2011 | 13:57 | 9 comments
Career Clinic: TC cancelled at the last minute - what next?
"I was due to start my training contract at a law firm on 1 September. Unfortunately, they contacted me a couple of days before I was due to start and informed me that they could no longer honour my TC as they were in financial difficulty. I now have ...
08 Sep 2011 | 00:00 | 11 comments
Career Clinic: Will taking a year out at 2PQE be career suicide?
"I am a 1.5 PQE solicitor at a top 10 firm. I reached the decision a few months ago that I no longer wish to remain at my firm due to various reasons and started speaking to recruiters about other opportunities. "I have since decided that I would l...
01 Sep 2011 | 15:29 | 8 comments
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