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Consult the Oracle and you will find enlightenment... At LawCareers.Net we often receive queries about the processes and options related to joining the legal profession. Some questions arise again and again, while others are fiendishly obscure. Each week we'll publish one of the more interesting inquiries (anonymously) and provide an informative answer. But don’t worry – most letters are answered privately. Email us at oracle@lawcareers.net and don’t forget to comment by signing into MyLC.N.
Letter of the week
Paralegal my way into practice?
I know that it has become harder to secure a training contract these days, but I have also noticed that there seem to be increasing opportunities for paralegals: would becoming a paralegal be a more certain way of pursuing a career as a solicitor?
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Mastering the problem
I'm toying with the idea of doing a masters degree after my undergraduate studies. It would be a pretty expensive undertaking though. What factors should I take into account in helping me make the decision?
Read reply »Mates' rates
I have been offered a training contract that I have accepted with a firm which recently sent an advertisement to my father. He is wondering if I could ask for a "family discount" for legal advice, but, as I haven't even started yet, I think it seems a bit forward. What do you think?
Read reply »Time to teach
I did a law degree with a view to training as a lawyer, but have decided that I'm not ready for a legal career yet (although it is something that I'm interested in going back to in the future). Is there some kind of time limit after which I'll have to do my law degree again before training as a solicitor?
Read reply »Interview from abroad?
I am a penultimate-year non-law student on a year abroad and I'm looking to apply for summer vacation placements. Many firms only accept applications from final-year non-law students and hold assessment days which, because I am abroad, I could not attend. Would firms allow me to do a telephone interview?
Read reply »Join the team
A lot of fellow applicants emphasise the importance of sports when applying to firms because it shows team effort. I'm not sporty but I do volunteer for Citizens Advice and Victim Support. Is that enough to demonstrate my team skills?
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