training contract 2026

Hello all, I've been facing a dilemma and would be grateful for some advice. Background: I currently work at a high street firm as a paralegal whilst studying for the SQE. My firm has offered me a Training Contract, and I'm unsure whether I should accept it. Pros Job stability - This would...

Longtime lurker looking for advise: I’m applying for TCs and not studying in the UK. I entered university after a significant gap after high school and only have around 70% at my school leaving exams. This is due to my city having experienced geo-political tensions during my exams, resulting in...

Hello everyone, Hopefully this will serve as a documentation of how I was able to get a successful TC. It is a bit late in the cycle to start this but I am going stir crazy waiting for responses and updates from firms. So far I have received 5 PFO's (heartbreaking) but we move. Currently waiting...

I thought, as many others do, to start this thread as a way to keep myself accountable. I certainly haven't done it due to being unemployed and bored... My background: I just graduated from a good RG (Durham, KCL, Warwick) with a law degree. I finished strong in my final year with a very high...

Hello to everyone reading this! After reading a few TC journeys, I am somewhat convinced that I should post a thread of my own. So please bear with me T_T. I have been applying for VS and TC since last fall. It was my step towards a world of struggle that I was completely unaware of at that...

Hello all, I would be grateful if anyone has any advice on the interview process and or any insight on the types of questions Trowers ask during the TC interview.

Another day with no news from all my direct TC apps and not gonna lie it is making me a little disillusioned at the whole process. But looking back, I feel I have come so far and it would be a shame to give up now so I am going to start a thread to record my progress in my TC applications...

This is my first post on here. I've read through some threads on here and I've been taken back by how supportive this forum is. A brief history of me, I am 29 years old and currently a Head of subject at a secondary school. Before teaching, I did a years research after achieving a first class...

Hey has anyone recently interviewed with Slaughters in the past week or two. The post-interview wait is absolutely agonising.