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It’s not really a good way about doing things. Reality is the ideal situation would be to ask your current firm to extend your offer period, but firms are unlikely to offer this and know why you are asking.So in reality, you can do what you are suggesting and there are little/no consequences for doing so. There’s enough people who do it each recruitment cycle to know it’s feasible. As you have suggested, the point it typically tips into more difficulty is when you start the onboarding process on to the LPC/SQE course. Then you’ll have ties to that firm that you’ll need to consider the consequences of carefully if you were to break those ties.
It’s not really a good way about doing things. Reality is the ideal situation would be to ask your current firm to extend your offer period, but firms are unlikely to offer this and know why you are asking.
So in reality, you can do what you are suggesting and there are little/no consequences for doing so. There’s enough people who do it each recruitment cycle to know it’s feasible. As you have suggested, the point it typically tips into more difficulty is when you start the onboarding process on to the LPC/SQE course. Then you’ll have ties to that firm that you’ll need to consider the consequences of carefully if you were to break those ties.
