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Competing TC start dates problem - any advice?
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<blockquote data-quote="anon32323232" data-source="post: 83041" data-attributes="member: 5190"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px">Hello good people of tcla, </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px">Basically I’ve got a problem with competing start dates, could really do with some advice. For context, I finished the PGDL this year. Essentially: </span></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 12px">Firm (1) have offered me March 2023 TC start, via LPC route.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 12px">Firm (2) have offered me 2023 start, but refuse to confirm until several months <em>after</em> I’ve signed whether it will be March or September. What’s more, if they allocate me September, I will have to do the SQE route rather than LPC. We’re allowed to state a preference on our form when we sign, but we have no power beyond that. </span></span></li> </ol><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px">Both are great firms, and I would be happy with either one — but I probably would prefer Firm (2) if push came to shove. However, I’m already relatively old, have moved out of Uni & parents etc. with bills to pay, so I want to start my TC as soon as possible. Moreover, I really don’t want to do the SQE if I can avoid it, and Firm (1)’s offer guarantees that.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px">So I’m not sure how to play it. Grad Rec for (2) are adamant that they can’t promise me a start date before I sign. They say that, if I have compelling reasons for the March start, then I will likely get it when the allocate them a few months from now — but I’m still worried if I sign I will get screwed over by the later start date. Any tips? </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px">Thanks, and apologies for the convoluted question. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="anon32323232, post: 83041, member: 5190"] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3]Hello good people of tcla, Basically I’ve got a problem with competing start dates, could really do with some advice. For context, I finished the PGDL this year. Essentially: [/SIZE][/COLOR] [LIST=1] [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=3]Firm (1) have offered me March 2023 TC start, via LPC route.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=3]Firm (2) have offered me 2023 start, but refuse to confirm until several months [I]after[/I] I’ve signed whether it will be March or September. What’s more, if they allocate me September, I will have to do the SQE route rather than LPC. We’re allowed to state a preference on our form when we sign, but we have no power beyond that. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [/LIST] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3]Both are great firms, and I would be happy with either one — but I probably would prefer Firm (2) if push came to shove. However, I’m already relatively old, have moved out of Uni & parents etc. with bills to pay, so I want to start my TC as soon as possible. Moreover, I really don’t want to do the SQE if I can avoid it, and Firm (1)’s offer guarantees that.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3]So I’m not sure how to play it. Grad Rec for (2) are adamant that they can’t promise me a start date before I sign. They say that, if I have compelling reasons for the March start, then I will likely get it when the allocate them a few months from now — but I’m still worried if I sign I will get screwed over by the later start date. Any tips? Thanks, and apologies for the convoluted question. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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