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Thanks Jessica. I need a training contract to qualify as a solicitor according to SRA and I haven't been offered one from applying as mentioned in my post. My 20 years experience as a Legal PA doesn't enable me to qualify as a solicitor. If I was able to qualify via the SQE route without dropping £20k in salary (£25k is the average London salary for a paralegal which won't pay my outgoings) that of course would be the route I would have taken. It doesn't give much comfort to those like me who work in the industry for this long that law firms value those who have such good experience. I'm sure I would be snapped up if it was in another industry.  I can apply where I work but it is mainly banking and corporate where my interest doesn't lie. Yes it is incredibly frustrating seeing trainees come in with hardly any knowledge or experience and being so young they often find it difficult communicating /dealing with different fee-earners not in their age group, etc.  I will continue to apply only for so long but personally I foresee it will be another industry that gain my transferable and mature skillset/experience.