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no - that’s not an issue. Their only question/concern will be what you will do with your time out if you could start a TC immediately and you have to wait 2-3 years for a TC with them. For the next couple of cycles, that maybe even more so the case for firms who will move the the SQE format, they could be questioning why you don’t find a firm who is happy to take you on a traditional training contract format.