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<blockquote data-quote="HorsesForCoursesNeighNeighNeigh" data-source="post: 82710" data-attributes="member: 8899"><p><strong>Me</strong></p><p></p><p>I fall between a full career changer and a graduate, in that I am only four years out of undergrad but have four years professional experience in a related sector (plus master’s). I work in politics/policy, previously specialising in legal disputes and now in an area of the built environment. </p><p></p><p>I first started giving serious thought to becoming a solicitor in autumn 2020, and accepted a TC offer around April 2021 (I also received offers for two VSs, which I didn't attend due to accepting the TC). I know I'm in an incredibly fortunate position to have secured a TC with a firm I love in the first cycle, and with such a short turnaround in my change of direction. </p><p></p><p>Falling between career changer and graduate put me in a slightly odd position with applications. I am at a fairly senior level in my current role but I don't really have enough distance from university days to truly say I've full pursued my current career before changing. </p><p></p><p>As I worked in the legal sector previously and work full time I was also pretty reluctant to go through the whole “open day” and endless engagement process—I also wasn’t hugely interested in actually doing a VS, but felt happy to do one if needed to get a TC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HorsesForCoursesNeighNeighNeigh, post: 82710, member: 8899"] [B]Me[/B] I fall between a full career changer and a graduate, in that I am only four years out of undergrad but have four years professional experience in a related sector (plus master’s). I work in politics/policy, previously specialising in legal disputes and now in an area of the built environment. I first started giving serious thought to becoming a solicitor in autumn 2020, and accepted a TC offer around April 2021 (I also received offers for two VSs, which I didn't attend due to accepting the TC). I know I'm in an incredibly fortunate position to have secured a TC with a firm I love in the first cycle, and with such a short turnaround in my change of direction. Falling between career changer and graduate put me in a slightly odd position with applications. I am at a fairly senior level in my current role but I don't really have enough distance from university days to truly say I've full pursued my current career before changing. As I worked in the legal sector previously and work full time I was also pretty reluctant to go through the whole “open day” and endless engagement process—I also wasn’t hugely interested in actually doing a VS, but felt happy to do one if needed to get a TC. [/QUOTE]
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