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<blockquote data-quote="SSmith" data-source="post: 107524" data-attributes="member: 19961"><p>Hey, [USER=17155]@AvniD[/USER] !</p><p></p><p> Thank you so much,</p><p></p><p>Your last two responses have made me feel like I can actually do this !</p><p></p><p>I've had some very off putting responses when I've asked exactly the same on Reddit ,mainly that I haven't thought it through, I'm being too idealistic, I'll end up in debt, stressed, disappointed . The suggestion was I need to just get ANY job as someone who has had MH difficulties and hasn't worked full time for years.</p><p>While I understand and appreciate their concern ,their opinion was that I wouldn't be able to handle the stress of uni or FT work based on having had some tough years recovering from Depression/Anxiety and agoraphobia.</p><p></p><p>The thing is, I've had all of these since childhood, and still managed to gain a great ,paid corporate sales internship with a top airline at their HQ AND graduate and achieve my goals. I actually do much better with daily structure and goals to work towards. I imagine in such a highly stressful industry, a huge amount of others suffer from the same , they just hide it very well because of the stigma attached. Especially in the law profession , even more so in corporate law.</p><p></p><p>What you've said is so true . This is about what you want for yourself, how you envision your future self and your own goals for your life .</p><p>It's natural to be frightened, but, now is the time too push though it and live my life.</p><p></p><p>This is definitely a case of ignoring background noise, I've noticed there is a lot gate keeping in some law forums ,especially for career changers.</p><p>Luckily I've never experience that here ,just encouragement from people like yourself !</p><p></p><p>There are so many routes and opportunities for us to gain experience and become outstanding applicants, for those of us who have taken a non traditional route in law, thick skin is key.</p><p></p><p>As my Mum used to say, "...If you listen to the noise in the market, you won't buy fish!" ☺️</p><p></p><p>I feel as though those of us who are making this choice as career changers have a slight advantage when applying for jobs and TCs as it shows we really want this , I mean, we completely have to dedicate everything for a career in law there's no easy route.</p><p>This decision is not for the faint of heart so I'm absolutely making sure I'm taking the right steps before I even apply. I have at least until August, so I'm using this time to reflect, read, ask loads of questions, network , teach myself the very basics, apply for Online Vac schemes and Virtual experience programmes. (I just got confirmation of my place on the Legal Cheek/ULaw Online Vacation scheme ,so I'm excited for that!)</p><p></p><p>You're spot on again, my goal is to work in housing law, due to things I faced personally and having seen what others have had to face. (That's where I got the bug for reading law.) It's important to me that I gain the knowledge to advise others of their rights and hopefully to help support them exercise these rights. So property law is where my focus is and to apply to firms who practice this area of law for TCs, although as I understand, these opportunities can be rare.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again! Will keep you updated for sure !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SSmith, post: 107524, member: 19961"] Hey, [USER=17155]@AvniD[/USER] ! Thank you so much, Your last two responses have made me feel like I can actually do this ! I've had some very off putting responses when I've asked exactly the same on Reddit ,mainly that I haven't thought it through, I'm being too idealistic, I'll end up in debt, stressed, disappointed . The suggestion was I need to just get ANY job as someone who has had MH difficulties and hasn't worked full time for years. While I understand and appreciate their concern ,their opinion was that I wouldn't be able to handle the stress of uni or FT work based on having had some tough years recovering from Depression/Anxiety and agoraphobia. The thing is, I've had all of these since childhood, and still managed to gain a great ,paid corporate sales internship with a top airline at their HQ AND graduate and achieve my goals. I actually do much better with daily structure and goals to work towards. I imagine in such a highly stressful industry, a huge amount of others suffer from the same , they just hide it very well because of the stigma attached. Especially in the law profession , even more so in corporate law. What you've said is so true . This is about what you want for yourself, how you envision your future self and your own goals for your life . It's natural to be frightened, but, now is the time too push though it and live my life. This is definitely a case of ignoring background noise, I've noticed there is a lot gate keeping in some law forums ,especially for career changers. Luckily I've never experience that here ,just encouragement from people like yourself ! There are so many routes and opportunities for us to gain experience and become outstanding applicants, for those of us who have taken a non traditional route in law, thick skin is key. As my Mum used to say, "...If you listen to the noise in the market, you won't buy fish!" ☺️ I feel as though those of us who are making this choice as career changers have a slight advantage when applying for jobs and TCs as it shows we really want this , I mean, we completely have to dedicate everything for a career in law there's no easy route. This decision is not for the faint of heart so I'm absolutely making sure I'm taking the right steps before I even apply. I have at least until August, so I'm using this time to reflect, read, ask loads of questions, network , teach myself the very basics, apply for Online Vac schemes and Virtual experience programmes. (I just got confirmation of my place on the Legal Cheek/ULaw Online Vacation scheme ,so I'm excited for that!) You're spot on again, my goal is to work in housing law, due to things I faced personally and having seen what others have had to face. (That's where I got the bug for reading law.) It's important to me that I gain the knowledge to advise others of their rights and hopefully to help support them exercise these rights. So property law is where my focus is and to apply to firms who practice this area of law for TCs, although as I understand, these opportunities can be rare. Thanks again! Will keep you updated for sure ! [/QUOTE]
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