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<blockquote data-quote="HorsesForCoursesNeighNeighNeigh" data-source="post: 99853" data-attributes="member: 8899"><p>It's probably good to take a while to figure out exactly what you want from a career and what your needs/expectations are, then see how closely they align with the direction you're considering. If charity and social good in the housing area are what really interest you, have you considered roles in charities or housing associations? Or maybe trying to work in local government? There might be more opportunities to actually do the work you want to do here. I don't know your background but I worked in a similar sort of area myself, there are a lot of careers that involve helping people with housing situations that might be worth exploring too? </p><p></p><p>Have you tried to get a bit of shadowing in the kinds of places you would be working, to see if the realities of working in a high street housing practice actually suit? I suspect the day to day realities of the work will be quite different to what you imagine. It's stressful and not an area that is likely to pay amazingly either, so make sure you really know what you're getting into. It's also likely to be a lot of work that involves dealing with cases swiftly and not necessarily in a way you'll find morally rewarding. </p><p></p><p>Personally in your situation I would not sign up for courses unless I felt I really knew what I was getting myself into long term. If you could shadow or do some support work for the kind of role that interests you that might also be a good way to see if there are other roles in the legal sector that might work as a stepping stone? Solicitor apprenticeships can be a good idea, maybe paralegal or CILEX too? </p><p></p><p>Or if it is really law itself that interests you maybe consider broadening your horizons and going all in on getting into a decent firm that will give you the maximum support through your studies? Even if the work you do with them while you train isn't your calling it will give you the necessary backing to be a great lawyer, who could ultimately end up specialising in charity work, in house counsel at a charity, working in a pro bono department, or joining a specialist law firm?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HorsesForCoursesNeighNeighNeigh, post: 99853, member: 8899"] It's probably good to take a while to figure out exactly what you want from a career and what your needs/expectations are, then see how closely they align with the direction you're considering. If charity and social good in the housing area are what really interest you, have you considered roles in charities or housing associations? Or maybe trying to work in local government? There might be more opportunities to actually do the work you want to do here. I don't know your background but I worked in a similar sort of area myself, there are a lot of careers that involve helping people with housing situations that might be worth exploring too? Have you tried to get a bit of shadowing in the kinds of places you would be working, to see if the realities of working in a high street housing practice actually suit? I suspect the day to day realities of the work will be quite different to what you imagine. It's stressful and not an area that is likely to pay amazingly either, so make sure you really know what you're getting into. It's also likely to be a lot of work that involves dealing with cases swiftly and not necessarily in a way you'll find morally rewarding. Personally in your situation I would not sign up for courses unless I felt I really knew what I was getting myself into long term. If you could shadow or do some support work for the kind of role that interests you that might also be a good way to see if there are other roles in the legal sector that might work as a stepping stone? Solicitor apprenticeships can be a good idea, maybe paralegal or CILEX too? Or if it is really law itself that interests you maybe consider broadening your horizons and going all in on getting into a decent firm that will give you the maximum support through your studies? Even if the work you do with them while you train isn't your calling it will give you the necessary backing to be a great lawyer, who could ultimately end up specialising in charity work, in house counsel at a charity, working in a pro bono department, or joining a specialist law firm? [/QUOTE]
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