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<blockquote data-quote="anxiouslawyer" data-source="post: 97669" data-attributes="member: 11127">My situation is a bit unique as I got into the regulatory job because of a scholarship I had with a company, but even so during my vac scheme I was asked why I wanted to leave / didn't want to stay on in the role as I had mentioned that I did really enjoy it. I just explained that it was my long-term goal to become a lawyer. During my AC interview itself I made sure to pitch my experience in a way that showed that really my long-term aim was always law and to show how I kept an interest in it during my regulatory years, e.g. actively seeking out opportunities to work with counsel, talking about my work in advising my colleagues on regulation which of course closely mirrors the work of lawyers advising clients. Paralegal roles are extremely competitive, I tried applying for some myself earlier this year and most of the ads I saw wanted prior paralegal experience(!). Personally if you are fortunate enough to get the CMA role I would take it, if you think it would be really interesting I wouldn't decline that opportunity to chase a paralegal vacancy and it's fairly easy to spin it in a way that is still true to your long-term ambitions as a lawyer. The English-teaching job in Spain might be a bit more difficult to do that with, but not impossible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="anxiouslawyer, post: 97669, member: 11127"] My situation is a bit unique as I got into the regulatory job because of a scholarship I had with a company, but even so during my vac scheme I was asked why I wanted to leave / didn't want to stay on in the role as I had mentioned that I did really enjoy it. I just explained that it was my long-term goal to become a lawyer. During my AC interview itself I made sure to pitch my experience in a way that showed that really my long-term aim was always law and to show how I kept an interest in it during my regulatory years, e.g. actively seeking out opportunities to work with counsel, talking about my work in advising my colleagues on regulation which of course closely mirrors the work of lawyers advising clients. Paralegal roles are extremely competitive, I tried applying for some myself earlier this year and most of the ads I saw wanted prior paralegal experience(!). Personally if you are fortunate enough to get the CMA role I would take it, if you think it would be really interesting I wouldn't decline that opportunity to chase a paralegal vacancy and it's fairly easy to spin it in a way that is still true to your long-term ambitions as a lawyer. The English-teaching job in Spain might be a bit more difficult to do that with, but not impossible. [/QUOTE]

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