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<blockquote data-quote="AvniD" data-source="post: 118339" data-attributes="member: 17155"><p>Hi [USER=23751]@n15[/USER]! Linking this thread <a href="https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/career-changer-self-funding-the-sqe.4615/" target="_blank">here</a> from the forum that concerned a similar discussion. My best advice to you is to only study further if that's what you're truly interested in + if you see a direct benefit flowing from it with regard to your career plans. I partially self-funded my LPC and did so because I knew this was a way for me to get a foot into the world of what legal practice is actually like. This was back in 2019, however, when the SQE hadn't yet been introduced in full force and I may not make the same decision today in light of the SQE, which is probably what I'd choose instead. What kind of work are you doing and has your vac scheme begun yet?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AvniD, post: 118339, member: 17155"] Hi [USER=23751]@n15[/USER]! Linking this thread [URL='https://www.thecorporatelawacademy.com/forum/threads/career-changer-self-funding-the-sqe.4615/']here[/URL] from the forum that concerned a similar discussion. My best advice to you is to only study further if that's what you're truly interested in + if you see a direct benefit flowing from it with regard to your career plans. I partially self-funded my LPC and did so because I knew this was a way for me to get a foot into the world of what legal practice is actually like. This was back in 2019, however, when the SQE hadn't yet been introduced in full force and I may not make the same decision today in light of the SQE, which is probably what I'd choose instead. What kind of work are you doing and has your vac scheme begun yet? [/QUOTE]
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