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<blockquote data-quote="lawelmo" data-source="post: 217900" data-attributes="member: 35000"><p>Hi everyone,</p><p></p><p>I wanted to share the news that I have finally secured a direct training contract! I am 28 now and will be 30 when I start. I graduated in 2018, went on to do a Master’s, and then worked as a paralegal for five years. I didn’t even start applying for training contracts until two years ago - for a long time I thought people like me didn’t get them so I just didn't bother. Last year I applied to just two firms, and this year I applied to 30.</p><p></p><p>Going through this process is unbelievably difficult, and empathise with everyone who has been met with rejection. For the past 12 months I have constantly felt like I’d left it too late and that I had wasted almost a decade on something I wasn’t ever going to achieve. But it really does just take one firm to see your potential. </p><p></p><p>I am very grateful to TLCA for the support and invaluable advice, and I am very happy to answer any questions or be of any help <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lawelmo, post: 217900, member: 35000"] Hi everyone, I wanted to share the news that I have finally secured a direct training contract! I am 28 now and will be 30 when I start. I graduated in 2018, went on to do a Master’s, and then worked as a paralegal for five years. I didn’t even start applying for training contracts until two years ago - for a long time I thought people like me didn’t get them so I just didn't bother. Last year I applied to just two firms, and this year I applied to 30. Going through this process is unbelievably difficult, and empathise with everyone who has been met with rejection. For the past 12 months I have constantly felt like I’d left it too late and that I had wasted almost a decade on something I wasn’t ever going to achieve. But it really does just take one firm to see your potential. I am very grateful to TLCA for the support and invaluable advice, and I am very happy to answer any questions or be of any help :) [/QUOTE]
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