Hi all, looking for some advice please… 🙌🏼
I applied for the Samsung Graduate Paralegal role and did the tests and VI. I’ve just heard I’ve just been offered an AC for the Graduate Data Privacy Advisor role instead. I am interested in potentially specialising in data protection/privacy law when becoming a solicitor (despite my username on here lol) so looks like it would give me relevant experience. But as it is not strictly within the legal team (it’s in the Business Services team), would this come across as a good experience with future TC apps? It’s also a two year programme so I’m unsure.
Please let me know your thoughts! TIA x
Go for it! You could learn a ton of transferable skills, be earning while you apply for TCs and gain knowledge that you could apply later on in your career.
In my experience, commercial law is one of the most diverse fields out there in terms of the backgrounds of people that get recruited into it- I've met a doctor who had been practicing for 20 years before switching, a musician, a literature graduate, a customer service assistant, the list really is endless!
So your experience, even though it won't be legal, will be appreciated and relevant so don't let the fear of this not happening hold you back if you're genuinely interested in the role.