Advice on accepting a TC when I still have a final interview elsewhere

[CT1]

Hi All!

I am writing to ask for advice/people to share their experiences/ direct me to the right place for the following circumstances. A friend of mine has been offered a TC with one firm (firm A) commencing in 2025 and has been given the final contract to sign. However, this friend also has a final interview at another firm in which they are more interested in joining — which is to take place sometime next month (firm B). They are faced with a dilemma: they don't want to inform firm A that they have a final interview with firm B and ask for an extension of time to accept the offer, in case this somehow detrimentally impacts the firm's perception of their commitment etc. (which I don't think should be too much of a worry). They neither want to accept the offer with firm A, for they are unsure that they would be able to renege this acceptance if they were to get a TC offer from firm B. I, therefore, would ask for any advice/ people to share their experience of similar circumstances in response to this thread, as I am 100% sure that such dilemma is very common.

Thanks!
@Jessica Booker

 

[Jessica Booker]

They would be able to renege the offer all the time they haven’t received any financial support from the firm or started any formal onboarding processes for law school/SQE prep courses.

 

[CT1]

They would be able to renege the offer all the time they haven’t received any financial support from the firm or started any formal onboarding processes for law school/SQE prep courses.

Thank you for the fast response, Jessica!

I will pass this information on to my friend.