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<blockquote data-quote="fingersarecrossed" data-source="post: 187103" data-attributes="member: 33885">[USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER]I have been offered a ~2.5 years apprenticeship programme where they fully sponsor my SQE 1&amp;2, sponsor my studies under that SQE programe, and give me a rly good full time salary and QWE. (i've graduated with a 1st in law from a non-russell group uni)I am somewhat relieved as the TC application process is exhausting and uncertain and feels hopeless at times. However, I also fear I will not receive the dynamic exposure to various sectors etc that city firms offer. I would love to hear your your opinions on this? If e.g., I specialise in conveyancing, will it be difficult to move to different sectors once I become NQ? Or should I just aim to pass my exams and continue as a paralegal until I receive a training contract at a city firm? I do not believe there are any strict requirements for me to complete the programme etc meaning I can exit at any time but it is not the sector I think I see myself working in (which I have made the firm aware of). Would it be better for me to continue as a paralegal or accept this programme (them sponsoring my SQE makes me want to say yes) but I just want to know if doing this apprenticeship will make me a 'weaker' candidate in a way as it is not a traditional TC format.thank you so much in advance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fingersarecrossed, post: 187103, member: 33885"] [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] I have been offered a ~2.5 years apprenticeship programme where they fully sponsor my SQE 1&2, sponsor my studies under that SQE programe, and give me a rly good full time salary and QWE. (i've graduated with a 1st in law from a non-russell group uni) I am somewhat relieved as the TC application process is exhausting and uncertain and feels hopeless at times. However, I also fear I will not receive the dynamic exposure to various sectors etc that city firms offer. I would love to hear your your opinions on this? If e.g., I specialise in conveyancing, will it be difficult to move to different sectors once I become NQ? Or should I just aim to pass my exams and continue as a paralegal until I receive a training contract at a city firm? I do not believe there are any strict requirements for me to complete the programme etc meaning I can exit at any time but it is not the sector I think I see myself working in (which I have made the firm aware of). Would it be better for me to continue as a paralegal or accept this programme (them sponsoring my SQE makes me want to say yes) but I just want to know if doing this apprenticeship will make me a 'weaker' candidate in a way as it is not a traditional TC format. thank you so much in advance. [/QUOTE]

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