Two Questions About Becoming a Paralegal

[Kola]

I was contacted by a recruiter who encouraged me to send my CV for paralegal roles at City firms. I have two lingering questions:

1. I would assume it is okay, but just to check: if you have secured a Training Contract from firm A, is it okay to work as a paralegal for firm B (contractual terms permitting) during the summer? I could use the money and experience.

2. Is it pompous to put 'Future Trainee at Firm A' on your CV when applying to paralegal roles?

 

[Karin]

Hi Kola,

These answers are my personal opinions and how I would do it, so please take it with a pinch of salt.

1. It is perfectly fine to work for firm B during the summer, training contracts are independent of other jobs and there is nothing preventing you from working (anywhere) before you start the TC. The only issue, I think, could be the contractual terms in that there may be Post-termination obligations in your paralegal contract which prevent you from working with restricted clients for a certain period of time. I am not that familiar with how this works in practice, though.

2. I put future trainee on my CV as it also signals until when you are available.

Hope this helps at least a bit!

 

[Jessica Booker]

Responded in the other thread on this topic.