“I am about to enter the second year of my training contract at a large US firm, and need to seriously directly my seats towards the area I would like to qualify into. But rather than chase partnership at a law firm, I would prefer to aim towards a senior role at a FTSE 100 company. What kind of practice area would best help my fulfil my ambition?”

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