“I recently secured a two-year training contract with a magic circle firm. Last year I completed the LPC, and I am currently taking a year out before starting my TC in September 2010.
“However, I am starting to wonder whether I might not have been better taking the New York Bar (which you can do if you have a Law LLB) and then applying to a US law firm to become an associate. The pay would be three times the amount I would get in London, the New York Bar takes 3-4 months rather than the year-long LPC, I would get to live in New York, and I would not have to spend two years doing a training contract before becoming an associate.
