“I’m currently doing the LPC and have a training contract lined up, but I’m having a severe case of being hit by reality. It is late, I know, but I have come to the realisation that law is not what I want to do and I feel physically sick in this environment.

“Would it be absolutely stupid to quit before completing my TC? How valuable is the ‘lawyer’ stamp if you don’t intend to pursue a legal career after training? And would a completed training contract on my CV help me get into other kinds of careers?