“I am a third seat trainee at a mid-sized City law firm, due to qualify in March 2011. The September jobs at my firm have recently been announced and it looks unlikely that there will be a job in the area in which I would like to qualify (commercial) come March.

“I do really like the firm that I work for, and although I would be sad to leave, I’m not sure that taking any job going, in an area that I am not interested in, would be a good idea for my career progression.