I am going to be finishing an LLM in corporate law in September 2007. I am currently applying for training contracts starting in September 2009 and have a confirmed LPC place for September 2008. My current dilemma is what to do with the spare year and I have received conflicting advice.

I am torn between three options:

  1. working as a corporate paralegal for the whole year to boost my CV;
  2. working as a corporate paralegal for six months and then teaching English in China for six months (my thought being I have always wanted to travel there and could boost my CV learning Mandarin); or
  3. taking any job I can get as a legal secretary/receptionist and just earning money.