I have been working as a paralegal for over a year with a top City firm and since my grades were quite poor at A-level, I have struggled to get interviews for training contracts (TCs) despite all my other grades being of a high standard. However, I have recently been accepted for several interviews, including with my current firm, on the basis (I presume) of some recent transactional experience that I have worked hard to get involved with.
While I am excited by the prospect of these interviews, they have raised doubts within me about life ‘in the City’ – in particular, that my pre-occupation with a big firm TC has shrouded a genuine interest in a career in public law, civil liberties and human rights. Should I push ahead in corporate/commercial on the basis that it has taken so much effort to get here – or should I risk it for a more fulfilling career?
