“I’m currently at a large mid-tier firm in my third seat. I know which area of law I want to qualify into, but I am becoming increasingly interested in moving on qualification to another firm with a better reputation in this kind of work than my current firm. I’m worried, however, that now is not a good time to be moving firms since, should redundancies be made, it could be a case of ‘last in, first out’…
“I’ve been told in no uncertain terms that I would be able to qualify into the area I wanted here, so part of me thinks it would be more prudent to stay here and move on in a few years. Any advice or thoughts? Thanks.”
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