“I qualified a few months ago as a solicitor at a top 20 City firm, and am currently awaiting to hear if the firm I trained at will take me on as an NQ. Although I had great appraisals in all my seats, I may not get taken on due to the the reduced numbers the firm will take on as NQs this year.
“In the long term, I see myself at a large City practice similar to the one I have trained at, but having spent the last few months looking, I have found NQ positions at such firms few and far between due to recruitment freezes.
