The tough economic climate didn’t stop Hannah Gates getting a training contract at a magic circle firm – nor did her decision to work as a tour guide rather than do a vac scheme.
We throw our mortarboards in the air, and try to pretend we feel old enough to graduate. Most parents and graduates have the good sense to avoid, at this one moment of celebration and goodbyes, too much mention of the future. The mundane hurdles of packing up three years worth of clothes, books and paraphernalia, securing bank loans, and finding accommodation for next year consume all our capacity to plan and to worry. For those of us aspiring to be law firm trainees, there is simply no time to think about what September holds: whether that is the prospect of facing a life suddenly lacking in direction, or the daunting thought of starting the LPC.
