“I lost my job as a junior finance litigator a few months ago. Since then I have been looking for work, but I have still not been able to find a new role.

“I am now thinking about taking a year out to do either a Masters or voluntary work overseas. However, as I only have one year’s PQE, part of me thinks that I should continue looking for work and gain more experience in commercial law before taking a ‘career break’.