“I qualified in September 2009 at a finance firm but was not offered a role on qualification. The market for NQs in finance/corporate is dreadful. However, I have been offered an in-house role in Hong Kong working in the Asia-Pacific region at an international commercial organisation.
“Senior lawyers have advised me about the risks of moving in-house so soon after qualification because NQs need to develop refined legal skills in private practice for a few years before moving in-house. I don’t want to restrict my career in the long term by going in-house with a shallow legal foundation of skills.
