“I’m a finance associate at a top City law firm coming up to two years’ PQE, and I feel that I need a change. I want to stay in the law but do not want to be restricted to finance. Ideally, I’d like to move into a more general legal role and gain more exposure to general commercial contracts work. I also want a greater work/life balance.
“Is it the case that at West End firms there is flexibility to do a bit of everything (or, at least, a little more than finance)? I know that the market favours specialisms, but I don’t want to be a nine-year PQE securitisation lawyer in the City the next time the credit bubble bursts and, frankly, I need more than that to keep me engaged.
