“I posted a few weeks ago about ILEX vs GDL – thanks to everyone who replied. Some of the replies were really helpful. However, one thing that struck me was how many comments there were of the ‘Why the hell do you want to change to law?’ or ‘Are you really sure you want to do this?’ variety.

“As someone who is contemplating a career change into law, I must say these comments worry me. I had always imagined law to be stimulating, interesting, challenging etc. Why the negativity?