“I am a 1.5 PQE solicitor at a top 10 firm. I reached the decision a few months ago that I no longer wish to remain at my firm due to various reasons and started speaking to recruiters about other opportunities.
“I have since decided that I would like to take a year off to travel once I reach 2PQE, not only because this is something I have always wanted to do but also because I believe that now is the only time in my career that I would be able to take this length of time out, given that, for example, I don’t have my own clients that I would need to keep in touch with during my time away.
