Non Legal Job – Response from my tutor

As I posted earlier – I’ve been thinking of applying for a non legal job this yeah (in amongst all my other apps) – maybe I won’t hear anything – but it has been sent.

My tutor, who has been in charge of the exam results and rushing around trying to get them out in time finally got back to me with his views:

don't think this would damage your TC chances, & non-legal jobs can help develop your transferable skills which employers are keen on

Perhaps a paralegal job might make your CV/applications stronger, but if you want to do something different (or something which is a more attainable & realistic way of earning some cash) then go for it!

Past LPC students have spend a year travelling before coming back & securing a TC, so it didn't do them any harm!

His response was pretty much as I expected. I’ve also noticed that this week’s Letter of the Week on LawCareers is entitled “Where have all the paralegal jobs gone?” and it suggests if you can’t get one though applications or speculative CVs the solution is… apply for a role in a different profession to gain commercial experience. So sorted then.

Next hurdle to overcome – getting an interview…

A friend in need of cash to pay her mortgage as her TC start date has been pushed – is constantly being told that she is “overqualified” so not being offered interviews – so she is now getting very frustrated. It’s straightforward to explain your situation in a interview context – much harder on paper. So maybe they won’t even consider interviewing me if this is the case.