No training contract this year, what should I do?

I've applied to 5 firms this year, got rejected by 3 at application stage, then rejected by one at the Watson Glaser test stage. Haven't heard for the last one yet, but I would assume it is a rejection too.

So now I don't have my training contract on my 2nd year, what do I do? Should I continue to apply to LPC on my 3rd year, or apply for training contracts again on my next year and see how that goes first?

The fees are quite hefty, and I don't think I would want to invest that much into the LPC without any sort of job guarantee.

i'm sorry to hear about your situation, the field is incredibly tough and there is no shame in rejection. May I just ask a few questions:

1. Degree classification for both the first and second year
2. Any legal work experience on your CV
3. What extra circulars you might have done
4. What you did on the test stage

I've applied to 5 firms this year, got rejected by 3 at application stage, then rejected by one at the Watson Glaser test stage. Haven't heard for the last one yet, but I would assume it is a rejection too.

So now I don't have my training contract on my 2nd year, what do I do? Should I continue to apply to LPC on my 3rd year, or apply for training contracts again on my next year and see how that goes first?

The fees are quite hefty, and I don't think I would want to invest that much into the LPC without any sort of job guarantee.

It is likely to be a mixture of your academics, extra curriculars and work experience.

They will probably want to see more evidence of team work in your ECs. Your pursuits are all quite individualistic.

There will be a question over why the UK and why that type of law when your legal work experience is limited to non-UK and is in a court setting rather than a firm.

Even if a firm looks past your a-level grades initially, they won't on the other points.

If build up your ECs this year or think about how you can show are greater levels of responsibility/commitment/team work in those you have done.

I'd also try and get on some open days/workshops/competitions this autumn to get you in front of the firm's you are looking to apply to.


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I would also add that 5 applications is not very many; have a look around on the TC thread and see how many applications people are making; it is likely to be a lot more than 5. TBH you have done well as you have got a couple of bites - work on getting more experience all round - the TC process can be a bit of a journey - my advice is read the TC thread on here to get a feeling for how other candidates approach it, and their experience - good luck - keep at it, keep going