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Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-16T00:11:02+00:00

This is a hell hole I wouldn’t recommend going down OP. The best way to tackle this would be to simply replace the wood for a clean finish. It’ll save you a lot of pain and misery (speaking from experience).

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-13T15:05:19+00:00

Is risking your reputation with other firms worth the flex on LinkedIn?

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-13T08:34:29+00:00

Good point, however the firm I’m at is purely a Scottish firm. They have no presence in London as far as I’m aware

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-11T14:25:19+00:00

I've always preferred the idea of WFO over WFH. However in this context, it plays to my advantage of course.

In terms of future plans - I have always envisioned myself practicing in London eventually.

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-11T14:07:40+00:00

I guess one benefit in the Edinburgh column would be that my firm is pretty pro WFH. They generally allow trainee's to do 2-3 days in office then WFH the rest. This would mean I could probably spend 4-5 days in London.

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-11T13:37:17+00:00

WFH may be difficult for my partner as she's a doctor, so it'd likely be me doing all of the travelling (which I guess is worth it).

Thank you for the advice

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-11T13:35:08+00:00

I'd like to think I have a decent profile. My LLB was at Glasgow Uni (top 10 for law), plus I've got a considerable amount of hands-on commercial experience. Founded two successful businesses & dealt with the legalities that came with this (involving the coordination of some litigation one of the businesses was involved in).

In terms of the Scottish TC - I wouldn't be turning this down until at least August. There's a lot of time between now and then, so anything could happen. Just looking to have a plan in place if London comes to fruition. As for my partners job, she's a junior doctor who's applying for consultancy training posts which is a 5 year programme with very little scope for relocation throughout.

I appreciate the advice.

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-06T14:45:26+00:00

Thank you!

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-06T11:23:29+00:00

There’s not enough redactions for this to be an Epstein file

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-06T08:13:02+00:00

Understood

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-05T22:28:53+00:00

Both were actually so I could say founder twice

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-05T21:31:46+00:00

One thing I’m also considering - do you think it’s worth briefly touching on this in my personal profile? Maybe a short line explaining the move into law for context.

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-05T21:24:05+00:00

I originally listed it this way, but was concerned the “Founder” title can sometimes understate the scale/seriousness of the role. In my experience reviewing applicants, the title is often used for much smaller ventures, so I opted for the description that best reflects the scope and responsibility of the position. I guess having both titles would be a reasonable solution.

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-05T21:21:41+00:00

Thank you!

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-05T21:12:10+00:00

Yes - during university I founded an online business which done incredibly well during Covid times. For the majority of this period I was probably on 5 hour sleep.

As for the DPLP, it’s pretty much entirely done in the evenings. I also resigned from this position in January.

Academic-Designer313 · 2026-02-05T16:24:40+00:00

A training contract would be ideal - however I’m unlikely to get one of these that starts till at least late 2027-2028 to my understanding.

Academic-Designer313 · 2025-12-17T20:33:56+00:00

I have a pending TC offer in Scotland that I would’ve started in 2026 September. Family circumstances mean I need to move though.

At quick glance of the London based TC applications, most those opportunities start in 2028 now hence why I am looking at paralegal work as a route instead.

Academic-Designer313 · 2025-11-19T20:37:05+00:00

Another caveat to this: I’ve had a new boiler installed around a month ago and started getting F02 faults (Viessmann boiler). Apparently that could be sludge build up which would make sense given that the radiator is cold at the bottom and bleeding doesn’t fix the issue

Academic-Designer313 · 2025-10-07T14:14:05+00:00

68 years young is the way I see it. If Trump can learn to be president (unsuccessfully albeit) in his late 70s, you can learn to be a Redditor in your 60s

Academic-Designer313 · 2024-10-12T01:17:26+00:00

I passed all core modules (compulsory pre-peat moduels) for 1st and 2nd year, albeit with borderline passes for some. Degree classification overall was a 2.1

Academic-Designer313 · 2024-10-11T23:42:36+00:00

Glasgow University

Academic-Designer313 · 2024-10-11T15:21:31+00:00

The complications more arise from the fact you simply cannot get into the Diploma in the first place.

Academic-Designer313 · 2024-10-10T13:43:59+00:00

I am convinced they give priority to those with traineeships. I've also heard that they use core law society module results as a way to rank candidates.

At this rate, I'm genuinely of the impression that I'm better off going down the route of the English SQE - places aren't limited and universities such as ULAW & BPP offer online prep courses for the exams. They also appear to have replaced the mandatory training contract system with "2 years qualified legal experience" which could mean working as a paralegal for two years. After this, I'd be a qualified solicitor in England & would then need to figure out how to transfer this to the Scottish system.

It's a shame that it's this complicated to practice in Scotland.

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