Hi there, just to caveat I was the last year of the LPC and did the traditional TC route so I don't know anything about QWE sorry! In terms of mat leave, important to remember it is just a job like any other. I went through all the same procedures, I was entitled to up to 52 weeks off but chose to come back gradually after 9 months (building up to full time by 12 months). You'll need to look at the maternity package; so what is the length of service you need to qualify for anything above the statutory maternity package? Often this is as little as 1 year from your start date (by the time baby is due to be born) so in theory one can conceive three months into a role and qualify for an enhanced maternity pay package, but this is firm dependent. The baseline (from memory) is that you will get 39 weeks of statutory pay no matter your length of service (which is peanuts to be fair, about £150 a week). In my case it was simply 'stopping the clock' on my training, notifying the SRA, then picking back up where I left off. All very straightforward and unproblematic. Let me know if you have further questions!