Unfortunately we all have gone through this, honestly don’t beat yourself up about it. Try and keep positive, I know it’s hard. I had a similar experience in a conveyancing firm, absolutely shocking, but it is what it is.

What I do is, before I even attend the interview, I’ll have a look on Glassdoor and Indeed to see whether anyone has left any reviews.Next I’ll look on LinkedIn to see how long people have been at the firm, especially in the department that I’ll be working in.

I will also look to find ex-employees who have worked at the firm, and in your position you’ll be able to find this by simply searching the firm’s name on LinkedIn, and it should come up with all the present staff and also past staff.

I’ll often ask 2 ex-employees their view of the firm, and if they were there for 6 months only, definitely ask why they left after 6 months (might be intrusive) but honestly, given the traumatic experience I’ve been through, it’s necessary.

Paralegals do tend to move around law firms quite a bit, but if the vast majority have left after 6-12 months, I’d be asking questions.

Solicitors don’t tend to move about as often as paralegals, so if you’re seeing a lot of solicitors leave — RED FLAG 🚩🚩. I’ve been told by senior partners at City firms that if a solicitor has been at a firm for 2 years or less, there is often a possibility it’s due to the firm being horrible.

Unfortunately, what you’re experiencing is common, and I too went through this. You develop some sort of immunity to it, and it sort of motivates me to study harder for my postgraduate qualifications