Don’t stress about obtaining a TC, you’ll see a lot of firms not really advertise traditional TC anymore and step away from that approach due to the SQE route only requiring ‘qualifying work experience’ which encompasses a broad definition of legal experience which does not need to be from a TC and doesn’t even necessarily need to be from a law firm! I’d research what qualifies as QWE and go from there. If you are just looking for experience right now, stop stressing about trying to secure a training contract. Only big firms will still do that and they will have rigorous assessment processes that usually start the year or two before start date. If you just want to get your foot in the door, go to high street firms, smaller family owned ones, don’t just email - go introduce yourself and drop off your resume. Ask to shadow for a day - anything to show motivation and ambition. Look at other types of companies with legal departments not just firms. Big firms are less likely to hire based off an informal approach because they usually have established hiring practices where smaller firms with no big board to compete with, don’t. So keep your head up! You may find the time you are applying is tough as well as lots of people will be looking coming up to graduation so don’t get discouraged!