Truth is, if you want to earn well in the profession, you have to love the grind and be resourceful. You must have either the ability to learn quickly and grasp the opportunities or just be gifted. Because you can only grind for so long if you do not really love doing this or are not good at it. The money factor pushes people away from this profession quickly and the terrible work hours add cherry to the top.
Talking about stipend which is your main concern, if you develop and rapport with the person and they are open minded ( rare in legal field "sigh"), they will pay stipend.
Alternatively, look for internships which pay (not many exist). Assessment interns get paid though in good law firms.
Majority firms (excluding the top firms) pay 10-15k and max 35-40k to 0-3 PQE. No one cares and that amount doesn't mean much over time.
Please learn other skills on the side or keep grinding and get a corporate/inhouse role.
I do not want to join in the disputes team. Please share genuine advice. I have been applying to all relevant opportunities but I think the litigation experience is not amounting to much right now.
How can I make a shift to any corporate law area from litigation without any internship experience in it? Also, which area is the easiest to get into with no prior experience?
Talking about stipend which is your main concern, if you develop and rapport with the person and they are open minded ( rare in legal field "sigh"), they will pay stipend.
Alternatively, look for internships which pay (not many exist). Assessment interns get paid though in good law firms.
Majority firms (excluding the top firms) pay 10-15k and max 35-40k to 0-3 PQE. No one cares and that amount doesn't mean much over time.
Please learn other skills on the side or keep grinding and get a corporate/inhouse role.
Hope this helps.