To ask my parents for financial help

Oh dear, a nerve has been touched here. Re-checking posts might be good for you? Always a good idea to check your story before throwing Teddy in the corner.

you have to admit though that it is a very juvenile comment

Of course you are the arbiter in all things. And now I know it upsets you I'll refrain. Right. 😂

Very fair point. ‘Don’t engage with the loon’ is a message we should all heed.

Good rule of lawyering OP - you don’t have to engage.

You thought all solicitors are cross examined…

You could even find out what it means if you look it up....

@DriftingDora

you have to admit though that it is a very juvenile comment😂😂

Well, now you have. Every day's a learning experience for you (or at least I'd hope so....)😄

How many more times? This has been answered, keep up, dearie.

Oh, so you thought all solicitors were conveyancing solicitors, did you? You really do need to get out more.....

Happy to do so - and have already posted my response to your post accusing me of something I hadn't said.

Wrong again! You haven't 'answered'. In some selected cases you've answered the bits you wanted to answer and ignored other points, information has been corrected later, and a comment made that could not be substantiated. Full and frank disclosure?😄

TigBitss · 20/03/2024 08:52
It's £7800 a year for your exams?

concernedchild · 20/03/2024 08:54
They're about £5000 - but I keep having unexpected expenses. My laptop broke, which I need for uni, I'll have to pay for hotels etc (the second set of exams are only in london, Cardiff, Birmingham and Manchester, and there's no guarantee that my first set of exams will be local because the system is messed up) so in total I'll need about that amount for travel to the exams, being in the city for the exams etc., but I don't want to ask my parents for the full amount

concernedchild · 20/03/2024 17:01
@DriftingDora the SQE is very popular and frankly oversubscribed. There is no guarantee I will end up at a test centre within 100 miles of my home.

I was aware of the costs. As I have said multiple times before, I was not aware that the firm I was with would close, and I would be left taking whatever was available to me.

Drifting Dora 20/03/2024 17:11
Doesn't really answer my questions, does it?

concernedchild · 20/03/2024 17:11
@DriftingDora it does. I live in a small town, a train ticket can be £50/£100. I may not be at an exam centre close to my home, so may need hotels etc. the exams are spread over two days (and in two weeks) for the first exam and over 3 days (again spread out over a number of weeks) in the second exam period. That could end up costing me £1000.

Study leave is unpaid, so I will be losing pay for each day of study leave, but still having to find the money for the exams and travel.

You can think I'm trying to swindle my parents out of £5k, but I'm not. I've presented a repayment plan and I'm happy to sign a loan agreement.

You can think I'm trying to swindle my parents out of £5k, but I'm not.

DriftingDora · 20/03/2024 17:25
You can think I'm trying to swindle my parents out of £5k,

Er, where exactly did I say this? Please tell me - but of course you won't be able to, because I didn't. 🙄

If you are training to be a solicitor, you will be asked much more searching questions by the other side, so it might be an idea not to jump to wrong conclusions or put words in people's mouths. That won't end well.

LOL at comprendez vous!

@DriftingDora

not heard anyone over the age of 10 say comprendez vous in a very long time

And not all people on here who SAY they are solicitors actually are - comprendez vous?😄

Teddy is in the corner! 😅 If you want people to offer advice it's preferable to give factual information at the beginning. And not replying when asked a question rather speaks for itself.

Presumably in this scenario the judge has a gavel too?

Hmmm... you have a point...

Solicitor 1: "It is an irrefutable fact, is it not, that my client was reasonably expecting the flowery 1970s curtains in the downstairs cloakroom to be included in the sale?"

Solicitor 2: "Objection! It has not yet been established in which decade said flowery curtains were purchased!"

It made me laugh too. The thought of a conveyancing solicitor (for example) being aggressively cross examined on a regular basis.

I think you watch too many TV dramas.

I'm a Solicitor (in dispute resolution) and I'm not being cross-examined by anyone on any regular basis😂

Some people have a very distorted (and quite frankly incorrect) view of what solicitors do (even in contentious areas).

You can't do any harm in asking. If they say no look at other options.

I'm not studying law but I was in a similar position as I am finishing my masters in social work. The first year my parents had to help me with my living costs as I was in uni 2 days a week, placement 3 days a week, working one day a week, and doing coursework on the last day. I managed to receive a bursary but that meant I couldn't take a loan and the bursary amount didn't cover the fees (even with a 10% discount which I had!)

My outgoings were huge as I had fees, petrol, car, business insurance and that didn't even include any of my books or tools or food etc. I was also living with my parents for the first year as well whilst we were decorating our flat.

I was really grateful and I'm now 6 months off qualifying after 2 years. Even when I qualify I won't be earning thousands of pounds but it's my passion and my parents wanted to support me.

It is SO hard to pursue a career sometimes but there is no shame in asking for help. No matter how hard it is.

Congratulations on pursing your career and having a training contract. I hope it works out for you!