Westmoreland

if cameron went to the EU and got meaningful reform, i am in no doubt remain would have edged it. some sort of concession on the ridiculous policy of total free movement of people plus a deal on financial contributions to the EU budget and i would have given serious thought to remaining. however, true to form, the EU gave us nothing meaningful in cameron farcical 'renegotiation'. in any case cameron had no negotiating power - it was clear that both he and the majority of his party favoured EU membership. those disappointed in the leave vote have the EU and the current UK government to blame. they have ignored peoples concerns over immigration. they thought having a few extra pounds in your pocket is more important than national identity, democracy, and quality of life. we now leave the EU, which will continue to stagnate economically for the foreseeable future. it is a hammer blow the the EU's credibility, and they must now attempt to carry on their project without the UK's £20n gross contribution and £8bn net.

yes, i'm interested in emigrating, sorry if i have not made that clear peach. just looking at the viability of moving to australia of the careers i mentioned. i figured it would be good to be clued up before i accept anything, but i am aware things can change in the 3 or so years it would take to qualify as an accountant or solicitor. i'm just pointing by mentioning money that it is also a factor i am taking into account. the reason i posted on this thread is primarily to ascertain what things i should be doing with one eye on emigrating with regards being a solicitor. if there are general trends around accounting / data/ legal careers that you mentioned, could you mention them? when i was looking a year ago (swamped with work in final year so haven't been looking much since) i remember reading the market for accountants is drying up.

i live in the UK but am currently deciding what career to go into (just finished university). i am not really fussed out of the options i mentioned, i am willing to do any. i have a firm option to do law as mentioned, but it will not pay as much as the others. cheers

i've been reading this thread with interest - i've just graduated with a first and been offered a training contract with a firm doing criminal law (alot of the work they do is 'duty solicitor work'), immigration law, family law, and employment law, amongst others. i did company and family law at uni but not civil procedure. i am also considering going into accounting or data with one of the accounting firms. the problem is that most of the jobs in the big accounting firms have already been filled - they tend to recruit a year or 6 months in advance. i am therefore considering doing paralegal (or other temporary work) work for 6 -12 months whilst trying to get into the higher paid accounting jobs. which route do you recommend i take?

thanks pom queen

thankyou stacey!

greetings fellow poms! i am going into my last year at university next year (law), and confident of securing employment in accountancy after graduating! i love visiting this site and hope to make the plunge in the next few years after qualifying!