How do you evaluate contract roles vs. full-time stability? I’ve been considering a contract role recently. The work itself sounds interesting, but the limited term makes me wonder about stability — accepting it might mean I’m back on the job market in 12 months. For those who’ve taken contract legal roles, how do you weigh the opportunity against the uncertainty? Did it end up helping or complicating your career path?

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Does the contract role give you a unique opportunity you aren’t going to easily find through full-time employment? That would be the deciding factor for me. I could be back in the job market regardless.

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I made this move although my story was a bit different. I stopped practising for 3 years and then wanted to practice in house (I was in a commercial contracts role previously) but it was hard to get an ongoing role because I didn’t have a valid practising certificate. I took an in house lawyer role maternity leave position for 12 months to get my foot in the door in house and also get off my restricted PC and honestly 4 months in I don’t regret it at all. 12 months is actually a long time as you learn about new systems, clients and areas of law. Think of it as a spring board into a permanent role.

Also the company may have a slight restructure where roles become available or more funding to fund for a new resource, as it was in my case. In my case the person I’m covering for got promoted so my role is effectively vacant and the company are considering on keeping me (nothing set in stone but that’s what I’ve been told). Either way it’s an opportunity where you’ll be able to grow and learn which is a step closer to your next big thing.

In my opinion the risk is worth taking if you’re going to grow from it which you definitely will.

Evaluate contract vs full time options based on: Pay, company (ex. contract role at Google might be more attractive than a dire hire position at a startup), chance of conversion, role responsibilities, and are you currently in a stable position or out of work?

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