I quit my law degree after 2 years
so I'm not worried about future law practice. I'm mostly worried that if I do take it they'll find out and prosecute me for theft, plus make me pay back all my tuition fees. But if I return the money to them they could still make me pay back my tuition.

OH WHAT DO I DO?!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 9:18, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

You say you quit that job AFTER two years
And "They did make me sign something at the time I started the degree to say that I would pay it back if I left the firm within 2 years". Therefore, they can't make you pay it all back.

Taking the £400 would be considered at best minor theft. If I were you I'd write a letter to your old firm, explaining that you've had this uni letter (enclose a copy of it), that you left after two years of employment there (no need to specify the signed clause, just say you worked there over 2 years), and let them chase their money.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 9:33, Reply)

It's usually "leave within 2 years of leaving the course"

(PsychoChomp, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 9:34, Reply)

That's what I thought, but her quote says otherwise.
It's why I turned down doing a Masters paid by my company, it locks me down to this place for too long.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 9:37, Reply)

yeah it was like this
I worded it badly. I jacked the degree in after 2 years of doing it, but I left the firm within 4 months of doing that.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 9:40, Reply)

Bad wording is why you'd have never made it as a Law Woman Type
Shame on you.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Fri 20 Aug 2010, 9:44, Reply)