I was in a consultancy agreement 100% commisssion basis for a law firm. I was taken on in August 2025 and let go in March 2025. However, despite assuring me they’d give references if needed, they ghosted multiple reference requests from my new employer which caused me to almost lose the job. My new employer chased them for about a month via email and phone. I know they definitely saw the requests. I had to end up getting references from kind people on Reddit who honestly saved me.

I’m thinking about taking a year long break from law. Considering my main concern is a legal gap in my cv if I did that, couldn’t I just say I was with the law firm for an extra year? They wouldn’t verify my employment regardless of how long I was there. I am the one to provide the actual contact reference details so only the dates on my cv would be adjusted.