Things are different in the UK in that case. I've completed several equivalences to summer associate positions, so far, and they accept people irrespective of when they graduated, if they have even graduated yet. Moreover, the reason I brought up the paralegal stuff up is that I know plenty of friends who were first paralegals and then took on their legal training and became lawyers, thanks to the experience they gained.
I was mistaken with your current situation, however. I assumed that your current job was not related to the legal profession in anyway, and that you had taken a long hiatus from working as a lawyer since law school, and that you may instead have had to start again as a 1st yr associate. If you are confident in your abilities to head your own firm, and in your knowledge of the law, and if indeed you're operating in a very niche field (I say that because you mentioned that you would easily be compromised if you mention the practice) then all the best to you! Let me know how it goes of course, I'm keen to know how it will work out for you.
Anyway, enough waffling about law, I do remember you said a while ago that you were very sensitive to stimulants. I must admit to have forgotten that. Did this occur after PFS or was this an issue before as well? I happen to also be quite sensitive to stimulants. I'll take 100mg of caffeine at 1 or 2 PM and be hyper focused on work until 1 AM.