ILR Absences Period

HI,

I have got my Tier 1 G visa valid from Nov'09 and I came to UK on Jan'10 and below are my absences;

Date From --- Date To ---- Days Outside The UK
26-Mar-10 ----- 27-Jun-10 ---- 92
09-Jul-10 ----- 07-Nov-10 ----- 120
14-Nov-10 ----- 13-Aug-11 ----- 271

I have continuity from 13-Aug 2011 till now and total absence are just 79 days only. So I can go to ILR in Aug'16, however as my job contract going to end in Dec'15 and looks tough for extension of job contract. Therefore I have approached few solicitors to know if I can apply earlier by any chance.

I have the following advice that is I split the periods as below I can apply in Feb'16 itself, i.e. instead of calculating from Aug'11 they calculated from Feb'11 as below;

Feb'11 Feb'12 - 1 year (employed from Aug'11 and got P60 for 2011-12)
Feb'12 Feb'13 - 2 year (employed)
Feb'13 Feb'14 - 3 year (employed)
Feb'14 Feb'15 - 4 year (employed)
Feb'15 Feb'16 - 5 year (employed)

Can I apply in Feb'16 if I follow the above spilt period, my question is in Feb'16 i'm not in UK, but the solicitor said can apply as I already entered in Jan'10 and have some continuity going/coming into UK. I am not 100% convinced but would like to know from this forum.

As I am using this forum advices since 2009 when I started applying Tier 1 G visa, and really appreciate the efforts and could you please answer and advise me.

Thanks in advance