Dear Diary…. let’s talk. So – we’re starting the Barrister-at-Law course. It’s really happening. I’m here to share in real-time my journey with you in this new diary series called the “Becoming-a-Barrister Dairies”.
View PostIt is no secret that preparing to study and thus sit for professional exams is no joke, especially the Entrance Exams. It is not the same as sitting college exams where you *know* the lecturer who is writing the paper…
View PostI thought that I would reflect on 20 life lessons that I learned as a university graduate. Being a graduate in the middle of a pandemic is far from ideal but I have learnt a lot which I would like to share with you.
View PostSo, I see that you’re interested in qualifying as a solicitor? Well, this isn’t easy to say but there is a long road ahead of you. Long road. But if this is your calling, if you are driven and ready for the long road ahead, then you have chosen a remarkable and worthy profession. I haven’t met one person who has told me that they are not proud of the hard work they have put in to qualify as a solicitor. Yes there are long nights and tiredness and all of the rest of it but I am a big believer that hard work always pays off in the end.
View PostI have come across countless students wondering whether if they need legal work experience to further their legal careers. There is a sense that having little legal work experience will hinder you in your goals towards qualifying as a lawyer. But ask yourself this: whats’ more important: the fact that you have work experience or only legal work experience?
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