On Wednesday
13 February, 10 AS law students went to the College of Law in Birmingham, to a
careers convention.
Upon arriving
at the College of Law, we sat and listened to a presentation on the variety of
different legal professions available, we also got the opportunity to listen to
a question and answer session from people who have very varied legal jobs.
We gained an insight into their careers from a solicitor working in a 2-person partnership, to a head barrister’s clerk who worked in a set chambers of over 100 barristers. They told us all about how they got to where they are now and some of the roles they undertake.
After this we
got the chance to have a networking session with these individuals to ask them
questions we had about their profession. We were also lucky enough to gain a
contact from this experience and we are hoping to complete a mini pupillage as
a result!
Finally we
rounded off our morning by completing a negotiation activity, where we had to
look at a case study and try and reach a deal on behalf of our client. This
gave us an idea as to what we may have to do if we decided to take up a legal career
one day.
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