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The Pupillage Hunt

I do feel the comment from 'anonymous' of - 'why didn't you have the A level results to go to a better university' slightly unfair. I will give you an example why I am not at a 'better university' and having to study through NTU distance learning LLB. I am a mature student close to 30. I was medically unwell while studying for my A-levels (1999-2001) thus this had an impact on my final results. I was undecided about my career choices back then so I spent some time doing various jobs to finance life!. I then decided that I could only afford to go to university through distance learning instead of returning as a full time student. I fell this is a harder task to juggle full time employment and study for a degree. If one achieves a first or 2:1 at the end, then that is also a positive achievement!. I am fortunate enough to know barristers in some of the top chambers/sets in London. I have arranged for mini - pupillage's and marshalling a judge. I am also of the mind set that once I graduate and hopefully go onto complete the BPTC I will have built up a good CV in terms of mini pupillage's. I also like to think my current employment also assists me with the area of Law I am interested in specialising in. I do feel that perhaps if you are looking to be a Barrister and you graduate from a university like NTU at the age of 21 then yes they may look unfavourably upon it. However everybody's circumstances are different; mine being a classic example.

14-Jul-2012

10:27 pm