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Anything I can do at 16?
LeeLoma (11 Posts) - Forum User
Posted: 28 October 2009 02:30 PM

I’m dead set on pursuing a career as a Barrister (long story!) but I’ve just had a session with my sixth-form careers advisor that made it massively clear just how difficult it is.

I’m fairly confident that I’ll get decent grades at A-level and (hopefully) will get into a decent uni for law, however is there anything I can start doing now to boost my CV? I can’t imagine many chambers will consider me for mini-pupillage at 16 for example?

Posted: 28 October 2009 03:00 PM

You’ll have no problem going down to the local court as a start Lee. It will also give you a fair idea of what you can expect as part of the job.

As for work experience though, I’m not too sure on that. I imagine a lot of firms will say that you’re massively jumping the gun

Andr (162 Posts) - Power User
Posted: 28 October 2009 03:03 PM

Maybe just get any experience you can in any legal field whether it be in chambers or just an office for a firm.
That way it shows youve taken the initiative since you were 16 and are really set on this career path and always have been.

Also go and see some cases to get a feel for it if youve got any Magistrates/Crown courts near by.

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Posted: 26 November 2009 01:59 PM

Lee,

Good to see someone so young interested in the law and prepared to do something about it.
I was about your age when I decided I wanted to definitely be a Criminal Barrister, I was very lucky in having a chap from my school come to a careers day and stupidly give out his phone number.
I rang him and did my first mini-pupillage at 16 for a week with him, first Crown Court case I saw was him defending a rape. Brilliant experience and I think has helped me show that I haven’t just decided to be a lawyer having seen too much Kavanagh QC on day time tv at uni.

In a nutshell then - YES - apply for a mini pupillage and the worst they can say is no.

Best of luck with it all.

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Posted: 02 December 2009 07:13 PM

Heya lee,
Im only fifteen but i have 5 weeks of work experience already

i searched online for chambers near me and they were really helpful - after doing two weeks work experience at the courts as a school project i did an extra two at one chambers and another week at a different chambers over the summer.

I really enjoyed the work experience i did and i hope my info will help too

Hopeful (82 Posts) - Power User
Posted: 18 January 2010 12:34 PM

It dowsn’t matter if yo uget rejected for jumping the gun - it is worth a try!

What about your year 10 work experience?  Can you use that to get something legal?  If not bar-related try to get one in a solicitors’ firm.

Also if you know anyone or yoru parents know anyone in the legal profession that might lead to some work shadowing so try that out.

Visiting the court is definitely a good idea.

Work hard at your A levels as they remain important when applying for pupillage 4 years later, not just when applying to uni!

   
 
 
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