The Next Generation of OW Lawyers

Each year, The Elizabethan Club sponsors a number of places at the OW Lawyers’ Dinner for Remove and Sixth Form pupils who are interested in studying Law at University. Below are letters of thanks from those students who attended the dinner this year.

I wanted to thank you immensely for the privilege of being able to attend the Lawyers' Dinner on Friday at Home House. The lovely food at the venue was complemented well by the fruitful discussion I could have with many of the older practising lawyers. I had the good fortune of being able to sit on the same table as Lord Neuberger himself, being involved in a discussion with him and the other lawyers regarding the topic of euthanasia. The discussion itself helped me understand the thought process that being a lawyer required. I was also able to inquire about what parts of the law might interest me as well as courses in university that I may consider when it comes to applying for Law. The experience was eye-opening and definitely very useful to me as an aspiring law student. Aryan Mishra (BB, Remove)

Thank you for including me in the Old Westminster Lawyers’ Dinner at Home House on Friday evening. The event was fabulous, the food was excellent and I got to wear a tuxedo for the first time! Lord Neuberger’s humour set the tone for the evening putting me at ease in your distinguished company. I felt the people at my table went out of their way to include me in conversation, answer questions on various topics I was interested in, and were generous in sharing their views on current events as well as stories from their personal lives. Thank you again for giving me the opportunity to mix with people I truly enjoyed meeting and speaking with, while learning about the legal profession. Kieran Angammana (GG, Sixth Form) I write to thank you for letting me attend the 2018 OW Lawyers’ Dinner.

It was a great privilege to attend the dinner which all the other attendees seemed to be very enthusiastic about. It did not take long after arriving at Home House to be approached by several lawyers who were keen to find out who we were and it was delightful to be welcomed in such a friendly way. I felt like I was amongst many others who had a lot of respect for Lord Neuberger and were looking forward to hearing from him.

I was able to learn a lot from the lawyers whom I met especially because of how different they were. It was possible to hear from both barristers and solicitors, those who had continued their education after Westminster in different ways, or were now practising different areas of the law. This meant that I was lucky enough to speak to a barrister who had read Greats at Oxford which is the course that I most want to apply for this summer. It was encouraging to hear how he became a barrister after taking his degree. I also spoke with a lawyer who was able to tell me all I wanted to know about the courts in London and who gave me advice on watching cases being heard in courts.

Lord Neuberger spoke about the Neuberger Law Prize which was very useful to hear as I would like to enter it this summer. He read his notes on the essay submissions he had judged, which was good advice for how best to write the essay myself. The rest of his speech was a very interesting insight into the challenges that the courts face, based on his own experiences at the Supreme Court.

I am very grateful for the opportunity that the Club has provided me with as it has allowed me to learn a lot. Ben Goodrick (GG, Remove)

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the opportunity I have been extended. Being able to attend the Old Westminster Lawyers' Dinner was, as a prospective law student, a fantastic experience. I was able to get a much deeper insight into the profession having been able to speak to and learn from accomplished lawyers in a variety of disciplines. It was also illuminating to exchange words with such eminent legal professionals and reaffirmed to me that the law is what I want to pursue. It is your generosity that enabled me to do so, and for this I am very grateful. Sushrut Royyuru (LL, Sixth Form)

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you for allowing me to attend last night’s dinner at Home House; the venue was lovely and the food was marvellous! It was an opportunity which I found not only enjoyable but also extremely useful in helping me to make choices for university and beyond. Having spoken with a number of distinguished lawyers at the dinner, all of whom were most affable, I feel much more well-informed about the multitude of paths to go down in the Law and the options for universities and degrees. I was fortunate enough to be sitting next to Lord Aylmer at dinner who told me lots about his time as a professional negligence lawyer, which I was pleasantly surprised to find absolutely fascinating. He also gave me great insight into the ethics of law and the importance of never compromising one’s integrity for the sake of a client or the like.

I also thoroughly enjoyed Lord Neuberger’s talk which was both amusing and incredibly insightful, backed up by a wealth of personal experience. I found his talk most inspirational, especially as a current Westminster. Jay Chitnavis (PP, Sixth Form)