Newsletter February 2015

Pathways to Law Having enjoyed my first few months studying law at A-level and having a particular desire to pursue a law-related career, I was keen to find out more about law at University and a legal career, although this proved difficult having only limited contacts in the legal sector.

After receiving an email from Ms Benjamin to apply to the Sutton Trust programme, ‘Pathways to Law’, I decided to pursue the opportunity, as it would improve my personal statement for university and it would be a valuable experience.

The academic sessions for the programme run once a month and allow you to shadow a current Law student at the university where your programme is based; for me this was the London School of Economics and Political Science.

The programme also includes trips to the Inner Temple (barrister’s chambers) which taught me a very valuable lesson; you don’t have to be born rich to make it in the law profession.

This was very reassuring!

Also as part of the programme, I will get a work placement at one of the world’s largest law firms, Allen and Overy. Competition for placements with this company is fierce and it would have been virtually impossible for me, without the Pathways to Law programme.

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