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Katie Kennedy
Apr 1, 20223 min read
Routes into Law: Paralegal
In my early teens I was intrigued by drama of the courtroom. I wanted to stand in a room full of people, and argue for justice on behalf...
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Shannon Gilboy
Mar 1, 20223 min read
Routes into Law: Internal Training Contract
When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I should be a detective because I asked so many questions (much to their annoyance!)...
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Robert Povall
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Routes into Law: GDL to the Bar
Hailing from a small village on the Wirral and as the son of a police officer and a childminder, never in my wildest dreams did I think I...
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Lyana Chan
Feb 21, 20223 min read
Routes into Law: Solicitor to Barrister
I must be honest; it was never a childhood aspiration to become a lawyer. The decision to pursue a legal career didn’t materialise until...
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Olivia Parrington
Feb 20, 20222 min read
Routes into Law: External Training Contract
I started to pursue a career in law after taking part in the Pathways to Law programme. Pathways to Law is a “widening participation...
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Chloe Baron
Feb 19, 20223 min read
Routes into Law: Apprentice Solicitor
Throughout school and the first half of sixth form, I had no real idea what I wanted to do when I ‘grew up.’ No one in my family had been...
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Natasha Khalique
Feb 18, 20224 min read
Routes into Law: Medical Science to Pupil Barrister
“You don’t belong here” My journey into law has not been conventional. Actually, far from it. When I was younger, I was adamant I wanted...
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Chelsea Kearns
Feb 17, 20224 min read
Routes into Law: Internal Training Contract
I like to believe that a career in law was something that chose me. As a child, I was outspoken and confident and always wanted to stand...
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Adam Lynch
Feb 16, 20223 min read
Routes into Law: Internal Training Contract
I decided to pursue a career in law on the back of my law A-Level which had introduced me to the subject. I did not have a particular...
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Matt Kayoka-Ilunga
Feb 15, 20224 min read
Routes into Law: External Training Contract
Like many Routes to Law articles, mine starts from childhood. I spent most of my time in front of TV. Inspired by many different TV...
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Dan Pearson
Feb 14, 20224 min read
Routes into Law: A Traditional Route(?)
I am Dan, a Trainee Solicitor and one of the two Social Representatives for the Merseyside Junior Lawyers Division. From an early age, I...
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Amanda Sime
Feb 13, 20223 min read
Routes into Law: Internal Training Contract
Growing up, I always wanted to teach English. When I went to Carmel college in 2011, one of my friends in the year above was studying law...
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Beth Walker
Feb 12, 20225 min read
Routes into Law: Paralegal
I have always known that I wanted to pursue a career in Law since a young age. I think this fascination with Law, stereotypically,...
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Abigail King
Feb 11, 20223 min read
Routes into Law: the Bar
I came to the Bar in the traditional and perhaps, the expected way: A-Levels, University, BPTC, Pupillage and Tenancy, all within a...
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Jessica Jones
Feb 10, 20224 min read
Routes into Law: What is ‘traditional’ anyway?
Since I started to seriously think about what I wanted to do when I grew up, it was always law. Like many, I was fascinated with crime...
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Rebecca Charity
Feb 9, 20223 min read
Routes into Law: Internal Training Contract
I knew from quite a young age that a career in law could be possibility for me as my dad was and, still is, a Solicitor in my home town...
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Matthew Chorley
Feb 8, 20224 min read
Routes into Law: Solicitor Apprentice
My journey into law has been a little abstract. I grew up enjoying and excelling at more practical based subjects such as science and...
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Emily Atkinson
Feb 7, 20226 min read
Routes into Law: CILEX
Growing up, I never had any idea as to what I wanted to be when I was older. My elder cousin once told me that when I was four years old,...
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MJLD: Celebrating Black History Month 2023
October marks Black History Month, providing an opportunity to celebrate Black creativity, heritage and achievements. This year, there is...
Celebrating LGBTQ+ History
LGBTQ+ History Month As we come to the end of LGBTQ+ History Month, which is celebrated each February in the UK, MJLD is reflecting on...
1 in 3 Women around the world experience physical and/or sexual violence
The 25th November marks the United nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. MJLD's Equality, Diversity...
MJLD: Celebrating Black History Month 2023
October marks Black History Month, providing an opportunity to celebrate Black creativity, heritage and achievements. This year, there is...
Celebrating LGBTQ+ History
LGBTQ+ History Month As we come to the end of LGBTQ+ History Month, which is celebrated each February in the UK, MJLD is reflecting on...
1 in 3 Women around the world experience physical and/or sexual violence
The 25th November marks the United nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. MJLD's Equality, Diversity...
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