Episode 21 of the Exam Study Expert podcast: “When I Grow Up I Want To Be – A Lawyer”.
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Continuing our “When I Grow Up” season, hear from successful young barrister James Sharpe on what it takes to break into the competitive field of law.
– What life is really like as a lawyer
– The importance of “getting the grades” at school, and how a love of learning helps
– Staying open to the right path
– Getting into competitive universities, and what studying History is really like at an elite University
– Extra curricular passions: theatre, politics, getting used to rejection, and finding the delicate balance with study time
– Studying law and the law conversion course
– How to take your first steps in professional law: vacation schemes, mini-pupillages
With credit to Alan Donegan at the Pop Up Business School (https://www.popupbusinessschool.co.uk/), from whom I shameless borrowed the analogy about Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream.
