7/29/2019 Why I would like to become a solicitor.
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I would benefit greatly from having the rare opportunity to
undertake work experience at aprestigious law firm, as it would
help me to see the workings of various types of law in
practice,which is important to me. Secondly, allowing me to have
work experience at TLT would help meto discover which type of law I
would like to pursue after University, which is still a hard
decisionfor me, as I have not seen law practiced in great detail
yet. Lastly, spending a week at TLT wouldhelp me focus my UCAS
application on the universities and courses that would most help
meachieve success in law in the long term. Furthermore, a work
placement at your law firm wouldmake me stand out from the other
candidates applying for the same courses as me, and willimprove my
chances to get into a good university.
I am keen on reading Law at university as it has been a passion
of mine for some time as I havedeveloped an interest in the rules
that govern our country and the international community. I
havediscovered this through my Government and Politics A-Level
studies. I am a detailed person andlike evidence to support an
argument, and think that a career in law would suit not only
myinterests but also my personality. Furthermore, I enjoy problem
solving as a leisure pursuit [I cansolve a Rubik's cube in under
two minutes], and as law involves aspects of problem solving,
lawintrigues me.
In my GCSEs, I obtained I have attained 1 A*, 2 A's, 8 B's and 1
C and at the moment I amcurrently studying Psychology, Sociology,
Government and Politics and Business Studies at A'
Level at Simon Balle School in Hertford, which is a
comprehensive school. Also, I havecompleted each section of the
Duke of Edinburgh's Award at Bronze Level through mymembership of
the Hertford Explorer Scouts Unit. At the moment, I am in the final
stages ofsubmitting my evidence for the award and should receive
the award in the near future. In myspare time I enjoy playing
tennis, reading and socialising.
I have been interested in law for some time, and I had a one
week work placement in February2011 with Hertfordshire
Constabulary. I took part in a variety of activities around the
Police forcesuch as shadowing the Community Liaison Officer, which
involved visiting an elderly woman whohad recently been the victim
of a home invasion; this allowed me to understand how Law is usedby
the Police in everyday life. I also shadowed the Criminal
Investigation Department of a localpolice station and sat in on a
police interview with a criminal. I subsequently was invited to go
tothe court hearing of this man, to follow the case through to the
end. In this experience I have
been shown the complex range of services provided by the Police
and how Law is used tosafeguard the community. From this, I have
learnt about the working environment of a largeorganisation, and
how important people skills are in dealing with community issues
effectively. Inthis work placement I spent a day at St. Albans
Crown Court observing several court cases,which was a major factor
in my continued interest in law.
