LLB (Hons), BVC graduate. Joined LPC in November 2008, Midland Circuit.

I have learnt a great deal about the reality of being a lawyer and it is very different from what they teach on the BVC! I have learnt to analyse information quickly and create submissions, which are accurate and concise. I have also learnt a great deal about forming professional relationships with clients and have been able to develop my inter-personal skills to a great degree.

I have had lots of good experiences so far but the best is knowing that I have changed a Judge’s mind and been really persuasive by preparing my case thoroughly. It is a great feeling to think that I have really made a difference in court.

LPC’s assessment centre enabled me to make the transition between the study of law and being in practice much more easily. Although it seems like a lot of work at the time, it is invaluable to have this knowledge when you need it most!

LPC values hard work, dedication and an ability to work independently. Any candidate who is prepared to get immersed in the reality of legal practice will do well at LPC and will find that they have been given a fantastic opportunity to develop as real lawyers, rather than students of the law.