Through working at Sussex Law Clinic, I have witnessed an immense volume of barriers faced by the general public when attempting to access justice. This has been an incredible eye-opener for me and has considerably impacted the way I view my legal education and our legal system as a whole. The first client with whom…
Month: March 2020
Old Bailey Solicitors – Week 6 Update
I have spent the past 6 weeks shadowing at Old Bailey Solicitors, as part of the Criminal Justice Law Clinic at the University of Sussex. In my first week of the Clinical Legal Education Module, I attended Crawley Magistrates’ Court with Rob Beighton to meet an existing client. Rob was also acting as the duty…
Shadowing Old Bailey Solicitors – Week 3 Update
The past three weeks shadowing at Old Bailey Solicitors have been invaluable. For someone in their final year of law school, who had never stepped foot into a law firm before, this experience solidified my confidence in pursuing a future career in law. In the first two weeks, I had the pleasure of shadowing Jeanette…