by
Ryan Clement, LL.M., FRSA, barrister
ONE OF THE JOYS of doing what I do for a living is having the opportunity and or being able to help advise others on various matters concerning the legal profession. I speak in schools and love the raw, innocent, unfiltered questions raised by our young ones.
YESTERDAY, I had the pleasure of being on a panel alongside the former President of the Law Society of England and Wales, Dr. I. Stephanie Boyce FKC, FRSA, and Tim Clayton for the University of Nottingham Mooting Society.
IT WAS A PARTICULARLY SPECIAL HONOUR FOR ME because when I studied for my L.LM., I spent 2-3 days a week in Nottingham for 4 months, doing some legal work at a friend’s company before returning to London and subsequently entering chambers as a pupil at Gray’s Inn. Although I was not a student at Nottingham, the university kindly allowed me to use their law library for my reading (I came first in my year with an ‘A,’ so I have a lot to thank it for!).
WHEN I STARTED on my legal journey many moons ago, I had no legal contacts to whom I could turn for advice, let alone someone of the stature a former President of the Law Society. Today, thankfully, a more diverse cohort of students have such access.
I LOOK FORWARD to reading about these aspiring students and their journeys, whichever form they may take, in the future.
Wishing them all the very best in their good years ahead 🙏🏾
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