\u201cI attended a non-Russell Group university so I\u2019ll never get a training contract at a top City firm\u201d. If this sounds like you or if you feel your diversity in some way is a barrier to your success, then you are in the right place. Aspiring Solicitors helped me obtain my training contract and through them, I would be delighted to help you.<\/p>\n
I am a commercial litigation associate at Stewarts. I graduated from Keele University with a Law LLB (Hons) in 2012. I worked at a leading local law firm for a year before completing the LPC at The University of Law London Bloomsbury (which I self-funded). After completing the LPC, I began my career at Stewarts as a paralegal in 2014. I applied to the firm\u2019s training contract scheme in 2017 and was offered a training contract, which started the same year. I qualified as an associate in 2019.<\/p>\n
The road to my obtaining a training contract was not a direct path or one without its challenges. I come from a BME background, received state education at secondary school, and graduated from a non-Russell Group university. In addition, at a critical time during my education I suffered bereavement in my family which negatively impacted my A-levels. It soon became clear that I had to do more in order to be on a level playing field with my peers, many of whom did not belong to an underrepresented group. I sought out mentors, received invaluable advice and support from the Aspiring Solicitors team, gained legal and non-legal work experience, attended networking events, and built up my legal network.<\/p>\n
As a result, I am passionate about increasing diversity in the legal profession. I have spoken at events such as the 2019 InterLaw Diversity Forum’s Student Lab Conference, the 2019 WCAN Annual Law Conference, and the 2019 Women in Law Summit. I am a member of a number of diversity and inclusion focused networks and groups in the City and I sit on my firm\u2019s Inclusion Committee, responsible for driving diversity and inclusion strategies internally.<\/p>\n
Whether it is to help you with your CV and applications, preparation for interviews or just general advice \u2013 please feel free to get in touch!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10600,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n