Its been a while since I last posted on the blog, but I have had a number of emails asking about what I am doing, so without further ado, lets take it away.
I passed the QLTT and obtained a training contract with a large regional firm where I live, to commence 2009, If things work out for me then I will be more than happy to stay there for a while.
In the interim I decided to take the big IT consultant $$$ for the duration of the summer, so I am working in London during the day working for a Major retailer sorting out the mess that they call IT, however by night I am playing poker at the a number of London casinos. For those who enjoy a game of poker I play the 2-5 PLO and the 5-10 Texas Hold Em at the Vic, some of the people I played with last night include Neil Channing and Vicky Coren and I appear to be more than holding my own, without been specific I have managed to work my poker bank roll up to a five figure sum from a starting point of £4000. The best thing about poker is that the winnings are tax free :) Hopefully by the time I start the training contract my poker profits will go towards paying off most of my rather large mortgage.
On a personal front my little girl had a fifth birthday today, I just dont know where the time has gone, it seems like yesterday when she was a baby and i was juggling my time between the BVC and her needs.
The question that I am most often asked is "Should I become a Barrister?" and my answer is as follows "If you can accept the chance of sucess is slim and you feel you want to take a shot, go for it, but please take into account your personal circumstances, I risked my families financial security and on reflection, it was selfish and wrong, plus if you have 2:2 dont even bother harsh but true"
I dont know when I will update this blog again, so I just wanted to say thanks for reading and I hope you have all gained something from it.
Before I sign off can somebody ask LAWMINX to drop me a mail as she appears to have dropped off the face of the Earth.
Peace.
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3 comments:
Dear B
I've gained qite a bit from your blog; you've given me hope when I was facing a Bar Council brick wall. (if they REALLY want to assist, they'd recognise other legal experience for pupillage other than chambers and two crim sols firms. Like you, I've found the Law Society more accomodating).
All the best on your training contract.
Its a pity that this blog appears to have been spammed of late.
By way of an update, I completed the QLTT cross-qualification and submitted my application for admission in April 2012. Only _then_ did I find out that the SRA are sending _all_ QLTT, QLTS and FILEX applications for external adjudication.
In fact, I actually found this out about six weeks later when the SRA wrote to me stating that it might take 'up to 2 months' to allocate my application to the external adjudicator.
I telephoned the SRA two months and one day after my application was made and at that stage the call triggered an urgent reaction and a nice person at the SRA took charge of my application and it was dealt with in 10 days.
If this happens to you, don't forget to apply for a refund of over-paid practice certificate fees due to the application being delayed by 2 months.
I am now in practice.
I really appreciate you for all the valuable information that you are providing us through your blog.
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