"Another challenge of a bedroom pupillage is that it can sometimes be lonely.I crave the camaraderie of the bar that I have been told for years is one of the best things about being a barrister.I wish I could feel the excitement and adrenaline in a busy courtroom."
"I grew up painfully shy, insurmountably awkward, and by all accounts, very afraid of speaking in public. I had a tendency to swallow huge amounts of air in the middle of my sentences because my throat would dry up from sheer nerves."
"During my 8 years as a criminal barrister, having a work-life balance was a comically distant dream that I would promise myself, ‘as soon as I have finished this case’."
"Another challenge of a bedroom pupillage is that it can sometimes be lonely. I crave the camaraderie of the bar that I have been told for years is one of the best things about being a barrister. I wish I could feel the excitement and adrenaline in a busy courtroom."
"I grew up painfully shy, insurmountably awkward, and by all accounts, very afraid of speaking in public. I had a tendency to swallow huge amounts of air in the middle of my sentences because my throat would dry up from sheer nerves."
"I was told by my mentor that my job prospects will be higher if I didn’t reveal my full name."
"At that moment I realised that if I wanted to successfully develop my practice and redefine my career, then the onus was on me to act."
"During my 8 years as a criminal barrister, having a work-life balance was a comically distant dream that I would promise myself, ‘as soon as I have finished this case’."