Robert Stoover Making It And Breaking It Analysis

I am fascinated by the complexity of many legal issues and this has drawn me to consider law as a career. The documentary ‘Common’ for example opened my eyes to the controversy surrounding the law of joint enterprise. I particularly enjoy watching such documentaries and following current affairs and my interest in contemporary issues led me to take Law as one of my AS subjects. I live in a rural, agricultural area and land law is an area I would like to study further and having studied Sociology for GCSE, I am also particularly interested in family law.

I define myself as a curious researcher and reflective practitioner who perceives legal education as a combination of passion and practicality. Whereas my idealistic side wants to thoroughly understand the development of global legal ethics, my pragmatic side asks what actions should be taken by lawyers to solve international legal problems. Hence, Penn Law’s core strengths in providing a remarkably interdisciplinary learning experience and the program of Legal Practice Skills will be the bridge to my academic and professional aspirations.

“Down the Lawyers Go: A Rhetorical Analysis of ‘Is the Bar Too Low to Get Into Law School?’”

I was born on July 2, 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland to William and Norma Marshall. My father was the grandson of a slave, who worked as a waiter at an exclusive club. My mother was a kindergarten teacher. Both set of my grandparents owned grocery stores, but my father wanted to be independent of them. Fortunately, my family and I enjoyed a comfortable, middle-class living. One of my father’s favorite pastimes was to listen to cases at the local courthouse before returning home. Then he would debate the lawyers ' arguments with my brother, William and me. I believed debating court cases with my father and brother sparked an interest in me becoming a lawyer. Also, my parents placed great importance on education, encouraging my brother and I to think and learn.

From when I was ten until I was fifteen, I wanted to become a lawyer. I’ve always had impressive public speaking skills, a persuasive personality, and a knack for debate, so it seemed like the perfect fit for me. However, upon a taking a law class my sophomore year, I realized that lawyering might not be exactly what I expected it to be. As I learned about the different laws and the complexities of the court system I was

Acting as a legal practitioner is considered a “great privilege” and “offers the opportunity to serve the community in a profoundly important way.” Lawyer’s roles as officers of the Court and administrators of justice give them a monopoly on the delivery of counselling and representation services. In order to “maintain their capacity to serve the community” , legal practitioners must accept that they are

My upbringing made me constantly aware of the prejudice, discrimination and exploitation in today’s society. Due to this, I possess a particular desire to have a pivotal impact on society by representing those from underprivileged backgrounds which fuelled an interest in equality and trust law. I soon became under the realisation that the law influences almost all aspects of day-to-day life which allowed me to appreciate the significance of it. This encouraged me to take law at higher education. With my career aspiration in the world of law in mind, I perused A Levels which would allow me to gain numerous skills which I could apply across the board.

What intrigued me most here was the emphasis placed on “The Rule of Law” and after further attending more sessions, I began to grasp the concept more securely. I then further took part in a mitigation plea workshop at the Inner Temple to learn more about the principle of “The Rule of Law” as well as developing my ability to read between the lines and interpret facts to favour my side of the argument after taking part in many Australasian styles of debates. After making an effort to attend a Q&A session hosted at the Bar, I gained greater insight into what it takes to enter the profession but has also led me to develop a greater level of independence in proactively pursuing a career as a barrister as well as identifying the more challenging aspects of the career. I hope to further develop as a more rounded person during my gap year whilst being on my voluntary conscription in the Finnish military; aiming to enhance my management and communicational

My visions of attending law school were soon shattered due to the simple fact of money and time. Although arguing is a guilty pleasure of mine I was more interested in the fashion, envisioning playing dress up with famous designers. While my time spent in the apparel industry was vast and knowledgeable I yearned for something more. Having the ability to reflect on my ten year experience gave me the insight to conclude that a career was more important than just having a job.

My desire to study Law was firmly rooted in my inner need to defend my rights in a fully rotten system. I have been raised in Greece, a country which is considered by its population as highly corrupted (Communities, 2014, p. 8). When I was a child I could not fully understand the size of the problem, but as I was getting older I realized that it was a cruel environment for an honest and decent man. This realization became stronger when I decided to study sociology at the University. As a researcher, I delved into the phenomenon of nepotism, bribery, and clientelism and I found out that they were reportedly high in my country. Consequently, when I was in the 5th semester of my studies I started thinking about studying Law. In my opinion, this was the only way to defend my rights and affect societal change. As a lawyer, I could write the laws and impact policymakers. I have to admit that I was disappointed when I encountered how low was the percentage of admissions from academic institutions to Law School. However, when I graduated, and I faced the high unemployment rate of my profession, I came to the decision on giving graduate admission exams to Athens Law School. So, my overall experience as a student and as a job applicant has been key to my choice to study Law.

Law is of fundamental importance to our country, as well as shaping our modern evolving society. I felt that doing a Law degree can be both satisfying and help society in the future by

The issue of term “Legal profession” insists of people who work in legal environmental or in the Government . As a first year Law student, I am learning about an overview of the legal profession; for instance, Legal method and Skills or Legal Systems that definitely influence my career in the future. After two first weeks studying, my plan future is becoming a solicitor right after I get the Law Degree.

When I was a child, I was wandering what I would become when I grow up, and I thought I must achieve something extraordinary. I saw my aunt, a successful lawyer living a life with her full passion and can always receive praises and applauses wherever she goes. I finally realized that she is who I want to become. As time going by, I chose law as my major and future career as expected. And now that I’m in my senior year of Law school at the China University of Political Science and Law, I gradually become aware that in our lives, there are always aspirations we cannot realize in the end, and what I could do is to try my best in everything and leave no regret for future. Besides, as I studied further into law--such an exquisite and delicate science, I also realized that achieving success is no more the only motivation of studying it, my interests became the main reason. And I know that what I have learnt is far less enough. Thus, a further study of law is essential for me to understand more and deeper of law, which has already become an indispensible part of my life, and also the career I will always pursue in future.

All of these uncontrollable external and internal drivers have forced the University to implement many changes. For example, the law school implemented changes to career development strategies and recruit strategies. We are now streaming law students toward non-legal jobs in corporations (Kirkwood, 2014). The lack of students is affecting the school’s budget as well.

The Profession and their practises have long been faced with recommendations for reform. The 1990 The Fair trade Commission Report into Restrictive Practises in the Legal Professions is one such report giving recommendations for change and more recently The Competition Authority’s 2006, Study of Competition in Legal Services. The OECD has also in the past released disapproving reports on the levels of competition within the profession. It is fair to say most of the pressure for reform stems from outside the Legal Profession itself.