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I chose ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ initially as it was the only Russell Group University to offer law with psychology as a qualifying law degree. When I visited the law school open day I absolutely loved the campus, the law school and the general feeling I got from ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, so I knew it was the place for me.
I love ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ as a place, with the docks, shopping, the common and the nightlife. I regularly go into town in my free time. As for the student community, it is so warm and inclusive.
Last year I was president of the Jewish society and am so happy to report not one incident of anti-Semitism on campus, or at all. Everyone no matter, race, religion or age is welcome at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and it’s a lovely place to be.
The skills I’ve learnt so far during my degree, such as critical thinking, analysis, psychological knowledge and advocacy have really helped me. ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has shown me that I can do whatever I put my mind to.
I obtained a mini-pupillage from a barrister that I met at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ crown court during one of my second year careers sessions. After meeting, I emailed him and asked if he would be able to offer me some work experience.  I shadowed him in court and met with clients. I also attended court in Winchester and Portsmouth, met several barristers and got an insight into the day to day life of a criminal barrister. Whilst I don’t think criminal law is for me, I loved the litigation as it was very exciting and got me thinking that I would like to pursue a career in law in that direction. It’s amazing to think that without the university arranged court visit, it wouldn’t have happened.
I work once a week on a project that I began whilst doing work experience with a corporate psychology company in Philadelphia in the summer of 2017. I spent a week working with the company’s CEO to create a new product due to be launched soon.  We started the week with lots of brainstorming, and over the week refined our ideas into a skeleton of the product. I hadn’t even considered a career in psychology before this, but using my psychological knowledge was really fulfilling. My ultimate goal is to go into law, but I may have the opportunity to divert and go work for them over in the states for a year or so, which would be an amazing experience as well as a huge boost on my CV.
The skills I learnt during my degree, such as critical thinking, analysis, psychological knowledge and advocacy really helped me during the experience both with the project and with impressing my boss.
¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ has shown me that I can do whatever I put my mind to, and I now think like an academic, whether I want to or not! I can also now speak in public, act professionally, advocate for myself, and I have the ability to research effectively to back-up my opinions and reasoning.
I really enjoy my psychology modules, they’re really interesting and it’s a nice breather from legal studies whilst still being academic and part of my degree. As a third year I am also really excited to start my dissertation.
Studying here is intense and a lot of work. But that is a small price to pay when earning a law degree from such a highly respected institution with amazing staff. All the hardship that goes into the degree is that makes it so valuable.