Hear from our students
Birchlyn Conte
LPC full-time, London Bloomsbury
Noelle Donnelly
LPC full-time, Chester
Rachael Gregory
LPC full-time, York
Michael Griffith
GDL full-time, London Bloomsbury
Sarah Harbour
GDL full-time, Guildford
Alex Morgan
GDL full-time, London Moorgate
Gemma Murphy
LPC full-time, Birmingham
Amy Parkinson
GDL and LPC full-time, Guildford
Sarah Tiller
GDL and BVC full-time, London Bloomsbury
Birchlyn Conte
“The pro bono for me personally is a good preparation because you are dealing with the clients face-to-face and you’re able to see that you can help people and the impact that you have on their lives.”
Birchlyn completed her full-time LPC at London Bloomsbury. Hear more about her experience of the College including the benefits of pro bono and why she chose the commercial and private route.
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Noelle Donnelly
“The quality of the teaching I got in my workshops was excellent because the tutors always encourage the students to give contributions in class and they always listen to what you have to say and draw upon their own experiences because they are all qualified lawyers”.
Noelle completed her full-time LPC at Chester. Hear from her about the learning methods on the LPC and how the College has prepared her for practice.
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Rachael Gregory
“I think one of the main focuses of the College is not just passing the exams, but is about making the transition to actually being a trainee as easy as possible. There’s a real focus
on encouraging your commercial awareness and thinking about what a client will want from a good solicitor.”
Rachael completed her full-time LPC at York and has a training contract at Walker Morris in Leeds. Hear from her about how the College has prepared her for practice and some of the benefits of attending an open day.
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Michael Griffith
“All the various approaches really help you, whatever your learning style.”
Michael completed his full-time GDL at London Bloomsbury and will shortly be commencing the BVC (BPTC). Hear from him about why he chose the College and how he found the learning methods on the GDL.
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Sarah Harbour
“Coming from an English and History background, the pre-course study which we were given prior to the course was extremely beneficial because it provided the foundation on which to build upon on the GDL.”
Sarah completed her full-time GDL at Guildford and will shortly be commencing the LPC. Hear from her about how useful she found the pre course study prior to the GDL and what she thought of the i-Tutorials.
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Alex Morgan
“I think it’s a great thing that The College of Law is linked with so many firms and it’s essentially a vote of confidence in their ability and that they are clearly doing something right.”
Alex completed his full-time GDL at London Moorgate and will shortly be commencing the LPC+. Hear from him about why he chose the College and how he found the GDL coming from an engineering background.
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Gemma Murphy
“I find the tutors at The College of Law fantastic. They have always been so helpful and they’re keen to explain points to you and make sure you really understand anything you’re not sure about before you leave the workshop.”
Gemma completed her full-time LPC at Birmingham and has a training contract at HBJ Gateley Wareing. Hear from her about the highlights of the LPC and how she found the tutors at the College.
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Amy Parkinson
“The career service really helped my search for a training contract and then enabled me to become successful in this.”
Amy completed her full-time GDL and LPC at Guildford and will be starting her training contract at Taylor Wessing LLP in September 2010. Hear from her about how beneficial she found the College’s links with firms and how the careers service helped her get a training contract.
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Sarah Tiller
“I would definitely recommend The College of Law to prospective students. I’ve done two years here, I’ve done the GDL and the BVC and I have very much enjoyed both courses. Most importantly I have got what I wanted out of them which was a good grounding in the law and then a good grounding in the procedural law relating to the criminal and the civil litigation process.”
Sarah completed her full-time GDL and BVC at London Bloomsbury and has secured pupillage at 1 King’s Bench Walk whilst studying at the College. Hear from her about why she would recommend the College and how the GDL helped prepare her for the BVC and beyond.
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