Law bursary winner to switch from geography
A CONCISE, clear application and plenty of work experience has earned student Emma Brown this year’s student bursary from the Guernsey International Legal Association.
Miss Brown was presented with the bursary by outgoing Gila president Henry Simpson and successor Vicky Olivier at the Royal Court yesterday.
A former Blanchelande student, Miss Brown, 21, has recently graduated with a first class honours degree in geography from the University of Exeter, and will commence a postgraduate diploma in law course with the University of Law in Exeter in September.
This will put her on the road to qualifying as a solicitor.
‘I really enjoyed my geography degree, but when I heard about the possibility of doing a one-year law conversion course it sounded really appealing,’ she said.
Miss Brown has already completed several stints of work experience with local law firms including Walkers and Collas Crill.
She is currently undertaking two weeks’ experience with Babbe.
‘I’m not sure which area of law I want to go into yet as I haven’t started my studies properly, but from my work experience I have liked a lot of the different departments, and going to court,’ she said.
The bursary consists of an award of £1,000 and complimentary membership of Gila with career mentoring for the bursary year.
Miss Brown said that she planned to take advantage of her membership whenever able.
Advocate Jenny McVeigh said that the Gila committee had been impressed by Miss Brown’s commitment to pursuing a career in law on-island when she finished her studies.
‘Her application was really concise and clear, and we liked her answers to our questions, as well as her personal statement and CV.’
Bursary elgibility
The Gila bursary is available to Guernsey residents studying the LLB, GDL, LPC, BTPC, SQE or related courses, and who intend to return to Guernsey to practice law. Gila also invites applications from those working towards a legal qualification part-time.
The closing date for application for the next bursary is 31 July 2024.
Anyone interested in applying can make contact through the Gila website.
