Recently, we had year 10 student, Isata Yansaneh-Harleston., do work experience with us at our firm. We thoroughly enjoyed having her and were really encouraged by her enthusiasm and hard work. Read below for Isatah's experience at our firm in her own words.
"There’s always an amazing feeling when you state, you want your future occupation to be one as hugely respected as being a Lawyer, it certainly makes your parents proud. However, despite my knowledge on how rejoiceful and proud my parents will be when I obtain my law degree(s) I still knew that there was going to be a considerable amount of work and dedication that will need to occur in being a lawyer and so I took this short week as a way of gaining a boost of reassurance; that this was what I definitely wanted to become or to enlighten me in going into another field for my next work experience opportunity. Now don’t get me wrong I knew that I couldn’t just discard my dream career due to one negative experience or stop trying to venture into other fields because my time at Freedom and Gopalan Solicitors was undeniably amazing, as stated before my experience would only enable me to ask the question: is being a lawyer what I really want to become?
“Is this what I really wanted to do”? This question lingered on in my mind after I completed tasks, while I had nothing to do and during my observation of this firm’s environment. I’ve concluded that It most certainly is.
The reasoning behind my conclusion doesn’t lie primarily on my experience at F & G solicitors but merely due to my observations of some of the cases I was able to read. Reading the cases and seeing almost the whole process of each one brought within in me an urge to be a part of the process and aid these individuals as much as possible through the legal field. This ‘urge’ I know will modify into immense passion that in turn will assist me to get through university and law school.
I was astonished by how well I was able to adapt to this firm’s environment. Finding out about how the environment in a law firm is like made me very anxious as I wasn’t sure rather I would completely hate it or adjust to it very well. Thankfully, I felt completely comfortable and fine with it, my sudden adjustment to the environment assisted me in concluding that, a career in law is something I most definitely want to venture in.
During my week at F & G Solicitors I was treated with immense respect and felt very welcomed. I was very pleased to see a great relationship between the solicitors, secretaries and interns; I hope to one day be fortunate enough to work at a firm where such relationship is present. It was also very evident from my first day that they care tremendously for their clients and future clients.
I’m very delighted and fortunate enough to have the opportunity to have done my work experience at, Freedman & Gopalan Solicitors as I know that my time here will never be forgotten and has inevitable changed my doubts for the best.
Overall, work experience week for me was and still is extremely important mainly because I knew it would aid me in concluding rather: if being a lawyer was what I really wanted to become- which it is."