Hi there
I am currently inthe process of completing a training contract at a UK firm specialising in international banking/ commercial law. My decision to choose this firm was largely financially motivated - I was not in a position to pay for law school, and I was lucky enough to have all my fees paid and a living allowance provided throughout my law school studies, which will allow me to enter a lower-paid field which I am more passionate about once I qualify.
I have always wanted to practice in the field of public capital defence, and my current career plan ws to save up from my current training contract, move to California and take the bar there, and then try to work my way into this area.
I was wondering whether anyone has any information regarding breaking into this field. I have experience from an internship in Arizona working in capital defence, which offered me a surprisingly high degree of exposure due to the size of the office, and I have also completed a 3 month internship in Malawi int he field of capital defence. I am also involved in bits of pro bono work at my current firm, but the firm does very little criminal work.
Please excuse my ignorance, btu i know little about the bar exam and related courses. I was wondering how much the bar focuses on criminal law and procedure, and whether it is possible to tailor the course in any way to focus more on this area, or does the exam not have any elective elements to it? Does anyone know where I can find out more about the actual content covered in the exam?
On a related note, does anyone know how easy it is to find work in this area? As I mentioned, I am lucky enough not to have the usual debts, and should be able to save up quite a significant amount from my training contract (enough to cover relocation costs, bar course and examination fees etc at least), and am therefore not concerned about the salary (although if anyone knows of a ball park figure for work in this area in california that information would be welcome). Is the field competitive? Is there a typical route into this kind of work?
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
A
California Bar and capital defense
Posted Jan 11, 2010 14:06
Hi there
I am currently inthe process of completing a training contract at a UK firm specialising in international banking/ commercial law. My decision to choose this firm was largely financially motivated - I was not in a position to pay for law school, and I was lucky enough to have all my fees paid and a living allowance provided throughout my law school studies, which will allow me to enter a lower-paid field which I am more passionate about once I qualify.
I have always wanted to practice in the field of public capital defence, and my current career plan ws to save up from my current training contract, move to California and take the bar there, and then try to work my way into this area.
I was wondering whether anyone has any information regarding breaking into this field. I have experience from an internship in Arizona working in capital defence, which offered me a surprisingly high degree of exposure due to the size of the office, and I have also completed a 3 month internship in Malawi int he field of capital defence. I am also involved in bits of pro bono work at my current firm, but the firm does very little criminal work.
Please excuse my ignorance, btu i know little about the bar exam and related courses. I was wondering how much the bar focuses on criminal law and procedure, and whether it is possible to tailor the course in any way to focus more on this area, or does the exam not have any elective elements to it? Does anyone know where I can find out more about the actual content covered in the exam?
On a related note, does anyone know how easy it is to find work in this area? As I mentioned, I am lucky enough not to have the usual debts, and should be able to save up quite a significant amount from my training contract (enough to cover relocation costs, bar course and examination fees etc at least), and am therefore not concerned about the salary (although if anyone knows of a ball park figure for work in this area in california that information would be welcome). Is the field competitive? Is there a typical route into this kind of work?
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
A
I am currently inthe process of completing a training contract at a UK firm specialising in international banking/ commercial law. My decision to choose this firm was largely financially motivated - I was not in a position to pay for law school, and I was lucky enough to have all my fees paid and a living allowance provided throughout my law school studies, which will allow me to enter a lower-paid field which I am more passionate about once I qualify.
I have always wanted to practice in the field of public capital defence, and my current career plan ws to save up from my current training contract, move to California and take the bar there, and then try to work my way into this area.
I was wondering whether anyone has any information regarding breaking into this field. I have experience from an internship in Arizona working in capital defence, which offered me a surprisingly high degree of exposure due to the size of the office, and I have also completed a 3 month internship in Malawi int he field of capital defence. I am also involved in bits of pro bono work at my current firm, but the firm does very little criminal work.
Please excuse my ignorance, btu i know little about the bar exam and related courses. I was wondering how much the bar focuses on criminal law and procedure, and whether it is possible to tailor the course in any way to focus more on this area, or does the exam not have any elective elements to it? Does anyone know where I can find out more about the actual content covered in the exam?
On a related note, does anyone know how easy it is to find work in this area? As I mentioned, I am lucky enough not to have the usual debts, and should be able to save up quite a significant amount from my training contract (enough to cover relocation costs, bar course and examination fees etc at least), and am therefore not concerned about the salary (although if anyone knows of a ball park figure for work in this area in california that information would be welcome). Is the field competitive? Is there a typical route into this kind of work?
Many thanks in advance for any advice.
A
Hot Discussions
-
Oxford 2024-2025 BCL/MSCs/MJUR/MPHIL/MLF
Mar 26 03:32 AM 109,502 631 -
Cambridge LL.M. Applicants 2024-2025
12 hours ago 125,112 500 -
Stanford 2024-2025
Mar 27 04:39 AM 28,389 109 -
Harvard LLM 2024-2025
Mar 19, 2024 37,974 100 -
Cambridge PhD in Law 2024 Fall
Feb 29, 2024 18,585 92 -
Columbia LLM 2024/25
Mar 26 04:30 PM 23,037 91 -
MCL Cambridge 2024-2025
22 hours ago 9,665 86 -
KCL LLM 2024-2025
Mar 23 01:29 PM 11,282 78