Kings Inns 2011 and work

legaleagle10

Hi there, I am thinking of doing the Kings Inns next year (2011) but the question remains to work or not to work!

Let me explain why, i set the FE 1 exams in 2008 and left quite a well paid job to study full time two months before exam, my employer agreed with me to concentrate on my studies, I put 110% into my study and missed passing one of the first three exams by 4% (which as you legal heads know it cancels them all out), needless to say i was devastated!Anyway, I couldnt get a job after that and was out of work for a while.

I finally had an awakening and decided to follow the Barrister route. I know myself I need to be studying full time but I have a job now (very lucky to get it!) it’s not in law, and im wondering should i give up work (closer to exam time)for full time study?

I suppose im really looking for advice? I gave up a job before and it back fired but if I keep working im not sure il be able to pass the entrance exams, i can only take 2 weeks holidays for study, doubt they would give me unpaid leave.. help??

thanks

Fairs Fair

what was ur undergrad

I am Dip 1

legaleagle10

Hi I'm only new to this so nor sure if i am posting correctly fairS fair...it was LLB, which i done in griffith college- have u thought about asking some people (on this site) for their manuals r legal notes? the prep course? This will ( in My opinion), I know the law Soc has ppl who give grinds , I remember finding this out when I sat them,mite be a good avenue for you as u work also and as my post suggests , work and studying law aren't a great mix sometimes

Fairs Fair

where did u do LLB

Fairs Fair

i am early stage - just at the beginning - i can imagine what you think our prospects are


any way you can help with law essays

no one seems to be able to help me

not looking for short cuts just short hand

Jarndyce

Fairs Fair wrote: »

i am early stage - just at the beginning - i can imagine what you think our prospects are


any way you can help with law essays

no one seems to be able to help me

not looking for short cuts just short hand

Use punctuation.

legaleagle10

Jarndyce wrote: »

Use punctuation.

Very helpful jarndyce..not

jimmylawman

legaleagle10 wrote: »

Hi there, I am thinking of doing the Kings Inns next year (2011) but the question remains to work or not to work!

"To work or not to work", that is the question. I will share my views.

I am currently doing Kings Inns Dip whilst working full time. A few years ago I did a Masters degree whilst working full time. I was in the top 2 in the class in the Masters despite many of the other masters students doing the masters alone full time.

You can be more focused and better time management when working. I found many of the people 'studying' full time were naturally doing lots of other things too, be it hobbies, interests, socialising or just putting off study. Of course you can also be more tired and more under pressure whilst working.

Would it be easier if you were doing the study full time? Yes of course.

It is possible to work and do it? Yes it is.

Can you do as well as other students if you are working and they are not? Yes you can.

Will you have money in your pocket because you are working? Yes.

It may depend on your commitments. For me it's not really an option not to work at present. If I won the lotto I probably would just study full time. But I would not say to any body you can not do both because you can and many do.

Not sure if that answers your question, but in summary, all things are possible, everyone's circumstances are different, ultimately it's up to you how you want to balance your life at this point and what works for you.

legaleagle10

Jimmylawman, thanks v much for your reply, your advice is exactly what im looking for and found it very helpful. I take my hat off to you so to speak, its good to hear that someone works and studies at the same time and is successful. I guess due to the fact i missed other exams by 4% i blamed work when it could have been me not doing that bit extra!?

I am quite a self-sufficient person but alot of my friends seem to still live off their parents while studying (parents putting money into there accounts every wk etc) and I dont want my parents to do that so this is another reason why I believe I must work but again I dont want my study to suffer!

I agree with your point on better time management when working because when I left to study full time i'd stroll into the library for 10am and leave a few hours later. Now I do an hours work before or after work and i get a good bit done in that amount of time but on the other hand i dont know if thats enough?.

So I would like to pick your brains if I could!?
Did you not feel tired after work? did you have a particular mind set to drag yourself to library after work? I feel I would benefit with 6 hours study a day 3 - 4 times a week but this is not possible with work, so how did you manage your study time?

Sorry about all the questions

thanks


thanks

jimmylawman

legaleagle10 wrote: »

Jimmylawman, thanks v much for your reply, your advice is exactly what im looking for and found it very helpful. I take my hat off to you so to speak, its good to hear that someone works and studies at the same time and is successful. I guess due to the fact i missed other exams by 4% i blamed work when it could have been me not doing that bit extra!?

I am quite a self-sufficient person but alot of my friends seem to still live off their parents while studying (parents putting money into there accounts every wk etc) and I dont want my parents to do that so this is another reason why I believe I must work but again I dont want my study to suffer!

I agree with your point on better time management when working because when I left to study full time i'd stroll into the library for 10am and leave a few hours later. Now I do an hours work before or after work and i get a good bit done in that amount of time but on the other hand i dont know if thats enough?.

So I would like to pick your brains if I could!?
Did you not feel tired after work? did you have a particular mind set to drag yourself to library after work? I feel I would benefit with 6 hours study a day 3 - 4 times a week but this is not possible with work, so how did you manage your study time?

Sorry about all the questions

thanks


thanks

Don't really have time to answer in detail (due to the aforementioned work ) but in brief, I grab a window here and there. A half hour with a sandwich at lunch. A flick over notes on the morning commute. Build it into your routine. I've never really done downtime tbh so I don't know any other way! Often a busy person gets more done on every front. Also I find the evening lectures a welcome context switch, not something to be dragged into. Don't really do library at present, more fluid as mentioned. Best of luck with it all. Don't forget throw me lots of handovers when you get down the library

legaleagle10

jimmylawman wrote: »

Don't really have time to answer in detail (due to the aforementioned work ) but in brief, I grab a window here and there. A half hour with a sandwich at lunch. A flick over notes on the morning commute. Build it into your routine. I've never really done downtime tbh so I don't know any other way! Often a busy person gets more done on every front. Also I find the evening lectures a welcome context switch, not something to be dragged into. Don't really do library at present, more fluid as mentioned. Best of luck with it all. Don't forget throw me lots of handovers when you get down the library

lol, thanks for that, I will try to incorporate into the day, fingers crossed i get it!!:rolleyes: