Name: Bethany
Raybould
Course: Law
What do you like about
Northumbria?
Studying at Northumbria has
been a great experience so far. The student accommodation they offer made the
transition into university life much easier. Getting to meet new people and
being so close to campus made balancing university work with social activities
possible. The city campus library is great to go to catch up on work and focus
on end of semester exams.
What is your favourite part of
your course?
My favourite part of the law
course is the Student Law Office. The practical side to the law degree is much
more enjoyable than the regular modules with end of semester assignments.
Having experience working in the law firm, with clients and solicitors and
learning to draft legal documents has allowed me to gain skills transferable to
a career in the legal sector. Not having had the chance to do any practical
work would have left me feeling a lot less confident going straight into a job
after university.
What benefits has the
scholarship provided?
The scholarship has provided me
with funds to be able to make the most of my time at university. Textbooks are
expensive and without the funding from the scholarship I would not have been
able to afford all the necessary books and potentially not have done as well on
my modules.
Has your scholarship influenced
your future career goals in any way?
My future goals for after
university include getting a training contract at a law firm. I aspire to work
in a law firm that specialises in insolvency, corporate law, or dispute
resolution. With the scholarship funding, I have been able to travel to insight
events in different cities at law firms to meet and network with other trainees
and solicitors.
If you could give advice to
somebody considering university, what would it be?
A piece of advice I would give to somebody considering
university would be to make the most of the opportunities university provide. I
didn’t realise how valuable networking is while at university, especially for a
degree like law. Meeting other people and students going into the same
profession as you makes it a lot less daunting actually going into it after
university. Get to know as many people as possible, you can never have too many
connections!
