So today was a really good example of how unpredictable a day can be.
I spent the morning 8-10am with a Detective Sargent in the Child Investigation Unit. Fortunately I have worked in similar environments with similar systems, so I was able to avoid being completely overwhelmed by the office environment and computer procedures. - it was a really insightful experience. I was able to learn first hand of what goes on before something is passed through lawyers to the court. I was made aware of what they have to be careful of and how meticulous they have to be when extracting information to form cases. - part of the reason why I love the idea of working in criminal law is due to how much teamwork there is to get one case done. Not only within the firm but also with the police, probation, YOT, the list could go on!
10:00 am arrived back at the firm and went straight to court.
10:30 am I was able to sit in on a couple of briefings in the cells before a clients hearing. Including one very high profile case.
11:00 am sat in on the remaining court hearings.
1:00 pm treated ourselves to a good lunch out and a drink. - its really important in situations like this however, to not go over the top!
2:00 pm we headed over to the police station with the holding cells and were shown around, incorporating how a solicitors role would fit into police procedures on arrests and first interviews. - really good to be able to relate to the gorier parts of the job and where some clients have come from.
4:00 pm home time since its a Friday.
And now for the weekend!
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