Careers Report
Planning for the future can be quite difficult but in this inquiry, I will be talking about a career I look up to. The career I have chosen is a barrister, no not the coffee maker but a lawyer you may have heard of a barrister before as you probably know what a lawyer does but basically a barrister works for the solicitors but a barrister would work alone and not in a law firm they can appear in court and act for you. Now I'm here to tell you about the pros and cons of being a barrister and how it may affect you. The pros are the great pay, the people you will meet, the life skills you would learn and the people you would work with in the courtroom. The cons are the stress, the hours you work between, having to speak publicly and the mental strain it can have on you.
These are the qualifications you will have to get if you want to be a barrister. Complete a Bachelor of Laws degree, complete a Professional Legal Studies Course, get a completion certificate from the New Zealand Council of Legal Education, get a certificate of character from the Law Society, be admitted to the roll of Barristers and Solicitors of the High Court of New Zealand and hold a current practicing certificate issued by the Law Society.
As you can see a judge gets paid the most but a barrister and solicitor get up to the same pay. Other benefits are you can choose what type of law you want to do or believe in and will gain critical thinking while working.
If you want to be a barrister you would need great verbal skills and great attention to detail. If you don’t have these competencies then you're not going to be as appealing as someone who is. Though these skills are necessary, this shouldn’t stop you from trying. You can still learn from the Barristers and Solicitors of the High Court of New Zealand or experts from around the world.
Like all jobs, verbal skills would be necessary because you would need to speak clearly in court and not want to make a mockery of yourself. For attention to detail well you would have to pick apart people's stories when you question them so by joining the debating club and/or team then you would have the perfect chance of finding holes in their story.
In year ten I would have to join the debate class and practice if I want verbal skills in my future. Now I would have to get great grades like cl5 a to cl6 e if I want to stand out to future employers or teachers. If I want a chance at a job I would escape rooms. It will help my critical thinking and help in my attention to detail.
Complete my NCEA 1, 2 and 3 and if I want to stand out get the highest grades I can possibly get for my qualifications. Join the debate club if not already and get high rank in that to help gain verbal skills. Well also partaking in other group activities like a basketball team or part time job to become more trusting and learn how to trust others.
This is how you become a barrister from year 10 to year 13, the Competencies you need and qualities, also the description of being a barrister has pros and cons. A timeline of things you can do to become a barrister and the best paying job in law which is a judge. Besides all of that being a barrister will be tough to work and will be stressful but that doest stop people from wanting to be a barrister even though you might see families torn apart if you go into family law this would just be another day at the office so the mental strain lawyers would have to deal with is just sad but people are ready and want to help.