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Are you ready to embark on this arduous but potentially rewarding journey? Julie Gottlieb of Sherwood PSF Consulting provides a self-examination checklist, hints and tips to help you prepare for a future application
You will be embarking on a journey that requires you to expose your work to the scrutiny of others, place your faith in the judgment of your assessors and ask yourself some difficult and uncomfortable questions. Though taking the silk route can be gruelling, the feedback we get from our exhausted (yet happy) clients is that it can mark the beginning of a new, exciting chapter in their careers.
Before you set off, it is worth taking a few moments to ask yourself these questions:
At Sherwood we find that for some of our clients, the answers to those questions mean that they are on their way to being ready – but are not there yet. If that is the case for you, here are a few hints and tips to help you prepare for a future application:
When you are ready, and ideally well in advance, contact the Bar Group at info@sherwoodpsfconsulting.com to see how we can help.
You will be embarking on a journey that requires you to expose your work to the scrutiny of others, place your faith in the judgment of your assessors and ask yourself some difficult and uncomfortable questions. Though taking the silk route can be gruelling, the feedback we get from our exhausted (yet happy) clients is that it can mark the beginning of a new, exciting chapter in their careers.
Before you set off, it is worth taking a few moments to ask yourself these questions:
At Sherwood we find that for some of our clients, the answers to those questions mean that they are on their way to being ready – but are not there yet. If that is the case for you, here are a few hints and tips to help you prepare for a future application:
When you are ready, and ideally well in advance, contact the Bar Group at info@sherwoodpsfconsulting.com to see how we can help.
Are you ready to embark on this arduous but potentially rewarding journey? Julie Gottlieb of Sherwood PSF Consulting provides a self-examination checklist, hints and tips to help you prepare for a future application
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