Alumni of the Month
“My name is Robie Christian Reyes Ramos and I am solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. I studied Law at Anglia Ruskin University London, where I graduated with First Class Honours in 2017.
Before qualifying as a solicitor, I worked and trained at one of Anglia Ruskin University London’s partners, Barar & Associates Limited.
Thanks to the tremendous help that I received from the Employability team, especially Anita Virik, I was able to secure an internship at Barar & Associates alongside my studies.
Nearly three years after my first day at Barar & Associates as an Intern, I have progressed through various roles from an Intern to a fully qualified solicitor.
The skills and knowledge that I have learned during my training contract and my employment overall with Barar & Associates is invaluable to my future career as a solicitor. Building on my skills and knowledge, I have recently left Barar & Associates to develop my career further.
My advice to students is to have the initiative to learn and develop your skills and knowledge, a continuous and regular assessment of your skills and knowledge would be valuable to show what you need to develop further. As a solicitor, you should aim to continuously develop your skills and knowledge to ensure that you are able to represent your client’s best interest.
Additionally, do not be afraid to ask questions, whether it be at your workplace or during your studies.
As my last piece of advice, you should grab the opportunity whenever you are given a chance to do something to improve your skills or knowledge, it does not matter if it is networking, doing a presentation, etc. Do not waste valuable opportunities that can improve yourself, once they are gone, they are gone and you do not know what a good opportunity can lead to.”