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i was charged with an offence back in 2001 and i'm now studying law but people keep telling me it's a waste of time as i have a criminal record and could never do anything with my study's is this the case
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put it this way...if you need to hire a lawyer and there's a choice between one that's been done for fraud and the other who has no record - which would you choose? i think that fraud is a type of offence that would seriously hamper your chancesof practising law - as professionals are supposed to be decent and morally upstanding. You can carry on studying and maybe get a related job - something like policy or advice, but is not a risk i would take seeing how much degrees actually cost these days. you are better off doing something less risky and stressful
I work in Finance (Indirectly). A criminal conviction , would not bar me from working in Finance. But I would never get a job with a criminal record.
As soon as they do a criminal record check on you, any employer is going to think twice. If they have several other people they are interviewing for the same position, it will not exactly help.
As soon as they do a criminal record check on you, any employer is going to think twice. If they have several other people they are interviewing for the same position, it will not exactly help.
The answer that you require (although I fear that it may not be the one that you want) can be found here:
http://www.sra.org.uk/documents/students/stude nt-enrolment/characterguide.pdf
However, that response assumes that you want to become a solicitor (or a barrister, where similar regulations will apply). There are, of course, many other career paths for law graduates. See here for some suggestions:
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_p age/Options_with_your_subject/Your_degree_in_l aw/Job_options/p!empFbib
Chris
http://www.sra.org.uk/documents/students/stude nt-enrolment/characterguide.pdf
However, that response assumes that you want to become a solicitor (or a barrister, where similar regulations will apply). There are, of course, many other career paths for law graduates. See here for some suggestions:
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_p age/Options_with_your_subject/Your_degree_in_l aw/Job_options/p!empFbib
Chris
Thanks for the reply.
Most non-custodial sentences become 'spent' (except where the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 don't apply) after 5 years (or after 2� years if the offender was under 18 years of age on the date of conviction). See here for more detailed information:
http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/rehabact.htm
Chris
Most non-custodial sentences become 'spent' (except where the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 don't apply) after 5 years (or after 2� years if the offender was under 18 years of age on the date of conviction). See here for more detailed information:
http://www.lawontheweb.co.uk/rehabact.htm
Chris