Law provides the necessity in which society is maintained, governed and protected – ensuring economies continue to prosper, and the values of justice and liberty are upheld. In the Lord of the Flies, the swift declination of stability and order, and thus the island’s descent into anarchy, showed me that the law is the most influential entity in our lives. Law also poses many questions, both philosophical and objective, and I wish to be able to explore these grey areas of morality in depth.
Of particular interest to me is the flexibility within the law, and how it evolves to the betterment of society. Recent occurrences around surveillance powers have brought into scrutiny the government’s true nature regarding monitoring data, and raise the question as to whether or not it is worth sacrificing our civil liberties in order to protect from potential terrorist attacks. What fascinated me were the specific implementations suggested by David Anderson QC, calling for a …show more content…
Since then I have undertaken two work experience placements, firstly in year 10 where I spent a week shadowing a solicitor specialising in family mediation, in which a woman was receiving advice regarding her ex-husband recording her daily activities on CCTV. I took a more active role during my second placement - where I was at the national firm Ashfords solicitors, and I spent the week researching old land legislation which would determine the line of property that the client claimed to own, so that he could store vehicles in the specific area. Along with heightening my interest in the law, I believe I showed great initiative and efficiency in solving all problems that were given to me, as well as experiencing first-hand the diversity of the legal
Of particular interest to me is the flexibility within the law, and how it evolves to the betterment of society. Recent occurrences around surveillance powers have brought into scrutiny the government’s true nature regarding monitoring data, and raise the question as to whether or not it is worth sacrificing our civil liberties in order to protect from potential terrorist attacks. What fascinated me were the specific implementations suggested by David Anderson QC, calling for a …show more content…
Since then I have undertaken two work experience placements, firstly in year 10 where I spent a week shadowing a solicitor specialising in family mediation, in which a woman was receiving advice regarding her ex-husband recording her daily activities on CCTV. I took a more active role during my second placement - where I was at the national firm Ashfords solicitors, and I spent the week researching old land legislation which would determine the line of property that the client claimed to own, so that he could store vehicles in the specific area. Along with heightening my interest in the law, I believe I showed great initiative and efficiency in solving all problems that were given to me, as well as experiencing first-hand the diversity of the legal