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Day in the life of a law student in Guernsey

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Rebekah J.

Our new Day in the Life series shows you a glimpse of what life is like for your fellow students. This week, we're taking a glimpse inside LLB student and paralegal Rebekah's day.

Hi, I’m Rebekah and I live in Guernsey, which is a small island in the Channel Islands. I work full-time as a paralegal at a law firm and I’m in my last year of my degree. I’ve been working since 2017; I started studying towards my degree in 2018.

Today is a Wednesday, a work day. Most of my days are the same, to be honest, unless it is a weekend or a bank holiday!

07:00: My boyfriend’s alarm goes off. That’s okay though, because I’ve got another half an hour until I need to be up. I put some background noise on my headphones and head back to sleep to grab those extra few minutes.

07:30: My alarm goes off. I start work at 9am, and even though my commute is only ten minutes (no commute is very far in Guernsey!), I like to leave at 8:30am. I know I only need half an hour to get ready, so I get out my phone and scroll through social media. I like to do my daily Wordle and New York Times mini crossword before I get out of bed, and I’ll often do a little bit of Duolingo as well – I’m currently learning Norwegian.

08:00: I finally get out of bed and get ready. I pack my bags and am sure to include my study stuff in case I get some spare time during the day. Then, I leave by 8:30am.

08:40: There’s a parking space outside my favourite café, so I stop by and grab an oat milk latte – no better way to start the day!

Woman holding coffee cup in front of sea view

08:50: I then pop into the supermarket to grab anything I need. Today, it’s my lunch!

09:00: I get to the office by 9am, which is my contracted starting time. The view from my office is quite special! Today’s a Wednesday, and as I’m my department’s Court Clerk, I circulate the agenda for this week asking if there’s anything to be added. Mustn’t forget 4pm filing.

10:30: I try not to eat breakfast too early, so if the latte didn’t fill me up enough, I have my breakfast now. Normally some muesli or porridge will set me up well for the day.

12:30: Time for lunch. If I don’t have any plans with work colleagues or friends, I’ll head up to our staff room and get started on my study for the day. I try to keep to my schedule so any pockets of study I can get in really help. I get an hour and a half for lunch, so plenty of time to get my teeth stuck in.

14:00: Now I go back to work! I work in dispute resolution and today I’m giving most of my attention to a personal injury matter. I need to write a couple of letters and amend our client’s schedule of loss as we’ve now received some expert reports.

17:30: I finish up my work and make sure to log my time for the day, as I’m a billing fee earner. I pack up my stuff and head home.

Sea view

17:45: My boyfriend works in education so is normally home before me. He’s usually having some quiet time playing a game when I get home. We catch up and decide what we’re having for dinner. We’re staying at my parents’ this weekend, so I get some things packed ready to go tomorrow night.

18:30: Dinner is cooked and served. Tonight, I’m having sweet and sour chicken with rice – one of my favourites!

19:00: After I’ve eaten and cleaned up after myself, I get set up at my study station. This evening I’m covering some more content and then I’m going to do a practice question. Application is so important in a law degree, so whilst knowing the content is a good start, you must be able to use it too!

Desk with two screens, a pink lava lamp and notebook

23:00: Right, I’m about finished now. It’s time for bed, night everyone!

Rebekah studies the LLB in Guernsey.

If you would like to write your own ‘Day in the Life’ piece, please send your draft to blogs@london.ac.uk.

This page was last updated on 9 June 2022