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Eile Gibson – LLM Competition Law 1998

Eile Gibson
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My journey to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø began with studying the LLB at the University of London on the external course and some of our courses were with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø. Once having got through my LLB with a 2:1,Ìýwhich is quite tough if one is studying whilst working full time,ÌýI felt that I needed more specialisation and so I decided to study the LLM in Competition Law.
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During the LLB course,Ìýa number of evening courses were delivered by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø tutors who understood the pressures and difficulties associated with trying to complete a degree-level programme through night school. A highlight for me was the evening class for EU Law, with Professor David O'Keefe telling us how marvellous we all were.

After graduating, I qualified as a barrister and then went on to work as a solicitor for some 20 years, specialising in tax. Over the last five years of my career, I have been working for myself.
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My advice to students would be: never give up - don't listen to anyone who which says something is impossible, such as becoming a barrister. Keep focussed even when your studies get tougher (i.e. towards the end of a degree), and don’t be afraid to ask for advice from as many people as possible. It was a humbling experience qualifying as a lawyer and then going on to specialise in tax in middle age – sexism and ageism go hand in hand but in the work place I found that my younger female colleagues were interested in my past – probably they were thinking to the future about having children and the obstacles they would encounter. ÌýBeing a good lawyer is satisfying – and I continue to benefit from the skills I developed. I would never put any one off who thinks they might want to become a lawyer.