It might be helpful to get work experience in a law firm. Surely there are lots you can approach locally, make sure you call them first and ask if they take on students for work experience. Throughout the work experience, you will get to interact with people who have various positions of responsibility, not all of them are lawyers - there are paralegals, caseworker etc. The more people you speak... more

Yes, you have to secure a pupillage within 5 years of completing the BPTC before the qualification expires. But your inn of court has the discretion to extend the time period. When making this decision, they do take into consideration whether you’ve been actively working in the legal profession e.g as a paralegal.