By DebbieH 24 Jan 2018 7 min read

Our favourite #mypathtolaw stories

If you keep up with the legal world on Twitter, you’ll probably have seen the #mypathtolaw hashtag gaining traction over the past couple of weeks. The hashtag has been used by hundreds of legal professionals to reveal how they pursued their dreams to become lawyers. We’ve seen many inspirational stories about overcoming obstacles and not giving up in the face of poor grades or difficult personal circumstances.

This all started on 9 January when the University of Exeter’s Matthew Channon tweeted…

Lawyers responded in full force with stories like these…

The hashtag had started to gain some real momentum by the weekend…

…and by Sunday, more than 1000 people had shared their stories.

Of course, not everyone in the legal profession has had to overcome such obstacles as Barrister Blog’s Matthew Scott reminds us…

Now this one sounds familiar…

So what’s next? Channon is keen to keep the momentum going and will be mentoring some new students.

Do you have a #mypathtolaw story to share? Let us know on Twitter.

 

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