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An Inside Look at the Law Evan Richter, Law On the first day of my Law Internship, I was told to explore the historic part of London known as middle Temple; London’s law society has existed here since its formation in the 13th century. I observed a trial at Old Bailey, one of England’s oldest courthouses. There must have been 20 barristers arguing their respective cases before a very dignified and solemn judge. Back at chambers, I met with my preceptor, who told me that Ian Wheafly was beginning a trial in Wood Green and that I ought to go observe him. Off I went; there I have remained and reported all week. Ian is remarkable. I am not his intern; rather he treats me as an assistant. He constantly asks for my advice and, indeed, uses it. He treats me like I really matter. This is what shocked and excited me most about my first week on the job. On the second week, I was assigned to a new barrister, Lona Platts-Mills. She was great. At first as we walked to Highbusy Magistrates Court, we were very silent and professional. We spoke of nothing but the case and my stay in the UK. As we finished our work at Highbusy, Lona began to open up. We spoke of many interesting matters and I began to learn about Britain’s professional women. On the way to our second case, we stopped to eat lunch before Big Ben. I had never seen this great clock tower before, and it was very neat to eat a traditional English lunch before this monumental timepiece. On one of our last days together, Lona and I had to report to the magistrate’s court to deal with a very simple matter, or so we thought. The case, which should have taken 15 minutes, took us 6 ˝ hours! We had to wait in line that long because the judges were so slow and easy about their business. The delay frustrated me very much, although Lona and I had fun talking and joking. |
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