Student membership of Law Society & Police caution?

Question

Hi. I'm currently studying for a law degree and am in my final year. However, about 2 and a half years ago i was given a formal caution for travelling with a child travelcard. I thought there was a fine system in place but oh well. The police told me they were doing their annual run of trying to prosecute everyone they could find. Ironically, i was on my way to uni that day. However now, i have to apply for student membership with the Law Society (to become a solicitor) as you have to apply before you start your LPC. Im really worried they will reject me. I have so much regret over what happened, and i think i fell below the standards expected of me because my dad had been admitted into hospital the week earlier because of risk of heart attack. I'm really upset and i've worked so hard at university and stuff. I don't want it to go to waste. I've even done a lot of voluntary work, e.g, im a witness service volunteer - i work at the crown court! Anyone know my chances?

Yea, i know. I did ring up the Law Society and the lady told me that you don't need to declare cautions, only convictions at the time of student membership. You undergo a CRB check after the LPC and training contract. By the time its my time for that it will have been 6 years since the incident, probably longer if i do not find a training contract immediately. Does anyone know of anyone in the same position? Some lawyers do have convictions for drink driving and bans and convictions for public order and stuff. I know what i have is a caution, but still, i am worried. Will the law society think i am a threat to the public image of the legal profession? Or that i am dishonest?

Answer 1

This is just the utter stuff n nonsense of the legal system.What the hell are you worrying about this for ! .............in effect you will be a better representative for having at least lived briefly in the world the rest of us inhabit...............you can quote me on that ! .....................Do yourself the honour of worrying less about that and more about the "victims" of the system you will come across later on...........good luck and keep a fair balance as the scales should.

Answer 2

you haven't got any offender checklist by any potential considering the fact which you refused to settle for the formal warning, and the Police desperate against charging you, probable the two as a results of loss of knowledge (no injuries, and so forth) and it wasn't in public pastime. you will not have any themes getting through offender checklist tests or CRB's. The arrest ought to arise on an more suitable checklist once you're employing to paintings in wellbeing care or something like that, yet extra desirable than possibly, a potential business enterprise will shrug it off as there substitute into no extra desirable action taken.

Answer 3

Hmm it sort of depends on what age you were at the time. As an adult, a formal caution stays on your record - but if you were under 18, its possible it may be void by now.

Fingers crossed for you - only one way you are going to find out. Good luck.