American is Youngest Person in 600 Years to be Called to the UK Bar at the age of 18

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A Barrister is nothing like a Paralegal, a Barrister is a fully fledged Lawyer and a huge deal as they are the ones with rights to work the court room.
In England we have 2 types of "Lawyer", a Solicitor who mostly deals with paper work (divorce etc) and Barristers. These are the guys you see wearing the horsehair wigs in the movies etc.
It takes a long time to become a Barrister. Both Solicitors and Barristers start with the basic law degree L.L.B. (Bachelor of Law, which is a first degree in the U.K.) and then they split. the Barrister goes on to do another year of schooling and then onto a 2 year stint of pupillage under another Barrister. Then and only then will a Barrister be able to practise as a Barrister .... "called to the Bar" as such.
It's extremely cut throat and pupil places are not easy to get.

The girl in the article did a graduate diploma as she had a previous Bachelors which "technically" gives her the equivalent of the British Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B) and so I find the article a little confusing. It's not factually correct, and possibly has been written by someone who has no idea what education a Barrister in the U.K. requires. It takes a lot more than just a GDL.

To be able to take the Bar exam anywhere in the U.S. I think will take a lot more than a GDL too. New York and California are normally the easiest to apply for but you'll need at least an L.L.B. from the U.K.

Of course, all my extensive background legal knowledge could be a thing of the past as things could've all changed while I've been buckling down and doing my straighterline courses .... but I doubt it

... Ok, I re read the article, so she did the 1 year extra schooling, but she hasn't done her pupillage so she is not a Barrister in the U.K. These reporters annoy me sometimes when they paint pictures for people which are not true.

It looks like the first thing I read was way off. After reading a couple of more articles, I see that a barrister is nothing like a paralegal.