“Shadowing a District Judge for three days came next – he really encouraged me and got me involved in his cases. A Law Society/JAC candidate seminar gave me some more background knowledge and then I attempted the selection process for a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) position. I did not pass the qualifying test, but it gave me valuable experience of the selection process and a realisation of the preparation required. At the test I met people who said it was their fourth, fifth or sixth attempt and I saw they were not giving up.