Jackg100
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Has anyone on here got any experience of becoming a solicitor with a drink driving conviction?
The offence was committed about 21 months ago and I was convicted in January 2016, reading was 82 and I was banned for 16 months, reduced to 12 months with the course, which I completed.
I am planning a career change into law and have to declare the conviction as part of the suitability assessment by the solicitors regulation authority.
For this type of conviction it says "we are more likely than not to reject your application", which is obviously a concern, but at the same time I have heard plenty of stories about solicitors with drink driving convictions...
There were some mitigating circumstances, and other than this I have no criminal record.
The offence was committed about 21 months ago and I was convicted in January 2016, reading was 82 and I was banned for 16 months, reduced to 12 months with the course, which I completed.
I am planning a career change into law and have to declare the conviction as part of the suitability assessment by the solicitors regulation authority.
For this type of conviction it says "we are more likely than not to reject your application", which is obviously a concern, but at the same time I have heard plenty of stories about solicitors with drink driving convictions...
There were some mitigating circumstances, and other than this I have no criminal record.