Former hockey starlet joins law firm’s top brass
September 3 2008
As the former goalkeeper of the England junior hockey team, Jessica Bowman watched three of her ex team mates compete for Great Britain at the Beijing Olympics this summer.
But 24-year-old Jessica has no regrets about turning her back on a career as a sportswoman as she fulfils her life-long ambition of qualifying as a solicitor.
Jessica, who is also a former world champion brass musician, will be added to the roll of solicitors in England and Wales after a two-year training contract with Preston-based law firm MWR Solicitors.
Jessica, who won 24 England Hockey caps, turned her back on the sport at 18 to embark on six years of study to become a solicitor, starting with a law degree at the University of Liverpool and then the two-year Legal Practice Course (LPC) at The College of Law, Chester.
After completing her two-year training contract, she is now a fully-qualified solicitor with MWR’s employment law and personal injury divisions.
She said: "I’m very proud of my achievements in music and sport and could have chosen to pursue either of them as a career, but qualifying as a solicitor was always my main ambition and is by far my proudest achievement.
"Working with the public and helping people to overcome their legal problems gives me a real buzz. Now I’m qualified I want to continue working hard and my long-term ambition is to become a partner."
Jane Booker, partner with MWR, said: "Since she joined two years ago, Jessica has impressed us all with her drive and determination and she is already a great asset to our firm. Our congratulations go to Jessica for her achievements and the partners are delighted to welcome her as a permanent member of MWR."
