A SHEFFIELD Hallam student from Coniston has become the university's first ever recipient of a prestigious Gray's Inn law scholarship.
Holly Nelson, 22, was successful in her applications for the Prince of Wales BPTC Scholarship, worth £16,000, and Hebe Plunkett scholarship, worth £1,000, from the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn.
Gray's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London. To be called to the bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns.
Holly was awarded the scholarship after a lengthy application process which included a final interview with three senior barristers.
She recently graduated from Sheffield Hallam with a first class law degree and will now use the scholarships to fund the next stage of her legal training.
Holly hopes to forge a career in criminal law and has ambitions to become a Queen's Counsel (QC) criminal barrister.
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