“I am considering a career in law, specifically the Bar. I am in my mid-thirties and have an established career as a health professional. I am considering undertaking a part-time GDL at a good university followed by part-time BVC, which should take four years. I would therefore be starting pupillage at the ripe age of 40 (although applying at ‘only’ 37/38).

“My question is simply how realistic is this aim? For reference, I am soon to complete a Masters degree and will achieve a distinction, and I don’t feel that academically I will struggle with the courses, but I do not have an undergraduate degree, my A-levels were unimpressive and my twenties were distinctly non-career focused.”