Experienced civil litigation paralegal offering lessons in tort, public, contract, trusts & equity, land, EU and criminal law. I also assist with study skills.

It is a pleasure to write a reference for Mr. Ian Roberts. Mr. Roberts was recently an LLM student at the School of Law, Birkbeck College, during which time I was his dissertation supervisor. Mr. Roberts was active, involved, proactive with his studies, and was also trustworthy, understanding and empathetic. I think he would make an excellent Tutor, and I would be happy to provide any further details you might need upon request.

I know Ian Roberts because when I was running a crowd-sourcing project to draft a new UK constitution (2014-15) I relied on him to engage with us from his perspective as a strong supporter of the monarchy - he is I think still vice chairman of the British Monarchist League. He did this very well, throwing himself into the debate and arguing with both passion and good humour. Of course I thought he was somewhat over-engaged in this single issue but still that is what I asked him to do. I have never taught him or engaged with him in a focused academic environment. Of his wider interests and involvements I know little, but his CV does speak to a man with a good range and a strong interest in community-based work. I like Ian, and we have met from time to time since. I think he could make a decent fist of being a tutor and barrister - he has resilience and also a feel for students, clients and instructing solicitors I would say. The class of honours he tells me he got in his two degrees suggest he would be able to cope. The Bar and the teaching profession both surely still have room for the more mature entrant, and here is one who is not only in that category but who has the potential to make an unusual (not using that term disparagingly) contribution to both professions. On this basis I do warmly support him.