Сократить текст до половины(тоесть заменить сложные слова на более простые, убрать лишнее)если понадобится перевод, я пришлюjulian: what to do after the gcses… having been a fan of detective and courtroom dramas on tv, i was keen to learn more and had an ambition to become a lawyer. after my gcses, i didn’t know which way to turn but i suppose i really wanted to find out if i was suited to this profession. to begin with, i left school after my gcses to look for work in a law firm. i put my cv together, made lots of copies and posted them to as many law firms as i could find. i knew that all l could do was basic office duties, such as what an office junior or a runner would do, but at least i would be getting experience and finding out if i liked this working environment. i managed to get an interview and was accepted as an office junior at a law firm only a 15-minute bus ride from my home. i loved it. i was seeing for real how cases were being solved, how evidence was gathered… the whole process. i learned it was very hard work but the rewards were worth it. i could see that this job offered me all the traditional job requirements: job satisfaction, career possibilities, good working conditions and stability. this assured me that i wanted to go into this profession. i went back to school to do my ‘a’ levels. i was still able to keep a relationship with the law firm that i had been working for. they were encouraging me to study and they also offered me work during my school holiday. i completed my ‘a’ levels went on to university and got my degree in law. now i am a successful lawyer in the same firm i worked for at 16 years old. i was lucky to know at an early age what i wanted as a career. it is only through experience that you find out what you really enjoy and are able to do well.