Time working in the Supreme Court ranks as a clerk was time well spent, according to Anthony Richardson, who was called to the Bar in Britain this past July.

Mr. Richardson, 34, said his road to the legal profession has been one he has carefully mapped out, in an effort to reach the final goal of becoming a lawyer.

"I tried to use my time wisely in Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal," Mr. Richardson said. "Having seen the best and the worst of litigation, I decided this was the best choice for me."

Prior to spending two years as a clerk in various areas of the Supreme Court, he had spent two years as an aviation officer in the United States Military and initially considered a career as a military pilot.

However, his life path led him back to Bermuda, where he joined the Bank of Bermuda for several years, working in areas of trust and corporate law, before taking on the role of a Supreme Court clerk.

"My time in aviation helped me when it came to dealing in the areas of aviation and shipping and corporate and litigation," he said.

Mr. Richardson decided to pursue law in England, studying at the University of Wales College of Law School and the BPP Law School, passing the Bar of England and Wales on July 26, this year. He has worked with such prestigious lawyers in England as Robin Potts Q.C. and the top Erskine Law Chambers.

When he returned to Bermuda, he did a stint with Wakefield Quin and is currently part of the team of Mello, Jones and Martin.

"It has been a hard fought goal," Mr. Richardson said.