Lawyer Lovette Tannock pledged to fight for “people who need a voice” as she was called to the Bermuda Bar yesterday.Ms Tannock, 26, from Smith’s, delivered an emotional speech in a courtroom that was standing-room only due to masses of supporters.She studied at Nottingham Trent Law School in England before training at Christopher E Swan and Co.In a speech during the ceremony, she recalled a “light bulb moment” experienced when working as a summer student at the Department of Public Prosecutions in 2006.Ms Tannock said watching the Director, Vinette Graham-Allen, addressing the Court of Appeal made her realise that she could also be a leader who fights for those who need a voice.Her parents are Lionel and Louise Tannock, and she has a younger brother, Lorin.According to Ms Tannock, as an elder sister, “part of my personality also wants to win arguments”.Messages of congratulations on her Call to the Bar came from as far away as St Kitts & Nevis, which is her mother’s home country.She choked up as she thanked her family and friends for their encouragement and support, including Christopher Swan from the firm where she trained.Ms Tannock credited him with putting her in “sink or swim” situations, “when he knew I could swim all along”.Mr Swan described her as someone with a “deep desire to help others”.He said he is sure she will uphold the noble principles underpinning service at the Bar, since she is a person of “honesty, integrity, and virtue”.Ms Tannock alluded during her speech to the African proverb that it “takes a village to raise a child”.Reflecting on that as he welcomed her to the Bar, Chief Justice Ian Kawaley said: “If you view yourself as being part of a village, what you will do in the years ahead as a practitioner is to place yourself in the service of your clients as opposed to you being the centre of attention.“And if you put your clients’ needs first and keep in mind the high principles of legal practice which Mr Swan alluded to, then I have no doubt that you will not only have a satisfying career personally, but will also make an impact on the community.”