Former paralegal admitted to local Bar

Photo shows Shantel Scott (fourth from right) with Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire (third from right) and others at her admission ceremony.

A former paralegal at the Fraser, Housty and Yearwood law firm, Shantel Scott was admitted to the local bar last Tuesday after attorney-at-law and partner at the said firm Stephen GN Fraser presented her petition to Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire.

Twenty-six-year-old Scott started her academic journey at St Anne’s Primary and went on to blaze a trail of academic excellence at the Bishop’s High School where she earned eight subjects at the CSEC exams, including three distinctions and a double award in Agriculture Science; five subjects at CAPE and an ‘A’ grade in Law at the GCE A level.

While at Bishops’ she also obtained two House Service Medal awards (in 2004 and 2005) the Fidele Medal for most contributions made to her