She WON’T see you in court! Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton reveals why no law firms will give her a job after she finished her degree
Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton has revealed why no law firms will give her a job despite being legally able to practise in South Australia since last year.
The 26-year-old graduate said that most employers aren’t willing to hire her for just three days a week, which she is asking for because she has two children at home.
‘If I did five days a week then I feel like I’m not being fair on my children and I’m not there for them,’ she explained in a YouTube video on Wednesday.
She won’t see you in court! Married At First Sight’s Stacey Hampton has revealed why no law firms will give her a job. Pictured: Stacey with her law degree in May 2019
Stacey said that being a single mother had impacted both her career and dating life because her sons, Kosta and Kruz, always come first.
‘A lot of people ask why I’m not using my law degree, but not many law firms like to take on people who only want three days a week,’ she began.
‘If I did five days a week then I feel like I’m not being fair on my children and I’m not there for them and I’m not helping them with their schooling and stuff like that.
‘Being a single parent has impacted me quite a lot, but I’m also so blessed and wouldn’t have my life any other way.’
‘It’s impacted me’: Stacey said in a YouTube video on Wednesday that employers aren’t willing to agree to her three day a week terms, as she balances her career with being a single mother
‘If I did five days a week then I feel like I’m not being fair on my children and I’m not there for them,’ said the proud mum-of-two. Pictured: Stacey with sons Kosta and Kruz
Stacey also opened up about completing her law degree while raising her sons.
‘I’m very self-motivated and when you are self-motivated, you can do anything in life. I got all of the work I needed to do, took it home and did it there so I could raise my children. I also had a very supportive network,’ she explained.
‘Their dad was very supportive. My mum was very supportive. And their godmother, who I went through law school with, was also very supportive. We would do the same classes, study together and make sure we’d go to the exams together.’
‘I wont do family law. I love contracts and copy’: The reality star went on to detail the type of law she hopes to practise professionally once her children are older
The reality star went on to detail the type of law she hopes to practise professionally.
Stacey continued: ‘I won’t do family law, when I was doing my graduate diploma in law I was doing a placement with someone who deals with contracts and copy – which is what I love. That’s what I want to do.
‘Family law is so draining, emotionally and mentally – and the fact that I have children I don’t think I could do it. I don’t think family law is fair on the children [involved in cases] – I couldn’t handle it. I’ve read some things and it’s just not nice.’
Hard worker! Stacey was first awarded a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Australia in August 2017. She went on to receive a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practise from The College of Law in April 2019. Pictured: Stacey during filming in November 2019
Stacey was first awarded a Bachelor of Laws from the University of South Australia in August 2017 – after vowing to finish her studies when she first became pregnant.
She went on to receive a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practise from The College of Law in April 2019.
A month later, she was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of South Australia.
No longer a student! In May 2019, she was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of South Australia, and finally became able to legally practise law in SA. Pictured: A document dated May 21, 2019 stating that Stacey can ‘practise as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Court’