Formerly a probation and aftercare officer in Jamaica, becoming a lawyer wasn’t always part of Kevin Gordon’s career plan. Having experienced the concepts of family law firsthand, and then moved to Britain as a social worker, he saw Birkbeck’s evening degree programmes as a ‘light bulb moment.’ He achieved his LLB Law in 2011 and was called to the Bar just two years later. 

Kevin is also a motivated and highly valued mentor on Birkbeck’s Mentoring Pathways programme, which is vital for the development of talented non-traditional law students, helping them get ahead with their careers in the legal sector. “I see myself as a product of good mentoring,” he says, “and it is so important to have someone of whom you can ask questions and not be judged.” 

As well as finding his calling as a barrister, Kevin trained and performed in Jamaica as a contemporary ballet dancer, an experience he has paid forward in London as the lead choreographer and dancer during the annual Miscellany Production and Gray’s Inn.