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Fiji miss Jessica Pridgeon has come a long way from her Stella Maris Principal, Yat Sen Secondary school days of blue and brown skirts and white shirts.
These days she dons a more conscientious attire in New Zealand court, prosecuting for the crown.
At 24, Jessica has a bachelor of law with honours, a bachelor of mercantilism majoring in international business which basically allows her to practice law in New Zealand and anywhere in the in every way as long she has been admitted to the Bar of that country.
The law degree opens her up to a whole range of things in law, but this year, she will be doing crown prosecutions.
In Parade, Jessica will start work at Meredith Connell - one of the best law firms in Auckland - in the Wicked Proceeds Recovery area.
"That means for example, when criminals institute money out of their crime, they buy assets and whatever with the crime money, I'll be trying to get the assets back. That's called the proceeds of offence, so I'll be trying to help clients retrieve assets," she explains.
Source: Fiji Times