A Bermudian from “back of town” was called to the Bar yesterday which also happened to be his 31st birthday.Newly-qualified barrister Kamal Worrell told The Royal Gazette: “I come from ‘back of town’ and I am the first lawyer in my family. I want this call to the Bar for me to also represent an achievement for those who have, for one reason or another, not had the opportunity to attain such an achievement. I also want it to encourage young people who may not see that the opportunity is there, to continue pressing against the odds.”Mr Worrell attended Victor Scott Primary School followed by the Berkeley Institute before progressing to the University of Kent law programme at the Bermuda College.He then went to the University of Buckingham in England before studying the Bar Vocational Course at City University in London.He completed a pupillage at Charter Chambers Bermuda, where he now works.Mark Pettingill, who cofounded the chambers with Marc Daniels, moved the motion for Mr Worrell to be admitted to the Bermuda Bar by Chief Justice Richard Ground during a ceremony at Supreme Court.“Litigation is my passion, and criminal defence work a bit more so, not least because there’s an obvious need for it. There’s only a handful of barristers involved in it,” explained Mr Worrell.“I’m very humbled and excited to be called to the Bermuda Bar; it’s been a long road. I’m very cognisant of the fact that it was due to the help of many many people. I was the Appleby legal scholar recipient for 2009 and that helped pay my tuition for bar school.”Mr Worrell, who has been married for nine months, wished to give special thanks to his teachers throughout primary and high school.“Special mention must also go to (lawyer) Larry Mussenden, who has been a source of support and encouragement throughout my legal training,” he added.