Tag: Barristers

Don’t ditch dining! Inns of Court give wannabe barristers opportunity to mingle, says Bar Council
But BSB proposals could call time on compulsory qualifying sessions

Revealed: 2,089 wannabe barristers submit 14,516 applications for just 224 pupillage spots
'May the odds be ever in your favour'

Embrace your inner Branson and Zuckerberg, barristers told
Middle Temple wants members to come across less pompous

Lawyers share their biggest humiliations, from dozing in court to falling off chairs in interviews
It's all to show failure is normal

Old Square Chambers ups pupil pay by a quarter in London and Bristol
Exclusive: Rookies will now earn £50,000

Serjeants’ Inn Chambers bumps pupillage award by 22% to £55,000
Exclusive: Clinical negligence specialist throws extra £10,000 at its baby barristers

Five pupillage application form essentials
Three pupil barristers at Hardwicke reveal how they made it over the line

Privately-educated kids continue to dominate bar despite two thirds of barristers snubbing regulator’s request for schooling info
Overrepresented among pupils, barristers and QCs

Revealed: The best barristers’ chambers for training
The results of the Legal Cheek Pupil and Junior Barrister Survey are in

Twitter explodes with inspirational #mypathtolaw stories
And some that aren't so inspirational

QC launches scathing attack on Judge Rinder for ‘denigrating the law’
But many silks disagree

London barristers more than twice as likely to secure silk than Northern peers
Top QC concerned there may be a pattern of under-representation

From black belt to the bench: Martial arts expert, 37, appointed to judiciary
Don't mess with Siew Ying Loke

My life as a commercial barrister in Manchester
It’s worth considering the advantages of joining a set in a major city outside London as opposed to doing pupillage in the capital, says Exchange Chambers' David Williams

Google Street View gets V sign from Kings Chambers window
He was simply explaining 'two important points', apparently

Open thread: How do I bag pupillage?
Three of Hardwicke’s pupil barristers advise

How to give yourself the best chance of securing pupillage
Applications are coming

Bar student multiple choice fears prove unfounded
A slight dip on last year, but disaster exam produces far-from-disaster results

Number of BPTC students soars unexpectedly
Up by 14% after years of decline

Lawyers spend nearly £30k on work clothes and three months planning what to wear
More stress codes than dress codes