Choosing the right Bar course for you
Speaker: Mark Keith, lead designer at BPP University Law School
Sponsored talk by BPP
Watch this video to find out:
- The biggest considerations when choosing a course provider
- How BPP assesses advocacy and the criteria for its barrister training course
- How to research providers and take your needs into consideration
Funding your career at the Bar
Speaker: Silver Levene LLP – Mason Bloom
Watch this video to find out:
- Where and how to seek awards and scholarships
- The different taxes that you need to register for as a barrister
- What expenses you can write off in practice
Pro bono and volunteering for the Free Representation Unit (FRU)
Speakers: FRU – Heloise Ramage-Hays, employment assistant legal officer; FRU – Nathan Toms, social security assistant legal officer
Watch this video to find out:
- The training and tests you need to pass to volunteer for FRU
- What it is like to run your own case as a volunteer
- The difference between working employment and social security cases for FRU
Commercial law
Speakers: Blackstone Chambers – Ajay Ratan; Keating Chambers – Lucy Garrett QC; One Essex Court – Veena Srirangam
Watch this video to find out:
- The personality traits that make a successful commercial barrister
- How to approach a good work/life balance in commercial law
- The previous experience you need (and sometimes don’t need) to work in this area of practice
Pupillage: what you need to know
Speakers: The Bar Standards Board – Julia Witting, head of supervision
Watch this video to find out:
- The changes to the pupillage application timetable and process
- A little on how Covid-19 has affected pupillages
- A guide to pupillage training
The financial side of family law
Speakers: QEB – Tim Amos QC; Thomas Haggie
Watch this video to find out:
- More about the commercial aspects of family law
- The international and intercultural aspects of family law
- The early responsibility that can be offered to juniors in this specialism of family law
Life at the Bar and skills for pupils
Speakers: City Law School – Alexia Zimbler; Landmark Chambers – Kimberley Ziya
Watch this video to find out:
- What to do if you don’t get pupillage first time
- An honest look at life at the Bar from two different perspectives
- The pros and cons of being self employed
Be yourself at the Bar
Speakers: Keating Chambers – Krista Lee QC; Temple Garden Chambers – Elizabeth Gallagher; Henderson Chambers – Reanne MacKenzie
Watch this video to find out:
- About the lives of three different people and their journey to the Bar
- Diversity at the Bar
- The skills you need to succeed, whatever background you are from