Talks programme
The TARGETjobs National Pupillage Fair hosts a series of talks on careers at the Bar every year and due to popular demand we run double sessions back to back throughout the day.
Please see below the proposed schedule (which is subject to change) taking place on Saturday 28 November 2020.
Room 1
Room 2
10.00am–10.40 am
Choosing the right Bar course for you
Sponsored talk by BPP
Mark Keith – lead designer at BPP Law School
TARGETjobs would like to thank BPP Law School for financially sponsoring the talks programme. They will be hosting this talk on the wide variety of Bar Courses that prospective barristers now have to choose from, and asking 'what are the key considerations that applicants should consider before choosing where to apply?' Get the answers from this session so you can make the best decision for you.
11.10am–11.50am
Funding your career at the Bar
Silver Levene – Mason Bloom
Find out what you need to know about funding your studies to become a barrister and what you need to know about taxes and managing your finances once you become a pupil barrister.
.12.00pm–12.40pm
Pro bono and volunteering for the Free Representation Unit (FRU)
Heloise Ramage-Hayes – employment assistant legal officer at the FRU
Nathan Toms – social security assistant legal officer at the FRU
The FRU conducts valuable work in representing those who can't represent themselves. Find out what they do and what it takes to volunteer for valuable work experience.
Pupillage: What You Need To Know
The Bar Standards Board
Julia Witting – head of supervision at the Bar Standards Board
The Bar Standards Board offers insights into the methodology behind the training of pupil barristers.
1.30pm–2.10pm
Commercial law
Keating Chambers – Lucy Garrett QC
One Essex Court – Veena Srirangam
Blackstone Chambers – Ajay Ratan
Find out about what it takes to work as a commercial barrister and what life at the commercial Bar is like.
The financial side of family law
Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB) – Tim Amos QC
Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB) – Thomas Haggie
Find out about what it takes to work as a family barrister in this session on a specialism of family law.
2.20pm–3.00pm
Be Yourself at the Bar
Krista Lee QC – Keating Chambers
Temple Garden Chambers – Elizabeth Gallagher
Henderson Chambers – Reanne MacKenzie
This session focuses on the diversity of the Bar. Get insights from three barristers from different backgrounds about their journey to the Bar, and what support they found when starting their career.
Life at the Bar and skills for pupils
City Law School – Alexia Zimbler
Landmark Chambers – Kimberley Ziya
Hear a little bit about barristers practising other areas of law and the types of skills that pupils need to succeed when they start work.
If you don't manage to catch the talk that you were most interested in don't worry, they are all recorded and will be uploaded to the TARGETjobs YouTube Channel