Bar As A Second Career

This episode is for those of our listeners who are already working – but are thinking about leaving their current career in order to come to the Bar. A surprisingly large proportion of barristers in private practice have had a previous career of one sort or another. Indeed one of guests on this episode told us that when he’s King, all barristers will be obliged to have a period of employment for at least a year before they start! We hear our guests’ tips for those seeking pupillage a bit later in life, what the qualification requirements are and whether there truly are any short-cuts. Guests Peter Laverack: barrister at 5 Essex Court https://5essexcourt.co.uk/our- people/profile/peter-laverack Dijen Basu QC: barrister at Serjeants’ Inn https://www.serjeantsinn.com/barrister/dijen- basu-qc/ Penelope Nevill: barrister at 20 Essex Street https://twentyessex.com/people/penelope-nevill/ Glossary Higher rights of audience: the qualification to appear in higher courts of record for solicitors or legal executives.