Triumph Over Trials: A Journey from Adversity to First Female IBC Chair with Lucy Barbet

In this episode, Orlagh is joined by the former Senior Clerk-turned-Director of Development and Compliance, Lucy Barbet. Lucy joined chambers in the early 90s as a receptionist, but found herself in the clerks' room after a failed hiring process at her then chambers, 1 Essex Court. Despite a number of personal struggles, by age 35 she had given up her role as second junior clerk to have a family, returned as the first junior clerk and accepted the role as Senior Clerk at 11KBW. At the time, this was an extreme rarity for women at the Bar and a major milestone within the industry. Lucy details the buzz around clerking in the 90s, becoming the clerk of the government's lawyer and reaching the pinnacle of her career as the first female chair of the Institute of Barristers' Clerks (IBC)