Episodes
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The Future of the Bar
For the final episode of the Pupillage Podcast, we look into the future: what lies ahead for the Bar? Are the robots coming for our wigs and gowns? We heard from three guests who have given this a lot of thought and found that the changes ahead are bigger than we could ever have imagined… Guests...
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Alternative Careers
What if you are doing the GDL or the BPTC, or you’re searching for pupillage or busy doing pupillage or you’re finally practising as a barrister… but you have a nagging feeling that you’re the wrong person in the wrong place? And it’s not just that you don’t want to be a barrister, but – horror…
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Beyond The Bar
What if you love the idea of being a lawyer but, in the end, don’t really fancy being a barrister? There are so many varied and exciting careers to be had under the rubric ‘lawyer’. In this episode we explore a few of the alternatives, and hear from our guests what the world is like beyond the…
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Third Sixes
After 12 months of pupillage you’re told you’re not going to be offered tenancy. It’s really tough, there’s no doubt about it. But it’s most definitely not the end of the world lots of highly successful barristers (and some judges!) have done third sixes. In this episode our guests remind you to...
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Information, Planning and Environmental Law
Last year data protection law firmly made its presence felt in all of our lives when we got dozens of emails about privacy notices and the GDPR: as Christopher Knight, one of our guests on today’s episode points out, data protection applies to everyone everywhere. So what does that mean for a…
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Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence
These practice areas are, in the words of one of our guests, not for the weak-hearted. But if you are up for the varied and exacting challenges that a personal injury or clinical negligence presents, you will find yourself richly rewarded. We hear from Farah Mauladad who explains to us what it...
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Chancery And Court Of Protection
Did you love studying the weird and wonderful world of Equity and Trusts? Then today’s episode is for you. We hear from Constance McDonnell QC, a traditional chancery barrister, who tells us how a chancery practice can lead to that elusive work-life balance and why people skills - and not just...
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Human Rights and Public International Law
Human Rights and Public International Law are two of the most appealing and popular areas of the law, but what do they really entail and how easy are they to get into? We hear from two junior practitioners who tell us about their own motivations and the challenges they have encountered in their...
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Commercial Bar
Guests Ruth Kennedy barrister at 2TG https://www.2tg.co.uk/people/ruth-kennedy/ Michael Bowsher QC barrister at Monckton Chambers https://www.monckton.com/barrister/michael-bowsher-qc/ Useful Links KCL procurement distance learning module:...
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Media and Defamation Law
The recent announcement by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex --- aka Harry and Meghan --- that they are planning to sue Associated Newspapers after the Mail on Sunday published a private letter from Meghan to her father, has put the spotlight on media and defamation law – the topic of this episode…
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The Criminal Bar
This is an episode for anyone considering a life of crime. The Criminal Bar is one of the most exciting and rewarding areas of practice but it also faces some of the biggest challenges and shockingly low rates of pay and poor working conditions. Attrition rates among juniors, especially women…
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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...
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Quick Fire 1: Law School and Pupillage Applications
In today's double-bill of mini-episodes, Beatrice and George answer some of your questions. In episode 1, they discuss law school and applications questions while in episode 2, they concentrate on interviews and beyond and relive some embarrassing moments from their own pupillage journeys.
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Quick Fire 2: Interviews and Beyond
In today's double-bill of mini-episodes, Beatrice and George answer some of your questions. In episode 1, they discuss law school and applications questions while in episode 2, they concentrate on interviews and beyond and relive some embarrassing moments from their own pupillage journeys.
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Mooting Demystified
Guests Carin Hunt: barrister at Outer Temple Chambers https://www.outertemple.com/barristers/carin-hunt/ Master Angus McCullough QC: Master of the Bench and barrister at One Crown Office Row https://www.1cor.com/london/barristers/angus-mccullough-qc/ William Hawkes…
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Interviews
It’s all paid off. Your application was a success and you have been invited for interview. But now what?! In the final - bumper - episode of the series, we talk to the people sitting on the other side of the table in pupillage interviews. We ask them how you can prepare for interviews, how to...
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Applications
Today’s the day! At 11.00am on 7 January 2019, the Pupillage Gateway goes live and candidates across the country will start drafting their applications. In this episode, we talk to barristers who, between them, have read thousands of pupillage applications – and who remember how difficult it was…
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Choosing Your Pupillage I: Life On Circuit
When deciding where to apply for pupillage, you need to consider not just which chambers to join, but where in the country you want to work. Barristers and chambers can be found not just in central London but throughout England and Wales. Such chambers are often mixed common law sets which can be...
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Choosing Your Pupillage II: Chambers or Employed Bar?
Before you come to making pupillage applications, you have to decide what sort of pupillage you want. Do you want to practise at the employed or self-employed Bar? Should you apply only to the crème de la crème of chambers or should you apply to a spectrum? Are you looking for a big mixed…
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Choosing Your Practice Area I: Mixed Civil
In these two episodes, we talk to barristers and other guests practising in lots of different areas to hear about what it’s really like. What do they love about their practice area? Who are their clients? What sort of skills do you need to flourish? What are the things you really need to think...
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Choosing Your Practice Areas II: Crime and Family
In these two episodes, we talk to barristers and other guests practising in lots of different areas to hear about what it’s really like. What do they love about their practice area? Who are their clients? What sort of skills do you need to flourish? What are the things you really need to think...
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Advocacy Experience
The heart of a barrister’s job is advocacy – persuading others orally or in writing. Advocacy experience is therefore crucial for anyone considering a career at the Bar. There are lots of different forms of advocacy available for students to try, from debating and mooting, public speaking to pro...
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The Inns
In today’s episode, we find out about the Inns of Court. The Inns are historic, professional associations for barristers but also, as we hear, communities of students, barristers and judges. The Inns have lots of functions but perhaps the most important is education and administering scholarships...
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Mini-Pupillages
In today’s episode we are talking all things mini-pupillage. Mini-pupillages are short periods of work experience in barristers’ chambers and are essential for anyone seeking pupillage or considering a career at the Bar. They are the best way to see inside a set of chambers and to understand what…
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Becoming a Barrister and How to Write Your CV
In this first episode, we wanted to give you a taste of what it takes to become a barrister and there seemed no better way than by introducing you to Ubah Dirie, junior barrister and recipient of an Access to the Bar Award. Ubah told us about her journey to the Bar – from her first steps taking...
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[2019] 1 PUP POD 101From Middle Temple, this is The Pupillage Podcast, hosted by Georgina Wolfe and Beatrice Collier. Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, iTunes and Mixcloud. Twitter: @pupillagepodca1
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