After many years of attempting to explain the need for two kinds of lawyer in the United Kingdom to exasperated and confused European colleagues — and even US ones — I have lighted on the following language. Solicitors are a primary market of legal services. They are profit-sharing organisations in which senior lawyers manage teams of junior lawyers to do almost everything their clients want.
They operate just like any law firm around the world, save to the extent that their life is made easier by the existence of a secondary legal services market, which must be accessed either through them or lawyers overseas, which is known as barristers, or the Bar. Barristers are therefore spared the distraction of running a legal business which is a necessary part of practising from a profit-sharing firm.
They are also spared the exhausting business of keeping both their clients and their partners happy. The result of this arrangement is that, from the beginning to the end of his career at the Bar, the barrister focuses exclusively on legal advice and advocacy in the courts. In that sense, the independent English Bar — as barristers are collectively known — is a unique means of attracting and retaining large volumes of legal and advocacy talent to the dispute resolution market during their entire career as an advocate.
If that is a little abstract, then try this analogy. Think of a piece of litigation as a project to build a building. Solicitors or lawyers overseas are the building contractors who arrange for people to dig holes in the ground and to build steel frames and to clad them. Some buildings can be built just with a building firm. PASS aims to do this by securing a mini-pupillage in chambers for each participant.
PASS also supports participants by providing a focused professional and advocacy skills development programme. The Inner Temple covers the associated travel and accommodation costs for PASS so that the participants can fully enjoy the mini-pupillage experience and the development programme.
The Inn also hosts a series of Insight events around England and Wales and online. These events will give an insight into the profession. You can hear from practising barristers and judges about their path to the bar and join us for a networking reception afterwards, where you can interact with barristers, judges and staff from the Education and Training department.
It is an opportunity for university students, graduates and career changers to ask questions and learn more about their prospective careers. The In Focus series aims to have open and frank discussions with members and prospective barristers about issues that underrepresented groups in the profession may face and to discuss the progress being made and the distance to go.
The format of the event is a roundtable to encourage discussion in a safe space. To find out about the full Inner Temple outreach offer for students and graduates visit their website.
The Inn provides many opportunities for prospective barristers to visit the Inn, and to meet practising Barristers. Our key events for university students are our Information Afternoon and Dinners which take place during Spring. Small and award-winning, overlooking the Thames. The famous 'Walks' were designed by Sir Francis Bacon in the early 17th century and are open to the public during lunch hours. Student members c.
Not for students. Bar Open weekdays am to pm. The Pegasus Bar is currently under refurbishment, reopening from Spring Downton Abbey and Wonder Woman. Inner stands out for the resources it dedicates to outreach programmes and increasing access to the Bar. The Pegasus Trust funds members in their learning about the practical workings of common law systems in other countries.
Hall has a table made from a hatch cover from the Golden Hind. Every new barrister signs their name in a book on this table. Organisation is key; do get in and have your 12 sessions done.
Do not leave it until the last minute, or you may run out of time, and this could then delay your call to the Bar. Like most things, the more you put in, the more you will get out. So if you take up things like mooting or debating, you will get many chances to hone your advocacy skills and have access to some rather influential people.
For example, this year from timekeeping a moot, I was privileged enough to spend some time with Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty last seen carrying the Olympic torch at the opening ceremony , one of the only occasions I will admit to being star struck.
As I said above, if you are able to dedicate time on top of being a baby barrister at law school, social animal and well rounded individual do get involved and volunteer at your Inn. Sponsored by:. Inns of Court. Pick one First things first.
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