Category: pupillage

College of Law Inside Track Podcast: Simon Myerson QC- Life at the Bar and advice on gaining pupillage – Charon QC

Posted October 26th, 2009 in barristers, podcasts, pupillage by sally

“I talk to Simon Myerson QC. He considers the OLPAS form, the pupillage process, how best to prepare for pupillage interviews and the likely legal landscape for those who wish to join the Bar. He is generally optimist about the future and his advice is that it is a good career, if you are good. Simon Myerson’s blog Pupillage and How to get it is essential reading for prospective barristers.”

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Charon QC, 26th October 2009

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Pupillage: Even more elusive than a British Wimbledon champion – Legal Week

Posted July 8th, 2009 in news, pupillage by sally

“But if you can handle the inevitable knock backs, you’ve got a chance, says Field Court Chambers barrister Ayeesha Bhutta.”

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Legal Week, 6th July 2009

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BSB issues warning after student advertises to secure pupillage – Legal Week

Posted February 5th, 2009 in advertising, news, pupillage by sally

“The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has been forced to issue a warning after a student placed an advertisement in specialist Bar magazine Counsel in a bid to obtain a pupillage.”

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Legal Week, 5th February 2009

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Major reviews of education and training – Bar Standards Board

Posted June 6th, 2008 in barristers, legal education, press releases, pupillage by sally

“Following on from the BSB’s review of the BVC, which will be reporting in the summer of 2008, a working group is being set up to review Pupillage and another group will be created to review CPD.”

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Bar Standards Board, 4th June 2008

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Pupillages nosedive by 20 per cent since 2000 – The Lawyer

Posted March 31st, 2008 in news, pupillage by sally

“The number of Bar Vocational Course (BVC) graduates invited to take pupillage has dropped by 20 per cent since the turn of the century, with less than a third of graduates securing pupillages last year.”

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The Lawyer, 31st March 2008

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Neuberger pushes for law to be placed on national curriculum to open up bar – The Lawyer

Posted December 4th, 2007 in legal education, news, pupillage by sally

“Lord Neuberger wants to see law taught as part of the national curriculum and external funding to be made available for pupillages as part of wide-reaching proposals to reform entry to the bar.”

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The Lawyer, 3rd December 2007

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Podcast 33: Simon Myerson QC on Pupillage and how to get it… – Charon QC Blog

Posted November 8th, 2007 in podcasts, pupillage by sally

“Today I am talking to Simon Myerson QC, a member of Park Court Chambers in Leeds and author of the very useful blog ‘Pupillage and How to get it’. Simon is well qualified to give advice, which he does generously on his blog, having practised at the Bar for over twenty years and served as Head of Pupillage in his Chambers until 2003. Although he states on his blog that his experience is provincial rather than metropolitan, the advice given on his blog, structured in a logical and progressive way in the contents, will be of value to all who are contemplating a career at the Bar.”

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