Tag: Inns of Court
Award law scholarships on need rather than merit, urges Lady Justice Hallett
Otherwise legal profession will contain only children of the rich
Why is nobody talking about this Friday’s Inns of Court scholarship deadline?
£5 million in cash and rent-free flats in central London up for grabs, but publicity is minimal
Cherie Blair backs radical plan for legal profession to buy junior barristers’ debt
Greece-style debt relief -- for rookie criminal barristers
A new law school is being built in a bunker under Lincoln’s Inn to deliver a not-for-profit BPTC
Exclusive: Inns of Court fight back against private law schools
8 things you need to know before applying for an Inns of Court scholarship
“Inner Temple for the rich, Middle Temple for the poor; Lincoln’s Inn for the gentlemen, And Gray’s Inn for a whore.” Spoiler: this rhyme is very misleading.
Why do wannabe barristers have to accept their BPTC place before they know if they’ve got an Inns scholarship?
The conventional wisdom is that students are unwise to do the Bar Professional Training Course...
There Has Always Been A Bar Aptitude Test – And Training To Be A Barrister Is Free For Those Who Pass It
Amid all the debate about rising Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) fees and the new...
The Definitive Way To Decide Whether You Should Become A Barrister Or A Solicitor
Last week Eddie Stobart Lorries’ newly-formed legal arm caused controversy by claiming that solicitors are...
‘Beautician Barrister’ Ditches BPP Law School To Do Bar Professional Training Course At Rival
Back in 2009, Essex beautician Georgina Blackwell caused a media storm when, without any legal...
Fighting The ‘Facebook Mentality’: Why Barristers Should Be Proud Of Their Refusal To ‘Share’ Diversity Data
I see barristers’ refusal to embrace diversity monitoring has been described as “embarrassing” and “pathetic”....
Standards Slipping At The Bar…
Picture courtesy of must-follow legal tweeter Jeremy Hopkins.
*Inns Of Court Scholarship Deadline Alert*
Wannabe barristers who forget to apply for a lucrative Inns of Court scholarship may find...
‘The Chances You Don’t Take Are The Ones You Regret’
Ed note: This is the first in a series of posts where leading members of...
Knowing Me Alan Partridge, Knowing You Norfolk Poly: Why Cheesy £350 UCAS Statements Will Only Take You So Far
Yesterday The Observer announced it had “discovered” that sixth-formers are paying up to £350 for...
How To Survive The Bar Professional Training Course
After finally securing a pupillage over the summer, OccupyTheInns returns to offer his words of...
Fifty Shades Of Gray’s Inn: Shopping For Cable Ties And Rope In B&Q
GDL student Anastasia Steal bumps into Christopher Grey QC, head of Gray’s Inn Chambers, in...
Farewell Silk, Now Time To Come Up With a New Mythology For The Bar
The defining images in the second series of BBC legal drama Silk – which drew...
ADVICE: Your Uni Choices Are Fine, But Why The Narrow Focus On The Bar?
I recently received this email from a prospective law student… Read my response below.
EXCLUSIVE: Cottaging At The Inner Temple – Police Patrolling Sex Venue Toilets
Inner Temple has been forced to call in the police to deal with groups of...
How To Get An Inns Of Court Scholarship
BPTC student Jack Smith, who’s in receipt of a full scholarship from Lincoln’s Inn, explains...
Lord Neuberger Slams Judges For Appearing on MasterChef
Never upstage the boss. And that rule applies double when your boss is Master of...