Life as a Junior Barrister in the Words of the Independent Bar

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Description
This essential volume for all aspiring barristers offers guidance, insights and advice from new barristers from a diverse range of backgrounds and practice areas, shedding light on what life is really like for barristers at the independent Bar. Each chapter is candid and honest about the reality of the Bar and how it measures against student expectations. There is only one Bar, but working in different practice areas brings different challenges. This book brings together new practitioners from across the disciplines, from crime to commercial, from family to employment law, and more, as they each discuss their workloads, the sorts of cases and tasks that they typically face and highlight the skills which need to be developed in the first couple of years. Practical tips around time- management and finance feature, as well as advice around key social and cultural issues. The concluding chapter by Jaime Hamilton QC discusses the transformations that the Bar has undergone and continues to go through. Accessible and engaging, this invaluable resource is the perfect guide for anyone interested in exploring a career at the Bar. It will be an ideal companion to students of law at any level.
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Contents
1   Family Law    
     An Interview with Malvika Jaganmohan, St Ives Chambers
2   Commercial Chancery
     An Interview with Ted Loveday, Maitland Chambers
3   Civil, Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence
     An Interview with Rebecca Titus-Cobb, St John's Buildings Chambers
4   Property, Planning, Public Law
     An Interview with Joel Semakula, Landmark Chambers
5   Inquests, Public Law
     An Interview with Ciara Bartlam, Garden Court North Chambers
6   Crime, Social Mobility
     An Interview with Danielle Manson, Garden Court Chambers
7   Employment, Planning, Crime
     An Interview with Angelica Rokad, 6 Pump Court Chambers
8   Commercial Law
     An Interview with Sophia Dzwig, 3 Verulam Buildings
9   Crime
     An Interview with Tony Williams, Central Chambers, Manchester
10 Looking Back and Going Forwards: Reflections of a Modern Silk
     Jaime Hamilton QC, 9 St John Street Chambers, Manchester
Index
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Author Details
Nigel Booth is the Programme and Student Experience Lead for the Bar Practice Course at the University of Law's Manchester and Liverpool campuses. He was called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 1994 and has worked as a barrister for 25 years.