Life at the Bar and advice on gaining pupillage

The legal landscape is changing.  The Bar will have to adapt to the changes being introduced by the Legal Services Act.  While the Bar has always been competitive, and remains so - with 1750 students this year chasing 500 pupillages and 250 tenancies - a career at the Bar is a challenging and rewarding one for students who are focused and, as Simon says, who are good.

Simon Myerson explains the pupillage process, qualities needed by students who wish to pursue a career at the Bar and his blog Pupillage And How To Get It is essential reading. 

Simon Myerson encourages active participation on his blog in the comments section and is even prepared to give general advice by email.  As he says on his blog "Feel free to get in touch. I don't promise to respond, but I will try."  We also examine the changes and opportunities for barristers coming over the next few years in the wake of the Legal Services Act. 

Simon Myerson has written a very informative guide to the early stages of a barristers career from getting a pupillage all the way through to the eearly days of pupillage.  His blog post "Why I want to be a barrister" gives you an insight into the good reasons and a few bad reasons. 
 
He begins the post on his blog....  "I work for myself. For me, this is the number one issue. I have no objection to being beholden to someone to do the best job I possibly can – that is how barristers feel towards their clients. But I want my success measured by how well I do my job, not by how well I get on in the office. I do not want to feel that advancement requires the approbation of someone I dislike or don’t rate. I want to keep the money I earn instead of what someone else thinks I’m worth of the money...."
 
The podcast is a starting point. Do, please, follow up by reading Simon's blog and, if you need further advice, do take advantage of his offer to give advice personally.  He often responds to email enquiries.

Posted by Adel A at 10/23/2009 11:15:37 AM |