Episodes
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Life as a new tenant
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
In this episode, Ciara chats to the original podcast host ,Alana Hughes, about her new tenancy, family law, the differences between being a pupil versus a tenant at a chambers, the impact of the pandemic on her new practice and so much more.
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
A talk with His Honour Judge David Aubrey QC
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
After a break we are back with our interesting podcast series hosted by AGIS.
This episode is a first for the Raising the Bar Podcast as Alana Hughes, our guest host for the segment “Meet the Barrister”, chats to His Honour Judge Aubrey QC.
Judge Aubrey was the first in his extended family to attend university after attending a state grammar school. He obtained pupillage and tenancy in Liverpool and after 20 years at the Junior Bar he decided to take Silk.
He has been a Northern circuit judge since 2005. Alana speaks to Judge Aubrey about his path to the Bar, the decision to change career from being a barrister to a Judge and his experiences as a Judge and so much more.
(This episode was recorded remotely in April 2020)
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Pupillage Applications demystified
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
The Pupillage Gateway opens for submissions on 5 January 2022 - a process fraught with tension and anxiety for most students for weeks as applications are prepared, rewritten and finally submitted. What transferable skills can you include, how should you include them, what can you do to make your application stand out.
In this episode our new AGIS host Ciara Church, chats to Ayanna Nelson about her experiences and tips and suggestions on the application process. Tune in to find out more.
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Managing your finances as a self-employed barrister
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Becoming a self-employed Barrister is an exciting part of the journey. What many new barristers aren’t always sure of is how to manage their finances at this point.
In this episode Nia chats to Alex Friede, an accountant who advises self-employed professionals and small businesses on their tax, accountancy, and financial management affairs. He is a specialist in the affairs of barristers, and his portfolio currently includes over two hundred practitioners.
Tune in as he shares some tips on how to best tackle the money side of your new practice.
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Life as a new pupil barrister
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Pupillage marks the start of a new phase in your path to the Bar. After the months of preparation, applications, grueling interviews and stressful waits for outcomes you may be considering what lies ahead.
In this episode Nia chats to Alana Hughes about the transition from student to pupil barrister. Alana shares her experiences, the expectations versus reality and how the pandemic impacted her pupillage and what support the Inn offers to pupil barristers.
Monday Oct 04, 2021
What to do if you don‘t get pupillage
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
In this episode we chat to Elena Johnson, a past publicity officer of the Association of Gray’s Inn Students (AGIS) and podcast host of Raising the Bar 2019-2020. Picking yourself up after pupillage rejections is a tough part of the journey to becoming a barrister. Elena did not manage to get pupillage first time round and tells Nia what she did in the year thereafter and how it helped her secure pupillage. She also shares some tips on pupillage applications and the skills she picked up in her "gap year".
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
How to prepare for the Bar Course
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Are you starting the Bar course soon and started wondering what it will be like? What the workload will be? Which books you must buy? Will you have time to see you family and friends or have a part time job? What extracurricular activities should you consider?
In this episode our host Nia Marshall and Bar Course student Roseanna Cawthray-Stern, the ULaw (London) representative on the AGIS committee, talk about their experiences, share their tips and tell you how they managed, especially during lockdown.
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
All you need to know about qualifying sessions
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
In this episode Elena Johnson is back in the host seat for a discussion with Jo Robinson (Council of the Inns of Court), Julie Carruth (Bar Standards Board), and Tony Charles (Director of Education).
The topic is qualifying sessions as Jo, Julie and Tony explain why students undertake qualifying sessions, how they impact being called to the Bar, how they are quality assured and more.
Monday May 17, 2021
Meet the Barrister: Nancy Williams
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
In this episode, guest host Alana Hughes, chats to Nancy Williams. Nancy specialises in three main practice areas: civil litigation, crime and family. She is on of the Bar Council's Social Mobility Advocates and is the Vice Chair of the Gray's Inn Schools Outreach Programme.
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Remote Hearings
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
In this episode Nia speaks to Richard Atkins QC, Head of Chambers at St Philips Chambers in Birmingham, a respected criminal barrister and Court Recorder about his experiences over the past 12 months with remote hearings, adapting and adopting technology to keep things going despite lockdown. Richard speaks about the different solutions, considerations and more when moving criminal jury cases online.