Raising the Bar

Senior Scholarships

What is a Senior Scholarship? Who can apply? What should you consider when applying? Elena chats to Ruby Shrimpton, a Gray's Inn scholarship recipient, on all this and more in this episode.

Pupillage Application Tips

The Pupillage Gateway opens for submissions on 7 January 2020 - a process fraught with tension and anxiety for most students. Just how does one go about submitting the best possible application for pupillage? How many chambers should you apply to? When do you know your application is ready to submit? 

In this episode our host Elena, chats to Gemma Walsh about her experiences and how she refined her application process with the help of an excel spreadsheet. Tune in to find out how she did it.

 

Gray's Inn new LGBT+ Society

This year, Gray's Inn became the first of the Inns to have it's own LGBT+ Society. Gray's has long been celebrated as a diverse institution, welcoming students and barristers from around the world. The formation of the LGBT+ Society formalises the openness that is at the heart of the Inn.

 

This episode is guest-hosted by Gwyn Evans and Verity Bell, both committee members of the LGBT+ Society. Tune in to find out more about the Society and why it is so important to celebrate diversity.

 

Music Credit: Music: Motivate Me by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Debating in prisons & schools

Today on Raising the Bar, Elena finds out about two of Gray’s Inn debating initiatives; Vocalise & Griffin. Vocalise is a student-led prison debating initiative administered by the Inn’s Education Department, while Griffin introduces secondary and sixth form students to the legal profession. Elena speaks to Joe, a former Vocalise mentor, and Hamsi, a former Griffin mentor, to find out why these initiatives are so important, and why you should get involved.   

https://www.graysinn.org.uk/joining/vocalise

https://www.graysinn.org.uk/joining/outreach/griffin-law

 

Music: Motivate Me by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Gray's Inn BPTC Scholarships with Riaz Hussain QC

The AGIS podcast Raising the Bar is up and running for the new academic year! In our first episode, AGIS publicity officer Elena Johnson speaks to Riaz Hussain QC, a member of our scholarships committee, about the process of applying for a Gray's Inn BPTC scholarship. If you're thinking of applying for a scholarship, or already have, this episode is for you. Packed with useful tips for both applications and interviews, it will guide you through what can seem quite a daunting task. Elena speaks of her experience of the application and interviews, and Riaz brings an opinion from the other side of the table, with what the panel are looking for within scholarship applications. What are you waiting for? Get listening!

 

 

Music: Motivate Me by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Louisa, from Blackpool to the Bar

Louisa Brown a BPTC student at BPP, London joins me to discuss her journey to the Bar, all the way from Blackpool to Cambridge, to Yale and back! 

Music credit: Scott Holmes, Our Big Adventure. 

Many thanks to Gray's Inn for the continued support. 

Top Tips for BPTC Scholarship Applications

This is the first episode of the brand new podcast brought to you by the Association of Gray's Inn students, hosted by Alana Hughes, discussing all things BPTC scholarship applications!