The Future Barrister Podcast: Recent Episodes
Neive Augustin
We are building a community of support for aspiring barristers, real stories of what the journey to the bar in England and Wales entails. The good, the bad and the ugly. This podcast is an extension of the work which is done at www.alignthebar.co.
Enjoy this conversation with an experienced advocate. In Part two of the series, we learn about how to become a County Court Advocate. Martyn Ashley Taylor is the managing director of Ashley Taylors Legal, who have an experienced advocacy team who attend all County Courts in England and Wales on all matters that are heard before a District Judge in Chambers.
Enjoy this conversation with an experienced advocate. Martyn Ashley Taylor is the managing director of Ashley Taylors Legal, who have an experienced advocacy team who attend all County Courts in England and Wales on all matters that are heard before a District Judge in Chambers. In part one of this two-part series, he answers the question, "what is advocacy" and all things related.
In 2022, I sat with Marcellina to speak about her journey to the Bar. She is a dual qualified lawyer, having been called to Bar in England and Wales, and the Bar in Saint Lucia. She is a practising attorney and we had the best giggles as we delved into how she was able to achieve a 'Very Competent' Grade [High Grade!].
She describes her Law journey so far as Turbulent, Favoured, Rewarding.
This video is going to be focusing on cross-examination. Cross-examination is a common advocacy exercise that students will be expected to perform on the bar course, and it's likely going to be found on the Criminal Litigation module or a separate "Skills" module.
This video will explain what cross-examination is, the reason that we have it during a trial and how to successfully conduct a cross-examination during your training as a barrister.
This video focuses on examination-in-chief (XIC). Examination-in-chief is a common advocacy exercise that students will be expected to perform on the bar course, and it's likely going to be found on the Criminal Litigation module or a separate "Skills" module.
This video will explain what examination-in-chief is, the reason that we have it during a trial and how to successfully conduct an examination-in-chief during your training as a barrister.
This video focuses on how to make an application to strike out a Defence and ask the court to grant Summary Judgment.
These are common advocacy exercises that students will be expected to perform on the bar course, and it's likely going to be found on the Civil Litigation module or a separate "Skills" module. This video demonstrates how to successfully make these applications during your training as a barrister.
•Strike out and/or summary judgment: these applications will require you to identify on which grounds a court may strike out a statement of case or grant summary judgment. You will then apply this to the client’s case.
THIS PERFORMANCE IS MERELY AN INDICATION OF HOW AN APPLICATION MAY BE PERFORMED. The recording has been made without the entire bundle of documents, and based solely on the contents of the skeleton argument. Students should bare this in mind not to rely on certain factual details in the recording, when doing strike out or summary judgment applications in the future.
Welcome to the future barrister podcast, I am your host Neive.
Did you know that we have a number of essay competitions listed on our website at alignthebar.co right now? We update our calendar in real-time so remember to return daily for updates.
On this episode, I share 3 helpful tips for writing essays:
- Understanding the question;
- Conducting quality legal research; and
- Creating an outline before you write.
You can book one-to-one tutorial sessions by sending us an email at info@alignthebar.co.
In Part One of this two part series, we spoke to Karolina Zielinska about her journey to the bar of England and Wales. She secured pupillage while studying on the bar course and shares some of the things she did to get her there! Look out for Part Two!
In Part Two of this two part series, we spoke to Karolina Zielinska about her journey to the bar of England and Wales. She secured pupillage while studying on the bar course and shares some of the things she did to get her there! Be sure to check out Part One!
Marshalling: Why (& How-to) is it important for a law student to shadow a judge?
In Episode 4 of The Future Barrister Podcast we look at how law students and future barristers can get involved in shadowing a judge, otherwise known as marshalling.
Podcast is also available on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/UjkGiYYTZAE.
In episode 3 of The Future Barrister Podcast we explore mooting and 5 reasons every law student should moot.
1. Advocacy
2. Prizes and Awards
3. Barrister or Solicitor?
4. The Law Itself
5. Personal and Professional development
I share my actual answers from my application for a Gray's Inn Bar Course Scholarship. I was awarded the Frank Quickfall Award in 2018. Some of the questions on the current form are different but I have chosen 3 comparable ones to discuss.
Please visit the website for each Inn and read the terms and conditions:
Gray's Inn- https://www.graysinn.org.uk/scholarships/how-apply
Lincoln's Inn- https://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/scholarships-prizes/bar-professional-training-course/
Middle Temple- https://www.middletemple.org.uk/education-and-training/scholarships-and-prizes/bptc-and-gdl-scholarships
Inner Temple- https://www.innertemple.org.uk/becoming-a-barrister/scholarships/barcourseawards/
Our YouTube Channel is Alignthebar
Our website is https://www.alignthebar.co
This is not legal advice.
Welcome to the first episode of The Future Barrister Podcast. We are building a community of support for future barristers by sharing real stories of what the journey to the bar look like. We will explore the lessons learnt through these experiences. We will talk about the good, the bad and the ugly.
This first episode focuses on a new business called Align which is tailored to future/aspiring barristers and how they gain work experience.